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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Coined by Piaget to identify a process that regulates tension between assimilation (information) and accommodation (learning). Equilibration implies that individuals learn through experiences somewhat different from previous experiences. Thus - their






2. Initiated from the general to the specific - and often referred to as the 'top - down' approach. Deductive reasoning is more narrow and primarily concerned with testing hypotheses. In contrast - Inductive Reasoning is more open - ended and explorator






3. Based on the idea that learning is habit formation (drills) and the best way to learn in memorization taught through repetative drills. Little or no grammatical explanations are provided. Teacher can speak in native language - but students are discou






4. Movement or equipment moves the child instead of child being in control






5. The terms used to describe words whose pronunciations suggest their meaning (e.g. - meow - buzz - zoom).






6. The division of words into syllables [the minimal units of sequential speech sounds comprised of a vowel sound or a vowel - consonant combination - as /a/ - /ba/ - /ab/ - /bab/ - etc.]






7. That subset of the input that is comprehended and attended to in some way.






8. Teaching reading and spelling that stresses basic symbol - sound relationships and their application in decoding words in beginning instruction.






9. Children learn through their observations of others






10. Determined amount of fat cells in comparison to the amount of lean cells within a person's body mass






11. Language student's will emerge naturally whey they are given the opprotunity and need (motivation) to speak in a non - coercive/low anxiety situations.

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12. A strategy taught to help students use parts of words they have learned to attack words that are unfamiliar






13. Changing one phoneme for another to make a new word






14. Promotes understanding of alphabetic principles and relationship between phonemes and graphemes






15. Precontrol - control - utilization - proficiency






16. The thought processes students are able to rely on relative to problem solving. Here - students use creativity - analysis - and logic regarding their ability to analyze facts - make comparisons - generate ideas - defend view points - draw inferences






17. Separate onsets and rimes in words so students may read them and blend parts into words






18. Tends to be more relevant to students and it appears to be the conscious choice of how students want to learn. This approach involves self - instruction - experimenting - inquiry - exploring - and general curiosity. Acquisition accounts for about 20%






19. Formal tool measuring student proficiency of a subject area already learned






20. Individual's basic understanding of numbers and operations and how to apply this knowledge to solve dilemmas and make decisions about mathematical problems and concepts






21. Formal evaluation that measures student progress towards meeting goals






22. Refers to the observed results of the learners efforts






23. Group membership - involve community studies - social problems - investigate communication






24. Recognize the same sounds in a variety of words






25. Context reduced






26. Conitive - language - physical - social - emotional - adaptive






27. Used after inappropriate behavior occurs - ignore the behavior - use non - verbal interactions and person - to - person dialogue






28. Concrete - visual representation of something that cannot otherwise be seen






29. The smallest unit of language that has meaning and may be a part of a word






30. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






31. Phonemic awareness instruction - phonics - spelling - reading fluency - grammar - writing - reading comprehension strategies






32. Assertive discipline






33. New vocabulary - descriptive words - realistic viewpoints of people and environment






34. Evaluation that comes at the conclusion of an educational program or instructional sequence.






35. Three levels of culture






36. Used prior to occurence of inappropriate behavior - use positive interaction - elimiate differential treatment - and prompting






37. Direct instruction - inquiry based instruction - cooperative learning






38. Begins to understand letter - sound correspondence






39. Is a strategy where experienced readers provide structure via modeling strategies in order to move beginning readers towards independence.






40. Pattern - regularity - reasons for spatial organization






41. Creating arts - arts as inquiry - arts in context






42. Analysis of information - formation of opinions and actions taken. critical thinking and cultural pluralism






43. 30-60 minutes of physical activities on all days - 60 minutes of free play per day - daily activities with 10-15 minutes of moderate action






44. Emotional variables such as anxiety - motivation and self confidence play a part in language aquisition






45. Coined by B.F. Skinner - is based upon the premise that learning is a function of change in overt behavior. The change in behavior is a result of the student's response to events (stimuli) occurring in one's environment. A response produces a consequ






46. Equity - curriculum - teaching - learning - assessment - technology






47. Daily assessment of a student's performance on the skills taught each day and used to modify instruction






48. Particularly the vowels - to spell many of the sounds. Sounds are called phonemes - and represented in print - and Graphemes are letter combinations.






49. Theory of moral development






50. Comprehension of scientific concepts - appreciation of scientific knowledge - understanding nature of science - acquisition of skills to become independent thinkers