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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






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






11. Where the student's score is in comparison to national or local norm






12. In original unaltered form






13. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






15. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. 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)






24. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






26. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






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






29. Knowledge (who - what - where) - comprehension (interpret - retell - organize) - application (subdividing info and putting it back together) - synthesis (infer an idea) - evaluation (making a value decision)






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






31. Oral - written - or through visual performance






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






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






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






35. 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)






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






37. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






39. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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






41. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






42. Set induction as an activity at the start of a lesson used to set the stage for learning in order to help motivate students and activate prior knowledge






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






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






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






46. Deciding what to believe or what to do






47. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






48. Effective teaching model of lessons

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49. Essays - short - answer






50. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors