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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Addiciton and subtraction without manipulatives or using fingers






2. 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






3. Children learn through their observations of others






4. standard spelling is the correct form for written documents.






5. Simple contextual tasks - connect meaning of fraction computation with whole - number computation - estimation and informal methods to develop strategies - explore each operation using manipulatives






6. Is an instructional approach that encourages students to work collaboratively as partners or in small groups on clearly defined tasks.






7. Theory of moral development






8. Context embedded






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






10. Microsystem - mesosystem - exosystem - macrosystem






11. Integrates the variable for selected investigation






12. Suggests that behavior is somewhat controlled by association and illustrated after a neutral stimulus accepts the eliciting properties of an unconditioned stimulus through the pairing of some unconditioned stimulus with the neutral stimulus.






13. Task analysis - guided practice at conclusion of leve - closure activity - homework as a form of practice - writing to express mathematical thinking - cooperative learning






14. 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






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






16. Credited to Carl Rogers who suggested that all human beings have a natural propensity to learn. The role of the teacher is to facilitate learning via: setting a positive classroom climate for learning; clarifying the purposes and rules; organizing an






17. Cognitive - behavioral - developmental - psychodynamic - sociological - ecological - eclectic






18. Students need to be given time to correct themselves. Teachers can be optimal (users monitor when to focus on form) - overusers (refer to conscious grammer all the time) - underusers(do not refer to grammer at all)

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19. Direct instruction - inquiry based instruction - cooperative learning






20. Proficiency of the academic Language






21. Facilitated nad guided by teacher - process of learning given to students - small group projets - experimental investigations






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






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






24. Refers to the observed results of the learners efforts






25. Simple maps to begin - instruct on simple symbols used - students construct a map






26. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






27. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






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






29. Zone of proximal development






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






31. Student names - nursery rhymes - sound games - read poems - sing songs - alphabet books - discuss words and sounds - word banks - point out consonants and vowels






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






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






34. Refers to the learner's ability to draw on his or her interlanguage system during communication






35. 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






36. Congitively undemanding






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






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






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






40. Stages of cognitive development






41. Provide lecture - deliver demonstrations - impart explanations of science topics






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






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






44. Blending an arts related activity with an academic subject activity






45. 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.






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






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






48. Stages of the ethic of care






49. Context reduced






50. Computers available and used throughout the world - students comfortable with electronic equipment - information readily available - electronics provides opportunities for investigation - learning needs can be addressed by use of technology - technol







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