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






2. 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)






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






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






5. Scoring guide used in assessments






6. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






8. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






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






10. Develop the response






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






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






13. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






14. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






21. Showing a student what something is or how to do something






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






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






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






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






26. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






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






29. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






39. Students work at thier own pace under the leadership or guidance (good for those who need accomodations)






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Reading or hearing






46. 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






47. In original unaltered form






48. 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






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






50. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body