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Praxis (Praxis Core and Praxis Subject Assessments) Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) as it is examined in Praxis (Praxis Core and Praxis Subject Assessments). 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
What is the order of the six levels of the revised Bloom's Taxonomy?
Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, Create.
What is 'backward design' in instructional planning?
Planning that starts with desired learning outcomes, then determines assessment evidence, and finally designs learning activities.
What is the difference between direct instruction and inquiry-based learning?
Direct instruction is teacher-led and explicit (modeling, guided practice); inquiry-based learning is student-driven exploration of questions and problems.
What are the typical phases of the 5E instructional model?
Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate.
What is cooperative learning?
A structured strategy where students work in small groups toward a shared goal, with individual accountability and positive interdependence.
What does 'wait time' refer to, and why does increasing it help?
The pause after a teacher asks a question; increasing it improves response length, depth, and student participation.
What is the difference between a convergent and a divergent question?
A convergent question has one correct answer; a divergent question is open-ended with multiple possible responses.
What is the SAMR model for technology integration?
A framework with four levels—Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition—describing how technology transforms learning tasks.
What is the difference between formative and summative assessment?
Formative assessment monitors learning during instruction to give feedback; summative assessment evaluates learning at the end against a standard.
What is the difference between norm-referenced and criterion-referenced assessment?
Norm-referenced compares a student to other students; criterion-referenced compares a student to a fixed standard or criterion.
What is a diagnostic (pre-) assessment used for?
To identify students' prior knowledge, skills, strengths, and misconceptions before instruction begins.
What is the difference between validity and reliability in assessment?
Validity is whether a test measures what it intends to measure; reliability is whether it produces consistent results.
What is content validity?
The degree to which a test's items adequately represent the full domain of content being assessed.
What is a rubric and what are its key components?
A scoring guide listing criteria and performance levels (with descriptors) used to evaluate student work consistently.
What is the difference between an analytic and a holistic rubric?
An analytic rubric scores each criterion separately; a holistic rubric gives a single overall score based on general impression.
In a normal distribution, what percentage of scores fall within one standard deviation of the mean?
About 68% (with ~95% within two SDs and ~99.7% within three).
What does a percentile rank of 75 mean?
The student scored equal to or better than 75% of the comparison (norm) group.
What is a grade-equivalent score, and what is a common misinterpretation?
It expresses performance as a grade level/month; the misinterpretation is assuming it means the student should be placed in that grade rather than that they performed like a typical student at that level on the same test.
What is the difference between the mean, median, and mode?
Mean is the arithmetic average; median is the middle value; mode is the most frequent value.
What is the standard error of measurement (SEM)?
An estimate of how much an individual's observed score might vary from their true score due to measurement error; smaller SEM means greater reliability.
What is reflective practice in teaching?
The ongoing process of critically examining one's own instruction and its effects to improve future teaching.
What are the key components of FERPA?
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act protects the privacy of student education records and gives parents/eligible students rights to access and control disclosure.
What is a mandated reporter's responsibility regarding suspected child abuse?
Teachers are legally required to report reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect to authorities, even without proof.
What is the purpose of collaborating with specialists like speech pathologists, school counselors, or special educators?
To pool expertise and coordinate services so that students' academic, social, emotional, and developmental needs are met comprehensively.
What this deck covers
The Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) deck follows the Praxis (Praxis Core and Praxis Subject Assessments) Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) syllabus — 4 chapters and 16 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 12.5 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 120 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) flashcards FAQ
How many Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) flashcards are in this Praxis (Praxis Core and Praxis Subject Assessments) deck?
50 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these Praxis (Praxis Core and Praxis Subject Assessments) flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 50-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) cards cover?
They follow the Praxis (Praxis Core and Praxis Subject Assessments) Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) syllabus — 4 chapters and 16 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.