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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. 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






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






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






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






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






6. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






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






8. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






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






11. Groups that change as the students' learnng needs change






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






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






14. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Tool for learning in schools today






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






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






23. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






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






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






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






27. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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






29. Reading or hearing






30. Provide information about learning in progress and offer the teacher and the student an opportunity to monitor and regulate learning






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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)






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






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






40. Organizing curriculum around large themes






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






42. 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






43. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






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






46. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






47. In original unaltered form






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






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






50. 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