Test your basic knowledge |

Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Changing one phoneme for another to make a new word






2. Used after inappropriate behavior occurs - ignore the behavior - use non - verbal interactions and person - to - person dialogue






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






4. 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






5. Drills and exercises






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






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






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






9. Assertive discipline






10. Daily assessment of a student's performance on the skills taught each day and used to modify instruction






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






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






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






14. 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






15. A Swiss biologist and psychologist constructed a model of child development and learning based on the idea that the developing child builds cognitive structures or mental maps - 'schemes -' or networked concepts for understanding and responding to ph






16. Used for specific uses of the language. People who do not want to travel abroad - but just need to read it.






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






18. Breaking a word into separate sounds and counting them






19. Quadrant of comprehensible input






20. Region/area - length - set






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






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






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






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






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






26. Topographical - projective - Euclidian






27. Need to know o be functionsl






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






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






30. Describe economic problems - alternatives - benefits and costs - identify consequences in changes of economic policies - analyze economic evidence






31. Integrates other subjects - promotes symbol systems - improves language - uses higher order thinking skills - allows creative self - expression - develops independence - self - concept and self confidence - encourages use of personal strengths - enha






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






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






34. 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%






35. Identify words that don't belong in a set






36. Walking - running - hopping - leaping - sliding - galloping - skipping






37. Body's ability to function efficiently and effectively






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






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






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






41. Events are formed by human perceptions of places and regions - events of past provide insights into climate - resources - ecosystems - and migration of humans - why certain events happened a certain way






42. Is the subconscious or subliminal - process by which individuals learn important things like language - prejudices - habits - social rules and behaviors. Accretion is a process where individuals are totally unaware that learning is taking place. Accr






43. A theory advanced by George A. Miller who stressed the idea that short - term memory could only hold 5-9 chunks of information (seven plus or minus two). The term chunk represents any meaningful unit (i.e. - digits - words - pictures - etc.). The con






44. Context embedded






45. How long can a muscle produce force






46. The joining of two or more consonant sounds - represented by letters that begins a word without losing the identity of the sounds - such as /bl/ in black - the joining of the first consonant and vowel sounds in a word - such as /b/ and /a/ in baby. T






47. Communicate at basic level in four disciplines - communicate proficiently in at least one art form - develop and present basic analysis of works of art






48. Construct understanding from the words






49. 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






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







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests