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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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






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






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






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






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






15. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






16. Oral - written - or through visual performance






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






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






19. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






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






21. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






22. 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






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






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






25. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. Effective teaching model of lessons

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33. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






34. 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)






35. Essays - short - answer






36. 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






37. Organizing curriculum around large themes






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






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






40. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






41. Tool for learning in schools today






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






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






44. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






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






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






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






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






50. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives