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






2. Deciding what to believe or what to do






3. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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






5. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






10. In original unaltered form






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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)






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






18. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






19. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






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






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






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






24. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






25. Reading or hearing






26. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






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






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






30. 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






31. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






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






33. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






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






36. Essays - short - answer






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






38. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






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






41. 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






42. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






43. 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






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






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






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






47. 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)






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






49. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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