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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Formal tool measuring student proficiency of a subject area already learned






2. Multiplication and beginning division






3. In the classroom the teacher and students take on roles similar to that of the parent and child respectively. Students must respond physically to the words of the teacher. The activity may be a simple game such as Simon Says or may involve more compl






4. Three levels of culture






5. What a government is and does - values of American democracy - role of Constitution - relationship of US to other nations - responsibilities of US citizen






6. Learning is formal knowledge(rules) - acquistion - at the subconsious level (child's acquiring his first language).

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7. Understand basic economic concepts and issues - recite economic facts about the US - explain historical events from economic perspective - trace historical economic patterns - compare economic systems - make decisions and realize decisions affect sel






8. Integrates the variable for selected investigation






9. Precommunicative - semiphonetic - phonetic - transitional - correct






10. Physical and human characteristics of certain places and regions - human relationships that exist and hwo they function in places and regions - similarities and differences of diverse places and regions






11. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






12. Challenged in math instruction - qualified teachers - primary standards - utilize and apply number - algebra - geometry - measurement and statistics concepts - activities related to math content - meaningful to students and integrated with other subj






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






14. Addiciton and subtraction without manipulatives or using fingers






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






16. 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.






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






18. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






19. How government works - ways to change society for the better - value - based decision making - analyze social settings and conditions - define key political issues






20. An approach to reading instruction focusing on reading for meaning and the integration of the four aspects of language reading - writing - listening - and speaking.






21. Classical conditioning






22. Direct instruction - inquiry based instruction - cooperative learning






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






24. Concrete - visual representation of something that cannot otherwise be seen






25. Identify and define a problem - identify and define values - predict consequences and outcomes - reach decision - justify decision - if needed alter decision






26. Discovery learning and constructivism






27. There is a connection between language function and neural anatomy - focusing on the right and left hemisphere. There is a focus of specific aspects of SLA: age differences;fossilization;pattern practice in classroom SLA.






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






29. Microsystem - mesosystem - exosystem - macrosystem






30. Gradually - experiment with numbers - visualize numbers - use numbers - understand number relationships






31. Models or visual examples of the information






32. Music






33. Observe people - compare groups of people - researh human emotions - study human development






34. Funds of knowledge






35. Formal measure that evaluates a student on a subject area by answering specific questions






36. classroom teacher supports student development with the writing process. Students are required to write sentences or passages while the teacher guides the process and instruction through conferences and minilessons.






37. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






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






39. 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.






40. Direct instruction - model - guided practice - application






41. Physical education






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






44. Recognize and name letters of the alphabet - print knowledge - phonemic awareness






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






46. Two or more individuals reading aloud from the same text in unison to enhance oral reading fluency.






47. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






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






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






50. A strategy where the teacher reads a line or passage with good expression - and calls on students to read it back. This is a good technique to use with Emergent Readers to help them build reading fluency.