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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. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






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






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






4. Set clear expectations for lessons (not too narrow); students need to understand big picture and be able to connect what they are leanring to experiences and events (use advance organizers)






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






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






7. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






8. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






16. 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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






21. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






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






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






25. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. Oral - written - or through visual performance






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






36. Essays - short - answer






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






38. Organizing curriculum around large themes






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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