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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. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






3. Set induction as an activity at the start of a lesson used to set the stage for learning in order to help motivate students and activate prior knowledge






4. Combining information from two or more content areas (English and history)






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






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






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






8. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






10. Sharing stories of those who didn't give up - personalizing recognition - supporting students when they struggle






11. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






12. Student draws line down the middle of page; left - hand side used for taking lecture notes - right - hand side used for reflections and connections






13. Teacher breaks down unit's content into smaller units and provides support and frequent feedback to the student as he or she demonstrates understanding of each unit






14. 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






15. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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






17. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






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






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






21. In original unaltered form






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






23. Essays - journals - short - answers used to generate general discriptions of the criteria for success on each question






24. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






25. Instructional apporach that ties information to an anchor; student uses concrete applications of the concept being taught (anchor) to connect what he or she is learning to a concrete experience






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






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






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






29. Provides expectations for the knowlege stduents must demonstrate in specific content areas






30. Grade - level expectations or mastery (teacher - made or textbood made exam)






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






32. Teacher poses a problem and makes students think individually...teacher then suggests pairing and sharing on problem.






33. Oral - written - or through visual performance






34. Essays - short - answer






35. Helps prepare students' minds for instruction; research has found that learning increases when teachers focus on what is most important - not what students might think is the most interesting






36. Partner check (complete work individually and then check with partner) - group investigation (students are assigned a topic and prepare a report or summary to share with the whole class)






37. Reading or hearing






38. Standard deviation of test scores you would have obtained from a single student who took the same test multiple times






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






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






41. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






42. Extended practice of lesson that is meaninful (time - limit appropriate)






43. Combines service to the community with learning inside and outside the classroom






44. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






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






47. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






48. Like authentic assessments/understanding of key concepts or his or her ability to commuicate ideas in writing






49. What the student feels is his or her area of weakness or strength






50. Teacher - led or peer - led (literature circles and cooperative learning activities...lectures - recitations - reciprical teaching and Socrative seminars