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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. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






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






3. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






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






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






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






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






9. Scoring guide used in assessments






10. 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






11. 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)






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






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






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






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






16. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






17. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






26. 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






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






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






29. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






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






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






32. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






33. In original unaltered form






34. Develop the response






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






36. Essays - short - answer






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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