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






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






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






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






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






6. Deciding what to believe or what to do






7. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






8. Reading or hearing






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






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






11. Develop the response






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Effective teaching model of lessons

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






21. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






23. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






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






25. In original unaltered form






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






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






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






29. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






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






32. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






33. Tool for learning in schools today






34. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






35. Organizing curriculum around large themes






36. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






37. 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






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






39. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






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






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






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






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






45. Essays - short - answer






46. 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






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






48. 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






49. 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






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