Praxis 5311 Exam Questions with Correct Solution Latest Version (Rated 100%)

Praxis 5311 Exam Questions with Correct Solution Latest Version (Rated 100%) Newberry Medal Winner - Answers It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Folk Tales / Fairy Tales - Answers Stories that deal with heroes, adventure, magic, or romance, told to entertain and show the ideas of a culture. Adventures with Animals and humans and the supernatural characterize these stories. fixed vs. flexible schedules - Answers site-based school management program - Answers Stake-holders participate constructively in making major decisions Boolean Search - Answers Web searches or database queries using the operators AND, OR, NOT. A web search that ties words together so that a search engine can hunt for the resulting phrase. imprint - Answers Basically the name of the publisher, especially if there are multiple names under the publisher. Tall tale - Answers an outrageously exaggerated, humorous story that is obviously unbelievable Example: Paul Bunyan Library Bill of Rights - Answers Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation. PATRICIA POLACCO - WHAT WORKS ARE HERS OR SIMILAR - Answers The Keeping Quilt and 114 others Reconsideration policy - Answers A policy that is put in place in a district on how they will approach a situation where a book is challenged. Tall Tale Characteristics - Answers -Stars a hero or heroine who is larger than life-that is bigger, stronger, and even louder than an ordinary person - Uses exaggeration to emphasize the abilities and achievements of the hero or heroine Folk tale example - Answers Jack and the Beanstalk Goldilocks CIPA - Answers Children's Internet Protection Act (2001) The law places restrictions on the use of funding that is available through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and on the Universal Service discount program known as the E-rate (discounts for Internet access or internal connections). Requires Internet safety policies (AUPs) and technology which blocks or filters certain material from being accessed through the Internet. Deadline for compliance with CIPA was July 1, 2004, following the Supreme Court ruling in 2003. Big6 - Answers 1. Task Definition 1.1 Define the information problem 1.2 Identify information needed 2. Information Seeking Strategies 2.1 Determine all possible sources 2.2 Select the best sources 3. Location and Access 3.1 Locate sources (intellectually and physically) 3.2 Find information within sources 4. Use of Information 4.1 Engage (e.g., read, hear, view, touch) 4.2 Extract relevant information 5. Synthesis 5.1 Organize from multiple sources 5.2 Present the information 6. Evaluation 6.1 Judge the product (effectiveness) 6.2 Judge the process (efficiency) Bob Berkowitz and Mike Eisenberg Divisions of the American Library Association (ALA) - Answers AASL ALCTS ALSC ACRL ASGCLA LITA LLAMA PLA RUSA YASLA UFL Loertscher's Taxonomy for LMS - Answers I. NO INVOLVEMENT -- The Library media center is bypassed entirely. II. SELF-HELP WAREHOUSE -- Facilities and materials are available for the self-starter. III. INDIVIDUAL REFERENCE ASSISTANCE -- Students or teachers retrieve requested information or materials for specific needs. IV. SPONTANEOUS INTERACTION AND GATHERING -- Spur-of-the-moment activities and gathering of materials occur with no advance notice. IV. CURSORY PLANNING -- Informal and brief planning with teachers and students for librarian and library media center involvement -- usually done in the hall, the teachers' lounge, the lunchroom, etc. (Ex., "Here's an idea for an activity and some materials to use." "Have you seen ...?" "What are you doing with your 6th grade? Can I help?") V. PLANNED GATHERING - Gathering of materials is done in advance of class project upon teacher request. VI. EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH -- A concerted effort is made to promote the philosophy of an integrated library media center program. VII. SCHEDULED PLANNING IN THE SUPPORT ROLE -- Formal planning is done with a teacher or group of students to supply materials or activities for a previously planned resource-based teaching unit or project. VIII. INSTRUCTION DESIGN, LEVEL I -- The library media specialist participates in every step of the development, execution, and evaluation of a resource-based teaching unit. Librarian and LMC involvement is considered as enrichment or as supplementary. IX. INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN, LEVEL II -- The LMS participates in resource-based teaching units where the entire unit content depends on the resources and activities of the LMC program. X. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT -- Along with other educators, the library media specialist contributes to the planning and structure of what will actually be taught in the school or district Pathways to Inquiry - Answers An information process model that provides stages and strategies for anyone interested in gathering, using, and evaluating information. Marion Martinello Bloom's Taxonomy - Answers A system for categorizing levels of abstraction of questions that commonly occur in educational settings. Includes the following competencies: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Library of Congress Classification System - Answers This system is typically used in large academic libraries to organize all subjects using 21 basic classes, each identified with a different letter of the alphabet. Librarians can access this system through 41 printed volumes, or via Classification Web Pico vs. Island Trees - Answers 1976 court case in which a group of teens challenged a school district's decision to ban eleven titles. "The Court recognized that the First Amendment rights of students are 'directly and sharply implicated' when a book is removed from a school library.