PRAXIS 5047 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 FULLY SOLVED QUESTION SET
◉Activities to encourage discussion. Answer: - Where do you stand?
game
-Think, Pair, Share
-Inner circle, outer circle
-Hot seats
◉Difference between cooperative learning vs. collaborative
learning?. Answer: -cooperative: required by teacher, must work
together for each person to gain something
-collaborative: not just being done because it's required;
contributions of each member are valued
◉What is wait time 1?. Answer: time between teachers question and
students response, keep at a min. of 3-5 seconds
◉What is wait time 2?. Answer: time between students initial
response and teachers reaction, increase this time & give students
time to elaborate
, ◉Benefits of using technology during instruction?. Answer: helps
students learn and synthesize knowledge and create in exciting ways
-increases student engagement
◉2 types of differentiated instruction (DI). Answer: activity based
and interest based
◉Ability based DI. Answer: 3 levels:
1.conceptual knowledge/understanding topic (basic
comprehension)
2.applying and analyzing (comp/contr, identifying errors)
3. creating, synthesizing, evaluating (designing activity)
◉Interest based DI. Answer: complete activities in the method they
find appealing, can choose from list of activities
◉4 aspects od DI. Answer: content, process, product, learning
environment
◉ability grouping. Answer: The process of placing students of
similar abilities into groups and attempting to match instruction to
the needs of these groups within a single class
GUIDE 2026 FULLY SOLVED QUESTION SET
◉Activities to encourage discussion. Answer: - Where do you stand?
game
-Think, Pair, Share
-Inner circle, outer circle
-Hot seats
◉Difference between cooperative learning vs. collaborative
learning?. Answer: -cooperative: required by teacher, must work
together for each person to gain something
-collaborative: not just being done because it's required;
contributions of each member are valued
◉What is wait time 1?. Answer: time between teachers question and
students response, keep at a min. of 3-5 seconds
◉What is wait time 2?. Answer: time between students initial
response and teachers reaction, increase this time & give students
time to elaborate
, ◉Benefits of using technology during instruction?. Answer: helps
students learn and synthesize knowledge and create in exciting ways
-increases student engagement
◉2 types of differentiated instruction (DI). Answer: activity based
and interest based
◉Ability based DI. Answer: 3 levels:
1.conceptual knowledge/understanding topic (basic
comprehension)
2.applying and analyzing (comp/contr, identifying errors)
3. creating, synthesizing, evaluating (designing activity)
◉Interest based DI. Answer: complete activities in the method they
find appealing, can choose from list of activities
◉4 aspects od DI. Answer: content, process, product, learning
environment
◉ability grouping. Answer: The process of placing students of
similar abilities into groups and attempting to match instruction to
the needs of these groups within a single class
