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






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






3. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






4. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






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






7. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






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






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






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






12. Reading or hearing






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






14. 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






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






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






17. In original unaltered form






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






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






20. 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)






21. 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)






22. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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






24. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






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. Oral - written - or through visual performance






36. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Effective teaching model of lessons

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46. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






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






48. Essays - short - answer






49. Develop the response






50. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses