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GACE Curriculum & Instruction Review Study Guide 2024
Norm Referenced - ✔️✔️compare performance to other test takers; rank students; make
decisions about need for academic support; see if student functions at grade-level
Criterion Referenced - ✔️✔️determine mastery of performance standards; measure
teacher effectiveness; progress (pre-test/post-test); how well a student has learned a
specific body of knowledge
Schema Theory - ✔️✔️Part of cognitive theory (Piaget); learning involves categories &
building blocks
Social Development Theory - ✔️✔️Vygotsky; learn from social interactions & watching
others; modeling to teach
Diagnostic Test - ✔️✔️used to assess areas of strength & weakness (esp. for a new
student); usually math & reading
Zone of Proximal Development Theory - ✔️✔️make connections between what the child
already knows and what he/she is learning; scaffolding; ex. use pretest to account for
prior knowldge
Assessment based on Bloom's Taxonomy - ✔️✔️Assess various levels of understanding
Aptitude Test - ✔️✔️data about student's ability, strengths, potential; used to determine
courses to take; gifted & sped
Think-Pair-Share - ✔️✔️strategy to help enhance retention
Mentor Programs - ✔️✔️According to research, ________________________ have a
positive effect on teacher job satisfaction and commitment and, thus, increase retention
of new teachers.
Analytic Scoring - ✔️✔️allows multiple criteria to be assessed separately
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GACE Curriculum & Instruction Review Study Guide 2024
Norm Referenced - ✔️✔️compare performance to other test takers; rank students; make
decisions about need for academic support; see if student functions at grade-level
Criterion Referenced - ✔️✔️determine mastery of performance standards; measure
teacher effectiveness; progress (pre-test/post-test); how well a student has learned a
specific body of knowledge
Schema Theory - ✔️✔️Part of cognitive theory (Piaget); learning involves categories &
building blocks
Social Development Theory - ✔️✔️Vygotsky; learn from social interactions & watching
others; modeling to teach
Diagnostic Test - ✔️✔️used to assess areas of strength & weakness (esp. for a new
student); usually math & reading
Zone of Proximal Development Theory - ✔️✔️make connections between what the child
already knows and what he/she is learning; scaffolding; ex. use pretest to account for
prior knowldge
Assessment based on Bloom's Taxonomy - ✔️✔️Assess various levels of understanding
Aptitude Test - ✔️✔️data about student's ability, strengths, potential; used to determine
courses to take; gifted & sped
Think-Pair-Share - ✔️✔️strategy to help enhance retention
Mentor Programs - ✔️✔️According to research, ________________________ have a
positive effect on teacher job satisfaction and commitment and, thus, increase retention
of new teachers.
Analytic Scoring - ✔️✔️allows multiple criteria to be assessed separately
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