Praxis Performance Assessment for Teachers Task 1 Contextual Factors Chart

This chart is designed to help you to understand that many factors affect teaching and learning. They include the community, classroom procedures, the students, and the physical environment in which you will be teaching. All this information will help you to determine teaching strategies and approaches that will support your students learning. In this chart, address each of the characteristics listed as they pertain to your teaching assignment. (You must attach this document as an artifact in response textbox . . .!

Source of Factor Community

Urban, suburban, or rural; socioeconomic; census data on families

Contextual and Environmental Factors

Urban, Suburban, or RuralSuburban Socioeconomic Status30% below poverty level; Median household income between 2008 and 2012 is $27 !"# Census17 7$3 %amilies

District
Enrollment, percent free and reduced lunch; graduation rate; ethnic breakdown; percent with IEP; percent ELL; per pupil expenditure

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School
Enrollment, percent free and reduced lunch; achievement scores; ethnic breakdown; percent with IEP; percent ELL; recognitions; teacher student ratio

Enrollment72! students Free and Reduced Lunch7!&"% "chie#ement Scores . 'vera/e Ethnic Breakdown'sian (1 Student)&1#%*; '%rican 'merican (3"7 students)$#&7%*; +ispanic (8$ students)11&7%*; ,aucasian (228 students)31&#%*; -ther (1$ students)2&07%* IEP8&8% ELL 11&7% Reco$nitions0)' %eacher&Student Ratio21&$ to 1 Ethnicit' 1lac2 . 1!; 3hite . $; +ispanic . 1; -ther 42 Lan$ua$e (eeds 5S-6 4 all +ispanic students are able to spea2 and understand 5n/lish and Spanish but re7uire more help understandin/ the 5n/lish lan/ua/e& Gender 12 %emales and 12 males S ecial (eeds Speech8#; 5S-681; 95:82 Gi)ted0)' Ph'sical (eeds0)' Cultural Characteristics 'merican822; +ispanic 81; -ther81 Learnin$ St'les;actile)<inesthetic; =isual; 'uditory Prior Learnin$&E! eriences 'll students have had previous learnin/ e>perience; 2 repeaters; 1 student %rom ninety si>& "cademic Pro)iciencies ! 2inder/arten students are e>cellin/ in readin/)lan/ua/e and have hi/h readin/ levels& Beha#ioral *i))erences ;here are no behavioral problems& "reas o) Interest'rt sports and animals&

Classroom Demogra hics

Ethnicit!, language needs, gender, identified special needs including gifted, ph!sical needs, and cultural characteristics

!no"ledge of Students
Learning st!les, prior learning experiences, academic proficiencies, behavioral differences, and areas of interest

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