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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Communicate at basic level in four disciplines - communicate proficiently in at least one art form - develop and present basic analysis of works of art






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






3. 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






4. Refers to the observed results of the learners efforts






5. Comprehending that sounds in language are represented by printed or written symbols






6. A minimal sound unit of speech that - when contrasted with another phoneme - affects the naming of words in a language - such as /b/ in book contrasts with /r/ in rook - /l/ in look. Phonemes are the smallest units of sound that change the meanings o






7. S manifested via structuring - patterning - and constructing meaning - understanding - and ideas that did not exist initially. This process involves insight - reflection - creative expression - and/or group interactions. This method of learning is de






8. The flow and the structures of a conversation or topics within






9. Utilize primary sources - incorporate fiction - use of timelines






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






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






12. Children learn through their observations of others






13. The study of the nature and use of symbols in a writing system; correct or standardized spelling according to established usage in a given language.






14. What a government is and how governments function - how rules are made and enforced - why government is necessary - democratic values and beleifs of civic life






15. Includes systems of factual knowledge - values - and cultural conventions. 2.) Language Schemata - includes sentence structure - grammatical inflections - spelling - punctuation - vocabulary - and cohesive structures. 3.)Textual Schemata - includes t

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16. Field trips to community entities - various technology - study economic systems - build skills in areas of communication






17. Create classroom societies - study the market - prepare personal budgets - workforce education






18. Print knowledge - emergent writing - linguistic awareness






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






20. Theory of moral development






21. Specific techniques that promote reading comprehension such as predicting and gaining word meanings from context






22. Identify and define a problem - identify and define values - predict consequences and outcomes - reach decision - justify decision - if needed alter decision






23. Systems - order and organization - evidence - models and explanation - change - constancy and measurement - evolution - equilibrium and cycles - form - function and structure






24. Different types of manipulatives - various strategies - situations that reflect real life situations






25. Fitness concepts of muscular strength and flexibility - development of specific skill exercises






26. You give a list of vocabulary words in L2. Classes are taught in L1.






27. Understand relationships of places to one another - distribution of resources throughout the world - how use of goods influence people who consume them - how decisions people make shape present and future - places change over time






28. A theory of animal and human learning that focuses on observable behaviors and ignores psychological activities.






29. One - more - than and two - more - than facts - zero facts - doubles - near - doubles - make ten facts






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






31. Recogize separate sounds in words






32. Development of spoken language system






33. Discovery learning and constructivism






34. Follow the child






35. Class newsletter - classroom management system - individual service projects - discuss public issues - participate in elections - school councils - create logo - motto or rules for class






36. Taught gradually in the context of meaningful reading






37. Self - paced instruction - mentoring - ability grouping - compacting - telescoping - tiered lessons






38. The concept that written language is comprised of letters that represent sounds in spoken words






39. Cognative Academic Language Learning Approach






40. Help define what art education should provide and to ensure that schools support the arts






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






42. Formal measure of tests to evaluate student ability to acquire skills






43. 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






44. Language acquisition - oral vocabulary and usage - reading comprehension skills






45. Refers to the learner's ability to draw on his or her interlanguage system during communication






46. Learning through experience






47. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






48. Music and songs - poetry and rhymes - games and puzzles






49. The cognitive process where information from the environment is integrated into existing schematato use and apply recently learned knowledge into one's thought pattern in solving problems.






50. Movements and skills carried out with intensified instinctive actions