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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






2. Face to face conversation






3. Literal and figurative meanings of words - metaphors - similies - patterns of language






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






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






6. Multiplication and beginning division






7. A technique to examine students' collective abilities via real - world challenges that requires them to apply their relevant skills and knowledge.






8. Breaking a word into separate sounds and counting them






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






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






11. 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






12. Anecdotal records and checklists to record students being observed doing tasks






13. Movement more controlled and skill repeatd in similar manner everytime it's demonstrated






14. Modeling






15. Gain information from text - improve communication - increase pleasure






16. A minimal sound unit of speech that - when contrasted with another phoneme - affects the naming of words in a language - such as /b/ in book contrasts with /r/ in rook - /l/ in look. Phonemes are the smallest units of sound that change the meanings o






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






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






19. Children learn through their observations of others






20. Based on experiences they have and materials presented






21. Specific techniques that promote reading comprehension such as predicting and gaining word meanings from context






22. Word forms and another component of syntax. Morphemes are also the smallest meaningful units in language and word parts that could also change the meaning of a word.






23. Learning through experience






24. Determined amount of fat cells in comparison to the amount of lean cells within a person's body mass






25. The teacher remains mainly silent - to give students the space they need to learn to talk. In this approach - it is assumed that the students' previous experience of learning from their mother tongue will contribute to learning the new foreign langua






26. Print knowledge - emergent writing - linguistic awareness






27. Math word problems






28. Language acquisition - oral vocabulary and usage - reading comprehension skills






29. Topographical - projective - Euclidian






30. Determines student's ability to learn in a certain situation






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






32. 'if so - how?' In short - metacognition is simply the process of 'thinking about thinking.' In fact - good readers use metacognition before they read anythingin order to help them clarify their purpose for reading and to preview the text.






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






34. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought






35. Mapping






36. 30-60 minutes of physical activities on all days - 60 minutes of free play per day - daily activities with 10-15 minutes of moderate action






37. Operant Conditioning






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






39. Addiction and subtraction usage on worksheets and timed tests






40. Recogize separate sounds in words






41. Drills and exercises






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






43. Congnitively demanding






44. 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






45. Is a strategy where experienced readers provide structure via modeling strategies in order to move beginning readers towards independence.






46. A sequence of consonants before or after a vowel in a given syllable






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






48. Positive initial experiences - moved from concrete to symbolic very slowly






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






50. Credited with coining the Multiple Intelligences Theory which is a pluralized way of understanding the intellect. Researchers believe that each person's level of intelligence is made up of autonomous faculties that can work individually or in concert