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






2. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






3. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






4. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






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






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






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






8. List the broad goals of a school district - state - or school and provide subject - specific outlines of course content - standards - and performance expectations






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






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






11. Develop the response






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. 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






18. 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)






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






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






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






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






23. Measures student progress toward meeting goals based on local - state - and/or national goals






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






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






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






27. In original unaltered form






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






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






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






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






32. Reading or hearing






33. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






34. 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






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






36. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






42. Tool for learning in schools today






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






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






45. 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






46. Organizing curriculum around large themes






47. 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






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






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