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Praxis Instruction And Assessment

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






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






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






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






6. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






8. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






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






11. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






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






14. Showing a student what something is or how to do something






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






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






17. 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






18. Reading or hearing






19. 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






20. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






21. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






22. Child's work...stimulates - rewards - observes - explores - models - hypothesizes - discover






23. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






24. Written notes teacher maintain based on observations of individual children (file folders - mailing labels - index cards)






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






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






27. Instructional strategies suggested by researchers that improve achievement across the content area






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






29. Responding to a wide range of abilities present in the classroom






30. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






31. 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)






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






33. Specific expectations of what a student must know and be able to do






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






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






36. Essays - short - answer






37. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






39. Effective teaching model of lessons

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






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






42. Oral - written - or through visual performance






43. Student must perform a task or generate his or her own response during assessment






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






45. 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






46. Measure a student's knowledge or proficiency in something that has been learned






47. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






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






50. 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