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






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






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






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






5. 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)






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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






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






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






17. 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






18. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






19. Organizing curriculum around large themes






20. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






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






23. 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






24. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






25. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






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






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






28. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






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






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






32. Effective teaching model of lessons

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33. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






34. Develop the response






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






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






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






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






39. Reading or hearing






40. Essays - short - answer






41. 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






42. Tool for learning in schools today






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Mean = average median = midpoint mode= most common