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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab
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1. Drills and exercises
phoneme deletion
Choral Reading
Quadrant b
Discourse Theory (Hatch)
2. Data analysis - manipulatives - graphing data - interpretation of data
things to include when completing tasks on probability and statistics
control
Quadarant c
fraction teaching strategies
3. A succession of letters representing the same phonological unit in different words - such as ed in red - bed - fed. or - IGHT in FLIGHT - MIGHT and TIGHT.
Metacognition involves several important elements including - designing - monitoring - and assessing a specific plan of action. Steps students should take to enhance metacognition: (1) identify how much they know about a specific topic to consider fo
phoneme identity
Phonogram
Canter - Lee
4. standard spelling is the correct form for written documents.
COPEC guidelines for physical education
key points in study of people
demonstration
Conventional Spelling
5. Precommunicative - semiphonetic - phonetic - transitional - correct
five spelling stages
Semantics
norm - referenced test
Aids for ELL learners
6. Identify the word that remains when a phoneme is removed from an existing word
proactive
Functional - notional Approach
third level of physical education
phoneme deletion
7. Operant conditioning
key points in study of people
Skinner - B.F.
Syllabication
geography curriculum goals
8. Learners find it easier to to acquire patterns that confrom to linguistic universals than those that do not.
The Universal Hypothesis (Chomsky)
Reading Approach (teaching method)
Equilibration
primary components of learning geography
9. Enjoys science - participates in additional science activities - inquires about science topics - curious about topic - displays verbal skills - wants more time to participate
indicators of attitude about science
Digraphs
physical fitness
laboratory - experimentation
10. Stages of the ethic of care
four levels of physical education assessment
Gilligan - Carol
Thorndike - Edward
sociological theory
11. Children learn through their observations of others
question
citizenship curriculum
sociological theory
Equilibration
12. Informal observation of student interacting with the evironment
Aids for ELL learners
gain print knowledge
Quadarant c
ecological - based assessment
13. How government works - ways to change society for the better - value - based decision making - analyze social settings and conditions - define key political issues
four aspects of maps
inquiry
Choral Reading
citizenship curriculum
14. Learning through experience
inquiry promotes
domains of learning
Dewey - John
constructivism
15. Comprehension of scientific concepts - appreciation of scientific knowledge - understanding nature of science - acquisition of skills to become independent thinkers
inquiry promotes
political science curriculum goals
reasons for use of computers and technology in science
dynamic assessment
16. Concrete - visual representation of something that cannot otherwise be seen
five results of print awareness
decoding
models
comprehension strategy
17. Teacher choose topic of study and identify process - students construct own investigation - determine needed resources - find answers and organize information
performance tasks
Whole Language
guided inquiry
utilization
18. Symbols - scale - directions - and grid
four aspects of maps
Quadrant a
Quadarant a and c
Semantics
19. Understands conventional alternative for sounds and structure of words
achievement test
four aspects of maps
transitional
Bandura - Albert
20. Body's ability to function efficiently and effectively
Critical Thinking
NCTM principles
Quadarant d
physical fitness
21. Word recognition - comprehension - and fluency
Krashen's Acquisition vs. Learning
Krashen's Input Hypothesis
problem solving teaching strategies
skills needed to read
22. Challenged in math instruction - qualified teachers - primary standards - utilize and apply number - algebra - geometry - measurement and statistics concepts - activities related to math content - meaningful to students and integrated with other subj
