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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Collection of completed student work selected by the student and the teacher






2. Context embedded






3. The study of the meaning in language and the analysis of the meanings of words - phrases - sentences.






4. Tends to be more relevant to students and it appears to be the conscious choice of how students want to learn. This approach involves self - instruction - experimenting - inquiry - exploring - and general curiosity. Acquisition accounts for about 20%






5. Refers to language sources that are used to initiate the language process






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






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






8. 1. understand the problem - 2. determine essential information - 3. make a plan - 4. follow the plan - 5. check the answer






9. Two letters that represent one speech sound - as EA in BREAD - CH in CHAT - or NG in SING.






10. Counting to 100






11. Read aloud - children talk about story - independent reading center - environmental print - alphabet and word games






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






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






14. An ability to sound ot new words or to interpret a word from print to speech through the skill of sound - symbol correspondence






15. 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






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






17. Avoid stereotypical content - specify historical periods - variety of resources - diverse information






18. Reading






19. Involves the ability to: research & explore - question & analyze - and make changes to both lessons and curriculum based on learning results experienced in the classroom.






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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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.






25. Provide a sequence of spoken phonemes and form a new word






26. Changing one phoneme for another to make a new word






27. Determine student learning from thinking processes - formation of ideas - and development of skills in creative and factual writing






28. Proposes that all children can learn when provided with the appropriate learning conditions in the classroom.






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






30. Begins to understand letter - sound correspondence






31. Work with units and tens - learning place value strategies






32. Face to face conversation






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

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






35. 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






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






37. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






38. Emotional variables such as anxiety - motivation and self confidence play a part in language aquisition






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






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






41. 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






42. Predict outcomes - create questions - monitor understanding - clarify - connect






43. Context reduced






44. 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






45. Physical education






46. Addiciton and subtraction without manipulatives or using fingers






47. Data analysis - manipulatives - graphing data - interpretation of data






48. 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.






49. Construct understanding from the words






50. 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







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