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






2. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






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






4. Effective teaching model of lessons

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






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






7. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






9. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






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






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






13. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






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






15. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






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






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






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






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






20. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






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






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






24. Organizing curriculum around large themes






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






26. Develop the response






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






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






29. 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






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. Collection of products that reflect progress in a content area






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






39. 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






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






41. Tool for learning in schools today






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






43. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






44. 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)






45. Measures student progress toward meeting goals based on local - state - and/or national goals






46. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






47. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






49. Reading or hearing






50. Child's work...stimulates - rewards - observes - explores - models - hypothesizes - discover