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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. Interests of the children (early childhood - based)






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






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






4. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






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






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






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






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






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






10. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






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






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






13. 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)






14. 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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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)






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






32. 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






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






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






35. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






36. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






37. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






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






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






41. 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)






42. Develop the response






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






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






45. Scoring guide used in assessments






46. Organizing curriculum around large themes






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






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






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






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