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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. Groups that change as the students' learnng needs change






2. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






4. 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)






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






6. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






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






9. 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






10. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






12. Reading or hearing






13. 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






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






15. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






16. 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






17. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






19. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






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






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






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






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






25. Tool for learning in schools today






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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)






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






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






35. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






45. In original unaltered form






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






47. Essays - short - answer






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






49. Effective teaching model of lessons

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