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






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






3. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Scoring guide used in assessments






16. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






17. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






18. Develop the response






19. In original unaltered form






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






21. 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






22. 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






23. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






25. Helps prepare students' minds for instruction; research has found that learning increases when teachers focus on what is most important - not what students might think is the most interesting






26. 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)






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






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






29. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






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






31. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






32. Organizing curriculum around large themes






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






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






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






36. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






37. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






38. Written notes teacher maintain based on observations of individual children (file folders - mailing labels - index cards)






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






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






41. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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