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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. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






2. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






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






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






5. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Oral - written - or through visual performance






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






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






17. Essays - short - answer






18. Tool for learning in schools today






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






20. 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






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






22. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






23. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






24. Instructional materials are divided and then studied by individuals or pairs of students. After they become experts on their sections of information they share the information with the group






25. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






26. Scoring guide used in assessments






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






32. Deciding what to believe or what to do






33. 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






34. 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)






35. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






36. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






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






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






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






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






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






42. Develop the response






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






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






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






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






47. Effective teaching model of lessons

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






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






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