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Praxis Instruction And Assessment

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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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. Derived from STANdard NINEs. based on nine - point standard scale with a mean of five






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






10. Tool for learning in schools today






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






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






13. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






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






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






16. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






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






19. 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)






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






21. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






22. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






23. 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






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






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






26. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






27. Home team - each student is then given a number - each student joins others with same number to become expert - home team comes together to teach others the lesson he/she learned






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






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






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






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






32. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






33. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






41. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






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






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






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






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






47. Effective teaching model of lessons

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48. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






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






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