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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. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






2. 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






3. Helpful for teachers to see that overall student motivation is very high or very low. Based on levels 1-4 (Bell Curve)






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






5. Develop the response






6. Oral - written - or through visual performance






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






8. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






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






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






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






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






15. Effective teaching model of lessons

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16. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






17. 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)






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






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






20. Reading or hearing






21. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






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






25. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






26. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






28. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






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






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






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






40. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






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






43. In original unaltered form






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. 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






50. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body