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






2. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






4. 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






5. Reading or hearing






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






7. Teacher - led or peer - led (literature circles and cooperative learning activities...lectures - recitations - reciprical teaching and Socrative seminars






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






9. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






18. Develop the response






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






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






21. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






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






23. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






24. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






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






26. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






27. Tool for learning in schools today






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






29. Extent to which an assessment is consistent with its measures






30. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






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






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






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






34. Oral - written - or through visual performance






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






36. In original unaltered form






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






38. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






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






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






41. 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)






42. 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






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






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






45. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






46. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






47. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






48. 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






49. Deciding what to believe or what to do






50. 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)







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