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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. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






3. 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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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)






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






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






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






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






19. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






21. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






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






24. 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






25. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






26. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






27. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






28. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






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






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






32. Develop the response






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






34. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






36. In original unaltered form






37. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






38. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






40. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






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






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






43. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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