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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Families and schools - cities - state - federal government - ancient and foreign governments






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






3. Students analyze letter sound relationships from learned words to those not familiar while not pronouncing sounds in isolation






4. Writing






5. Stages of the ethic of care






6. 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






7. (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






8. 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






9. Development of spoken language system






10. Music






11. 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.






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






13. Coined by Piaget to identify a process that regulates tension between assimilation (information) and accommodation (learning). Equilibration implies that individuals learn through experiences somewhat different from previous experiences. Thus - their






14. Make new words by adding a phoneme to a word






15. Follow the child






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






17. Explicit instruction for using letter - sound relationships during the reading of connected text to sight read new words






18. Ability of a student to control his physical self - personal movements - recognize spatial conditions - and develop body - space relationships






19. Influences from home - school - and community affect how well the student will learn






20. Doubles - five facts - zeros and ones - nifty nines






21. Three levels of culture






22. One - more - than and two - more - than facts - zero facts - doubles - near - doubles - make ten facts






23. Region/area - length - set






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






25. A device - such as a formula or rhyme - used as an aid in remembering.






26. Begins to understand letter - sound correspondence






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






28. Body's capacity to maintain vigorous physical activity for a period of time






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






30. Utilize primary sources - incorporate fiction - use of timelines






31. Analysis of information - formation of opinions and actions taken. critical thinking and cultural pluralism






32. Topographical - projective - Euclidian






33. Children develop motor skills at different rates - child's ates doesn't predict motor ability but obtained through use and practice - children develop motor skills through play






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






35. 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.






36. 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






37. Ruled that providing the same access to cirriculum - instruction - and material to students of LEP as is provided to English Dominante






38. Learners must be exposed to messages a little bit beyond proficiency

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39. 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






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






41. 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






42. Field trips to government facilities - scenarios for useful problem solving - discuss and debate current events






43. Developmentally appropriate practice - integration - scaffolding - cooperative learning - questioning - task analysis - content enhancements - graphic organizers - wait time - peer tutoring - student responses - instructional pacing - feedback






44. Counting to 100






45. The part of a syllable (not a word) consisting of its vowel and any consonant sounds that come after it - the first vowel in a word along with all of the sounds that follow - for example - /- utterfly/ in 'butterfly.'






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






47. The cognitive process where information from the environment is integrated into existing schematato use and apply recently learned knowledge into one's thought pattern in solving problems.






48. Steer children into the practice of becoming physically active throughout their lifetimes - improve academic achievement and ability to gain knowledge






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






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