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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. I.Input ----- II.Intake ------ III.Acquisitions ------ IV.Access ------ V.Output






2. Determines a student's understanding and performance of specific criteria






3. Learners must be exposed to messages a little bit beyond proficiency

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4. Informal measurement based on observation of student work or performance






5. Based on experiences they have and materials presented






6. Ability of a joint to move through its range of motion






7. Ruled that providing the same access to cirriculum - instruction - and material to students of LEP as is provided to English Dominante






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






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






10. 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






11. Zone of proximal development






12. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






13. Cognative Academic Language Learning Approach






14. Addiciton and subtraction without manipulatives or using fingers






15. Symbols - scale - directions - and grid






16. Organizing data - problem solving - comparing and contrasting - model building - planning - forecasting - decision making






17. Teaching students to use their own thinking processes to solve problems.






18. Aerobic and basic skills - recreation activities and formal sports - cardiovascular activities






19. Motor development - body awareness - social adjustments and interaction






20. Read aloud to class - student oral reading periods - shared reading - sustained silent reading






21. Genre - content - structure - language of text - prior knowledge






22. Multiplication and beginning division






23. Word recognition - comprehension - and fluency






24. Students need to be given time to correct themselves. Teachers can be optimal (users monitor when to focus on form) - overusers (refer to conscious grammer all the time) - underusers(do not refer to grammer at all)

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25. 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






26. 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






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






28. An attachment to the end or beginningof base or root words. A generic term that describes prefixes and suffixes word parts 'fixed to' either the beginnings of words (prefixes) or the ending of words (suffixes). For example - the word disrespectfulhas






29. Alphabet knowledge - letter - sound correspondences - left - to - right directionality - word families - spelling patterns - phonics - word structures - irregular spellings - manipulating or building words






30. Ideas - organization - voice - word choice - sentence fluency - conventions






31. Provides a body of student work -- essentially - a portfolio -- that can be used to evaluate student performance over time.






32. Amount of force a muscle can produce






33. How government works - ways to change society for the better - value - based decision making - analyze social settings and conditions - define key political issues






34. Enjoys science - participates in additional science activities - inquires about science topics - curious about topic - displays verbal skills - wants more time to participate






35. Ability of a student to control his physical self - personal movements - recognize spatial conditions - and develop body - space relationships






36. Level of readiness must be reached to learn






37. Face to face conversation






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






39. Body's capacity to maintain vigorous physical activity for a period of time






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






41. L1 is never used. Everything is done in target language.






42. 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






43. Behaviors and conditions to ensure proper health - instill skills to use behaviors - teach attitudes - values and knowledge of behaviors - provide opportunities to practice skills






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






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






46. Learning through experience






47. Meaningful context - acceptance of all learners - flexible structure - supportive classroom - integration - focused expectations - context skill development - collaboration and scaffolding - authentic assessments






48. Was concerned with how student the classroom environment affected learning.






49. 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.






50. Precontrol - control - utilization - proficiency