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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Oral - written - or through visual performance






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






18. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






19. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






21. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






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






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






24. Knowledge (who - what - where) - comprehension (interpret - retell - organize) - application (subdividing info and putting it back together) - synthesis (infer an idea) - evaluation (making a value decision)






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






26. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






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






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






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






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






31. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






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






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






34. In original unaltered form






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






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






40. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






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






43. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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