Praxis PLT: Grades 7-12 case studies
Praxis PLT: Grades 7-12 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching: Grades 7–12 exam (commonly called the PLT 7–12) is a pedagogy assessment used by many states as part of the licensure process for teachers who plan to work with secondary students, typically grades seven through twelve. Unlike a content-area test, it does not ask you to solve algebra problems or analyze a novel; it asks whether you understand how adolescents learn, how to plan and deliver instruction, how to assess what students know, and how a teacher operates as a professional within a school community. The Praxis PLT: Grades 7-12 case studies are 5 cases and about 4,373 words.
1Four Minutes and Done: Motivation or Skill Gap in Algebra I?
Okafor teaches three sections of Algebra I at a 1,400-student high school. In her second-period class of 26, nine students have IEPs, and most attempt only the first step of a multi-step equation before stopping.
812 words, about 4 min2Group Poster Scores 92, Members Score 41: What the Lab Groups Are Actually Measuring
Reyes runs ninth-grade biology labs in fixed groups of four. On the last practical, group poster scores ranged from 74 to 96, but individual quiz scores on the same content ranged from 31 to 98.
814 words, about 4 min3Bimodal Scores on a Unit Test: What the Data Do and Do Not Support
Alvarez gives a 30-item multiple-choice test at the end of an eleventh-grade U.S. The class of 28 scores a mean of 71, but the distribution is bimodal: a cluster near 62 and another near 88, with almost nothing between.
844 words, about 4 min4The Grade Change Request: Ethics, Evidence, and the Principal's "Is There Anything We Can Do?"
Lindqvist is in her third year teaching English 12 at a 1,100-student high school. A senior, Devon, has a 78 (C+) with one week left.
957 words, about 5 min5Twenty-Nine Minutes Left and the Projector Is Dead
Patel's world history period runs 9:05 to 9:52. He has planned a 10-minute warm-up, a 12-minute video clip, and a 20-minute document analysis in pairs.
946 words, about 5 min