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






2. Realistic scenarios to consider during simulation






3. Deciding what to believe or what to do






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






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






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






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






8. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Opportunites to transition from the classroom to the workforce






23. Students working together to solve problems or achieve goals






24. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






25. 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)






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






27. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






28. 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






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






30. Effective teaching model of lessons


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






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






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






34. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






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






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






37. 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






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






39. Tool for learning in schools today






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






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






42. Essays - short - answer






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






44. Organizing curriculum around large themes






45. 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






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






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






48. Reading or hearing






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






50. 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