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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Understanding that sounds are related to written words






2. Study of social - political - and cultural values and their impact on scientific research and techological innovation as well as society - politics and culture as a whole






3. Ongoing evaluation during an instructional sequence to allow midstream adaptation and improvement of the project.






4. Addiction and subtraction usage on worksheets and timed tests






5. Stages of cognitive development






6. Walking - running - hopping - leaping - sliding - galloping - skipping






7. Visit museums - library research - study artifcts - native cultures - examples of cultural conflicts - storytelling






8. Formal measure that evaluates a student on a subject area by answering specific questions






9. Task analysis - guided practice at conclusion of leve - closure activity - homework as a form of practice - writing to express mathematical thinking - cooperative learning






10. Suggests that behavior is somewhat controlled by association and illustrated after a neutral stimulus accepts the eliciting properties of an unconditioned stimulus through the pairing of some unconditioned stimulus with the neutral stimulus.






11. Words that are spelled alike but have different sounds and meanings (bow and arrow vs. bow of a ship) .






12. Recognize and name letters of the alphabet - print knowledge - phonemic awareness






13. I.Input ----- II.Intake ------ III.Acquisitions ------ IV.Access ------ V.Output






14. Movements and skills carried out with intensified instinctive actions






15. A method of teaching reading by using the reader's own dictated language. This approach allows the reader to read words common to their environment.






16. The reader at the beginning stages of learning to read and developing an association of print with meaning. During this stage of reading development - children engage in reading play and retelling familiar stories from memory and using pictures to ma






17. Refers to the observed results of the learners efforts






18. Direct instruction - model - guided practice - application






19. An approach to reading instruction focusing on reading for meaning and the integration of the four aspects of language reading - writing - listening - and speaking.






20. A word that is easily recognized as a whole and does not require word analysis for identification or pronunciation - (i.e. - Dolch 220 Sight Vocabulary List).






21. Begin working with decimals






22. Learning of governmetn function and following the rulse as set forth. legalistic and assimilationist






23. Used for specific uses of the language. People who do not want to travel abroad - but just need to read it.






24. Uses a letter or group of letters for every speech sound heard






25. Knowing the basic concepts about written words






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






27. Spatial awareness - effort - and peer relationships developed through movement concepts and skill themes






28. The part of a syllable (not a word) consisting of its vowel and any consonant sounds that come after it - the first vowel in a word along with all of the sounds that follow - for example - /- utterfly/ in 'butterfly.'






29. Microsystem - mesosystem - exosystem - macrosystem






30. Number sense - counting objects - comparing - classifying objects - sets - exploring sets - number patterns






31. Literal and figurative meanings of words - metaphors - similies - patterns of language






32. Topographical - projective - Euclidian






33. Construct understanding from the words






34. Rhyming and alliteration - sentence segmentation - syllable blending and segmentation - onset rime - blending and segmentation - phoneme blending and segmentation






35. Simple maps to begin - instruct on simple symbols used - students construct a map






36. Two or more individuals reading aloud from the same text in unison to enhance oral reading fluency.






37. Two - vowel combinations where both vowels are heard - but not quite making their usual sounds because of the blending - i.e. - oy in TOY.






38. Teacher choose topic of study and identify process - students construct own investigation - determine needed resources - find answers and organize information






39. Writing






40. Process of understanding letters in text represent phonemes in speech






41. Identify words that don't belong in a set






42. Doubles - five facts - zeros and ones - nifty nines






43. Phonics instruction and whole language instruction - alphabetic principle - phonemic awareness - vocabulary - fluency - comprehension






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






45. Observe people - compare groups of people - researh human emotions - study human development






46. 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






47. Is the subconscious or subliminal - process by which individuals learn important things like language - prejudices - habits - social rules and behaviors. Accretion is a process where individuals are totally unaware that learning is taking place. Accr






48. Identify the word that remains when a phoneme is removed from an existing word






49. 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






50. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity