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Praxis III

Nine Wooster graduates completed and passed the Praxis III exam in 2002-2003 for a 100% passage rate. Twenty-two Wooster graduates completed and passed the Praxis III exam in 2003-2004 for a 100% passage rate. Eighteen Wooster graduates took the Praxis III exam in 2004-05 for a 100% passage rate. Prior to the 2002-2003 academic year, a seven-year pilot program included three College of Wooster graduates teaching in the public schools in Ohio. The Wooster graduates demonstrated a 100% passage rate on all nineteen criteria.

Domain A- Organizing Content Knowledge for Student Learning Domain B- Creating an Environment for Student Learning

A1: Becoming familiar with relevant aspects of students' background knowledge and experiences

A2: Articulating clear learning goals for the lesson that are appropriate for the students

A3:Demonstrating an understanding of the connections between the content that was learned previously, the current content, and the content that remains to be learned in the future

A4: Creating or selecting teaching methods, learning activities, and instructional materials or other resources that are appropriate for the students and that are aligned with the goals of the lesson

A5: Creating or selecting evaluation strategies that are appropriate for the students and that are aligned with the goals of the lesson

B1: Creating a climate that promotes fairness

B2: Establishing and maintaining rapport with students

B3: Communicating challenging learning expectations to each student

B4: Establishing and maintaining consistent standards of classroom behavior

B5: Making the physical environment as safe and conducive to learning as possible

Domain C- Teaching for Student Learning Domain D- Teacher Professionalism

C1: Making learning goals and instructional procedures clear to students

C2:Making content comprehensible to students

C3:Encouraging students to extend their thinking

C4:Monitoring students' understanding of content through a variety of means, providing feedback to students to assist learning, and adjusting learning activities as the situation demands

C5:Using instructional time effectively

D1: Reflecting on the extent to which the learning goals were met

D2: Demonstrating a sense of efficacy

D3: Building professional relationships with colleagues to share teaching insights and to coordinate learning activities for students

D4: Communicating with parents or guardians about student learning

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Last Updated: December 3, 2007 · aschmidt@wooster.edu
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