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






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






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






4. 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)






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






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






7. Develop the response






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






9. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






10. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






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






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






14. Tool for learning in schools today






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






23. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Teacher poses a problem and makes students think individually...teacher then suggests pairing and sharing on problem.






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






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






35. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






36. Demonstrate the grade and month of the school year to which a student score can be compared






37. 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)






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






39. In original unaltered form






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






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






42. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






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






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






47. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






49. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






50. 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