Praxis II: PLT K-6 Exam Prep

Answer: A -Diagnostic evaluations are used prior to instruction in order to identify students’ areas of strength and difficulty so that teacherscan make informed decisions as they plan instruction or form educational judgments. They can be used to eliminate repetitive teaching and to identify potholes in students’ learning. Additionally, teachers may create homogeneous or heterogeneous groupings based on the students’ performance on diagnostic tools.