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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
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1. Amount of force a muscle can produce






2. Pattern - regularity - reasons for spatial organization






3. 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).






4. Formal standardized evaluation comparing a student to other peers in the same age group






5. Used prior to occurence of inappropriate behavior - use positive interaction - elimiate differential treatment - and prompting






6. State question - formulate hypothesis - describe variables - indicate controls - collect data - organize data - use mathematical applications - conclusion - enrichment activities






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






8. Context embedded






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






10. Sound games - syllable clapping - rhyming songs - poems - jokes and silly rhythms - pictures in books






11. Understand basic economic concepts and issues - recite economic facts about the US - explain historical events from economic perspective - trace historical economic patterns - compare economic systems - make decisions and realize decisions affect sel






12. Breaking a word into separate sounds and counting them






13. The structural (grammar) organization of English that regulates how words are combined into sentences. Word order is important in English and during the pre - school years - children learn to understand - ask questions - construct statements - and ma






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






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






16. Discovery learning and constructivism






17. Determines student progress and performance based on lessons presented in curriculum






18. Collect information about a student to use in assessment throughout the period of instruction






19. Motivation is the primary determinant of L2 proficiency;The more motivated you are the better you will perform






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






21. Construct understanding from the words






22. Need to know o be functionsl






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






24. Learning the lingusitic rules will help you develope competence of the new language






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






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






27. Funds of knowledge






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






29. 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






30. The initial creative stage of writing - prior to drafting - in which the writer formulates ideas - gathers information - organizes or plans.






31. Subtraction as think - addition - subtraction facts with sums to 10 - sums greater than 10






32. Solve realistic problems and completing projects using close to real - life situations






33. Multiplication and beginning division






34. Advance organizer






35. Identify words in print - which is vocabulary development






36. Families and schools - cities - state - federal government - ancient and foreign governments






37. 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






38. (1849-1936) discovered 'conditioning' and initially believed that all behavior was reflexive. Pavlov thought that all learning - whether the elicited responses in animals - or of highly conceptual behaviors in humans was due to the mechanisms of clas






39. Concrete - visual representation of something that cannot otherwise be seen






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






41. Complete a problem or project with an explanation for an answer






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






43. Students involved and motivated in learning process - children create situation of learning meaningful to them.






44. Is a metaphoric term used by Vygotsky to show how parents and teachers provide temporary assistance to children/students by modeling appropriate behavior or skills. In the classroom - teachers model or demonstrate specific strategies and gradually sh






45. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






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






47. Context reduced






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






49. Aid student in traveling or moving some distance - fundamental skill for accessing home - school and community






50. Proficiency of the academic Language