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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. Develop the response






2. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






4. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. Essays - short - answer






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






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






12. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






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






15. List the broad goals of a school district - state - or school and provide subject - specific outlines of course content - standards - and performance expectations






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






17. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






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






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






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






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






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






23. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






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






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






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






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






28. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






33. 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)






34. Story maps - cause and effect maps - sequence diagrams - continuums - matrixes and cycle maps






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






36. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






37. Tool for learning in schools today






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






39. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






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






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






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






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






45. Four or five students who collaborate on worksheets designed to provide extended practice on instruction given by the teacher






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. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






49. 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






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