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






2. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






3. Essays - short - answer






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






8. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






9. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. 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)






16. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






17. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






19. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






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






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






23. Effective teaching model of lessons


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






25. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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






27. Tool for learning in schools today






28. 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






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






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






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






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






33. Deciding what to believe or what to do






34. 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






35. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






36. Organizing curriculum around large themes






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Carefully planned lessons presented in small - attainable increments with clearly defined goals and objectives (lectures - demonstrations - review of student performance - student examination)






44. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






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






47. 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)






48. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






49. Scoring guide used in assessments






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