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Praxis Instruction And Assessment

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Responding to a wide range of abilities present in the classroom






2. Provide information about learning in progress and offer the teacher and the student an opportunity to monitor and regulate learning






3. To be assessed as successful - students must contribute to the group's success and complete their portion of the task






4. Written work that makes connections between new and previously learned context






5. Using previously learned material in a new situation or context (often supported in the closing of the lesson)






6. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






7. Helpful for teachers to see that overall student motivation is very high or very low. Based on levels 1-4 (Bell Curve)






8. Home team - each student is then given a number - each student joins others with same number to become expert - home team comes together to teach others the lesson he/she learned






9. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






10. Scoring guide used in assessments






11. When you divide a normal distribution of scores into four equal parts 25% 50% 75%






12. Four or five students who collaborate on worksheets designed to provide extended practice on instruction given by the teacher






13. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






14. Organizing curriculum around large themes






15. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






16. Oral - written - or through visual performance






17. Foster inquiry rather than didactic (lecture) methods for learning (asking questions and hypothesize)






18. Deciding what to believe or what to do






19. Students work as a class to read - discuss - or solve problem (don't use all the time)






20. Knowledge (who - what - where) - comprehension (interpret - retell - organize) - application (subdividing info and putting it back together) - synthesis (infer an idea) - evaluation (making a value decision)






21. Measures student progress toward meeting goals based on local - state - and/or national goals






22. Derived from STANdard NINEs. based on nine - point standard scale with a mean of five






23. Develop the response






24. Tool for learning in schools today






25. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






26. List the broad goals of a school district - state - or school and provide subject - specific outlines of course content - standards - and performance expectations






27. Objectives - standards - materials - learner/enviornmental factors - opening - middle - closing - assessment






28. Demonstrate the grade and month of the school year to which a student score can be compared






29. Involves students in the process of exploring the natural and/or material world in an effort to help them discover meaning






30. Extent to which an assessment is consistent with its measures






31. Teacher offers same core content to each student but provides varying levels of support for students






32. Interests of the children (early childhood - based)






33. Teachers must provide an opportunity for feedback - not only on the group's product but also on the group's process






34. Collection of products that reflect progress in a content area






35. Interaction that promotes face - to - face or individual interaction and relationships






36. Test is found to be valid if it measures what it was designed to measure






37. Mean = average median = midpoint mode= most common






38. Groups that change as the students' learnng needs change






39. Provide information about learning to be used to make judgements about a student's achievement and the teacher's instruction






40. Standardized tests desired to measure ability to develop or acquire skills and knowledge






41. Teacher uses a group - based teacher - centered instructional approach to provide learning conditions for all students to achieve mastery of assigned information






42. They can see patters and connections (comparing - contrasting - classifying information - discussion - inquiry - graphic organizers - and examples)






43. Where the student's score is in comparison to national or local norm






44. Used after focused lessons...provide alternative to seat work - rewards students - provide enrichment and remediation - fosters collaboration - accomodates individual learning styles






45. Instructional materials are divided and then studied by individuals or pairs of students. After they become experts on their sections of information they share the information with the group






46. Story maps - cause and effect maps - sequence diagrams - continuums - matrixes and cycle maps






47. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






48. Essays - short - answer






49. Survey (preview of chapter) - question (scans headings and subheadings and rephrases them into questions) - read (read one section of chapter) - recite (answers questions in his/her own words and writes notes) - review (immediately reviews what has b






50. Students work at thier own pace under the leadership or guidance (good for those who need accomodations)