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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. Double - entry page - graphic organziers - and SQ3R






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






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






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






5. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






7. Oral - written - or through visual performance






8. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






10. 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






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






12. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






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






14. 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






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






16. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. In original unaltered form






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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)






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






35. Essays - short - answer






36. 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






37. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






38. Develop the response






39. 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






40. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






41. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






42. Reading or hearing






43. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






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






46. 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)






47. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






49. Organizing curriculum around large themes






50. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals