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






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






3. Teacher/student discussion to improve comprehension






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






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






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






7. Student must work together to successfully accomplish task






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






9. Reading or hearing






10. 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






11. Given before teaching so teachers understand areas of weaknesses






12. 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)






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






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






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






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






17. Scoring guide used in assessments






18. 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






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






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






21. Watching students interactions and learning behaviors






22. Standarized tests (used against peer's scores)






23. Excursions off the main campus to acheive deeper meaning






24. Oral - written - or through visual performance






25. 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






26. In original unaltered form






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






28. Focus on oberservable behaviors and focus on congnitive objectives






29. 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)






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Equivalent number of questions he or she answered correctly






35. Tool for learning in schools today






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Smaller number of particpants drawn from a total population






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






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






46. Derived from STANdard NINEs. based on nine - point standard scale with a mean of five






47. Effective teaching model of lessons

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48. Based on mathematical transformation of a raw scores






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






50. Collection of products that reflect progress in a content area