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Praxis Instruction And Assessment

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Derived from STANdard NINEs. based on nine - point standard scale with a mean of five






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






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






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






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






6. Oral - written - or through visual performance






7. 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






8. 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






9. Effective teaching model of lessons


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






11. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






13. In original unaltered form






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






15. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






17. 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






18. 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)






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






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






21. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






22. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






23. Organizing curriculum around large themes






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






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






26. 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)






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






28. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






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






37. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






38. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






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






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






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






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






44. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






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






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






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






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






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