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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. 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.






2. Unusual phenomenon demostrated or described to students






3. Multiple intelligences






4. Operant Conditioning






5. Hierarchy of needs






6. Constructivist theory is a general framework for instruction based upon the study of cognition. Constructivism is based on the belief that children construct meaning from their experiences - and are not just passive receivers of information. Much of






7. 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






8. Face to face conversation






9. 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






10. Symbols - scale - directions - and grid






11. How long can a muscle produce force






12. Begin working with decimals






13. Consuming resources and altering natural patterns have consequences - building structures changes the region - reasons people compete for control - relationships of nature and people - carrying capacity - intended and unintended repercussions of huma






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






15. Informal observation - authentic assessment - formal observation - testing






16. Art






17. Standardized reading test - portfolios - profile - performance task - anecdotal records






18. Physical and human characteristics of certain places and regions - human relationships that exist and hwo they function in places and regions - similarities and differences of diverse places and regions






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






20. Congnitively demanding






21. Direct instruction - inquiry based instruction - cooperative learning






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






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






24. Map skills and spatial organization of the world - places and regions of the world - physical and human systems - environment and society - uses of geography






25. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought






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






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






28. Ability to understand sound structure of language






29. Stages of the ethic of care






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






31. Preproduction - early production - speech emergence - intermediate fluency

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32. 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).






33. Choice/control theory






34. Lower level questioning






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






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






37. Blending an arts related activity with an academic subject activity






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






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






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






41. Convert letters into sound sequences and blend sounds to form words






42. Music






43. Improving social skills through the use of appropriate behaviors






44. 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






45. Learners find it easier to to acquire patterns that confrom to linguistic universals than those that do not.






46. Precontrol - control - utilization - proficiency






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






48. 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.






49. Multiplication and beginning division






50. Refers to the observed results of the learners efforts