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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Face to face conversation






2. Refers to the process by which te learners incorporates new learner incorporates new learning item into his or her developing system or interlanguage.






3. Cognative Academic Language Learning Approach






4. Need to know o be functionsl






5. Teaching them know how to learn on their own based on their prior knowledge






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






7. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






8. 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






9. Experiential Learning






10. Precontrol - control - utilization - proficiency






11. Music






12. Based on the idea that learning is habit formation (drills) and the best way to learn in memorization taught through repetative drills. Little or no grammatical explanations are provided. Teacher can speak in native language - but students are discou






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






14. Proficiency of the academic Language






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






16. State question - formulate hypothesis - describe variables - indicate controls - collect data - organize data - use mathematical applications - conclusion - enrichment activities






17. 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






18. Phonemic awareness - word recognition - phonics - comprehension - fluency






19. Language Acquisition hypothesis






20. Amount of force a muscle can produce






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






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






23. Constructivist theory is a general framework for instruction based upon the study of cognition. Constructivism is based on the belief that children construct meaning from their experiences - and are not just passive receivers of information. Much of






24. Individual's basic understanding of numbers and operations and how to apply this knowledge to solve dilemmas and make decisions about mathematical problems and concepts






25. Parts of words in the spoken language smaller than syllables






26. 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






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






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






29. Development of spoken language system






30. Self - paced instruction - mentoring - ability grouping - compacting - telescoping - tiered lessons






31. Two letters that represent one speech sound - as EA in BREAD - CH in CHAT - or NG in SING.






32. Math word problems






33. Integrates the variable for selected investigation






34. Different types of manipulatives - various strategies - situations that reflect real life situations






35. Two - vowel combinations where both vowels are heard - but not quite making their usual sounds because of the blending - i.e. - oy in TOY.






36. Mapping






37. Grammatical structures need not be the center of cirriculum organization. Certain rules are acquired before others.

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38. Quadrant of comprehensible input






39. Promotes understanding of alphabetic principles and relationship between phonemes and graphemes






40. Phonemic awareness instruction - phonics - spelling - reading fluency - grammar - writing - reading comprehension strategies






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






42. 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%






43. 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






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






45. Direct instruction - inquiry based instruction - cooperative learning






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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.






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