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






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






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






4. Standarized tests (used against peer's scores)






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






9. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






10. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






12. This taps into students' natural curiosity to each student's advantage; it helps students more deeply understand concepts...student must be clear in explaining to apply knowledge to new setting






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






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






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






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






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






18. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






19. Set the level of performance expectation for students; set at state level






20. Set clear expectations for lessons (not too narrow); students need to understand big picture and be able to connect what they are leanring to experiences and events (use advance organizers)






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






22. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






23. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






24. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






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






26. 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






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






28. Small groups or pairs to solve a problem or learn more about topic






29. Reading or hearing






30. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






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






33. 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






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






35. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






36. Tool for learning in schools today






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






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






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






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






41. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension