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






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






3. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






5. Effective teaching model of lessons


6. Nonlinguistic and linguistic






7. 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)






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






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






10. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






26. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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)






38. Reading or hearing






39. Oral - written - or through visual performance






40. 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






41. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






42. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






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






44. In original unaltered form






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






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






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






48. Used for students with memory difficulties or learning disabilties






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






50. Develop the response