alphabetic principle
Krashen's Acquisition vs. Learning
Quadrant a
core beliefs of mathematics education
23. Learners must be exposed to messages a little bit beyond proficiency
24. Recognize and name letters of the alphabet - print knowledge - phonemic awareness
Semantics
phonics and spelling
Gilligan - Carol
factors that predict reading achievement
25. Refers to language sources that are used to initiate the language process
Input
observation
ten general standard strands
Quadarant b and d
26. A device - such as a formula or rhyme - used as an aid in remembering.
demonstration
Mnemonic Device
Functional - notional Approach
utilization
27. Gain information from text - improve communication - increase pleasure
Montessori - Maria
Glasser - William
guided inquiry
purpose of teaching reading
28. Credited to Carl Rogers who suggested that all human beings have a natural propensity to learn. The role of the teacher is to facilitate learning via: setting a positive classroom climate for learning; clarifying the purposes and rules; organizing an
Maslow - Abraham
fourth level of physical education
Experiential Learning
body composition
29. Identify ELL's - design an effective program reflective of their needs - employ appropriate ESL or bilingual personell or both - align ELL's to state and local content standards - and to provide ongoing authentic assessment
semiphonic spelling
reactive
Lau Plan
Summative evaluation
30. Number sense - counting objects - comparing - classifying objects - sets - exploring sets - number patterns
first and second grade place value
focus of elementary math curriculum
semiphonic spelling
approach spelling with
31. Aid student in traveling or moving some distance - fundamental skill for accessing home - school and community
Krashen
Metacognition involves several important elements including - designing - monitoring - and assessing a specific plan of action. Steps students should take to enhance metacognition: (1) identify how much they know about a specific topic to consider fo
Skinner - B.F.
locomotor skills
32. Analysis of information - formation of opinions and actions taken. critical thinking and cultural pluralism
phonics instruction approach
Bandura - Albert
transformation
utilization
33. A theory advanced by George A. Miller who stressed the idea that short - term memory could only hold 5-9 chunks of information (seven plus or minus two). The term chunk represents any meaningful unit (i.e. - digits - words - pictures - etc.). The con
Digraphs
anthropology activities
Information Processing
free discovery method
34. Phonics instruction and whole language instruction - alphabetic principle - phonemic awareness - vocabulary - fluency - comprehension
reading instruction should include
Bronfenbrenner Ecological Model
morpheme
word recognition
35. Based on experiences they have and materials presented
language skills are developed
Pavlov - Ivan
muscular endurance
Acculturation Model (Shumann)
36. Experiential Learning
The Silent Way (teaching method)
Krashen's Acquisition vs. Learning
Kounin - Jacob
Rogers - Carl
37. Addiction and subtraction usage on worksheets and timed tests
second grade number sense
Rime
locomotor skill progression
curriculum - based measure
38. Hierarchy of needs
Maslow - Abraham
control
purpose of physical education
Neurolinguistics Theory (Lamendella)
39. Choice/control theory
Glasser - William
language skills are developed
Krashen Affective Filter Hypothesis
cardiovascular efficiency
40. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought
transmission
Whole Language
proficiency
Moll - Luis
41. Families and schools - cities - state - federal government - ancient and foreign governments
Cummins
fraction teaching strategies
Quadarant a and c
curriculum plan for political science
42. Emotional variables such as anxiety - motivation and self confidence play a part in language aquisition
Digraphs
analytic phonics
expository method
Krashen Affective Filter Hypothesis
43. Microsystem - mesosystem - exosystem - macrosystem
Dewey - John (1859-1952)-
Bronfenbrenner Ecological Model
narrative texts include
norm - referenced test
44. Make new words by adding a phoneme to a word
The Audiolingual Method (teaching method)
synthetic phonics
Experiential Learning
phoneme addition
45. Uses a letter or group of letters for every speech sound heard
phonetic
explicit comprehension instructoin
Information Processing
Syntactic System
46. 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.]
morpheme
aptitude test
anthropology activities
Syllabication
47. Specific techniques that promote reading comprehension such as predicting and gaining word meanings from context
comprehension strategy
direct daily measurement
criterion - referenced test
Lau vs. Nichols
48. 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
domains of learning
fluency
key points in study of people
Operant Conditioning -
49. Process of understanding letters in text represent phonemes in speech
decoding skills
phonics instruction
three concepts for physical education curriculum
purpose of teaching reading
50. Understanding that sounds are related to written words
Discourse Theory (Hatch)
phonological awareness
phoneme segmentation
first and second grade place value