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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






10. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






12. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






13. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






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






16. 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






17. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






18. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






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






21. Reading or hearing






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






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






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






25. Tool for learning in schools today






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






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






28. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






30. Develop the response






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






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






40. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






41. 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)






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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