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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. Standarized tests (used against peer's scores)






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






3. Effective teaching model of lessons

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






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






6. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






7. Tool for learning in schools today






8. 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






9. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






10. Reading or hearing






11. 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






12. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






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






14. Students must be taught and learn to use teamwork and positive social skills when working with others






15. 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






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






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






18. Carefully planned lessons presented in small - attainable increments with clearly defined goals and objectives (lectures - demonstrations - review of student performance - student examination)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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






29. 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






30. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






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






33. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






35. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






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






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






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






40. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






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






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






43. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






44. Double - entry page - graphic organziers - and SQ3R






45. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






46. 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)






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






48. Teacher finds key content that must be mastered and reduces the number of examples - activities - or lessons so that a student who is advanced can move forward and one who is lower can work for a while longer






49. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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