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






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






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






4. Oral - written - or through visual performance






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. Student must perform a task or generate his or her own response during assessment






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






15. Tool for learning in schools today






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






17. Effective teaching model of lessons

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18. 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






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






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






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






22. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






24. Deciding what to believe or what to do






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. Organizing curriculum around large themes






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






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






31. 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)






32. Scoring guide used in assessments






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






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






35. Develop the response






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. In original unaltered form






44. Visual - kinesthetic - whole body






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






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






47. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






48. Reading or hearing






49. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






50. 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