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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Explicit instruction in phonemic awareness - phonics instruction in context - learn when address reading and writing activities






2. Large group activity everyone does same experiment - inquiry not a part of learning process






3. Based on experiences they have and materials presented






4. Families and schools - cities - state - federal government - ancient and foreign governments






5. Eight stages of human development






6. Particularly the vowels - to spell many of the sounds. Sounds are called phonemes - and represented in print - and Graphemes are letter combinations.






7. Pre - place - value - more and less - doubling or near doubling






8. Formal tool measuring student proficiency of a subject area already learned






9. 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






10. Improving social skills through the use of appropriate behaviors






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






12. Congitively undemanding






13. An outdated reading strategy that attempts to teach students to read by having them follow other students in reading specific passages of text identified by the teacher. This technique is not recommended because it hampers reading fluency - its borin






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






15. Amount of force a muscle can produce






16. 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






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






18. 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.






19. Context reduced






20. Music






21. Stages of the ethic of care






22. Study of social - political - and cultural values and their impact on scientific research and techological innovation as well as society - politics and culture as a whole






23. Determine student learning from thinking processes - formation of ideas - and development of skills in creative and factual writing






24. 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.






25. Writing






26. Ability of a joint to move through its range of motion






27. Refers to the observed results of the learners efforts






28. Modeling






29. Reading






30. Begin working with decimals






31. Use of place value and hundreds and thousands






32. Large muscle skill development - little formal organization - lifestyle activities






33. Convert letters into sound sequences and blend sounds to form words






34. Rhyming and alliteration - sentence segmentation - syllable blending and segmentation - onset rime - blending and segmentation - phoneme blending and segmentation






35. Proficiency of the academic Language






36. Identify words that don't belong in a set






37. 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.






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






39. Children learn through their observations of others






40. The flow and the structures of a conversation or topics within






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






42. Lower level questioning






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






44. 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.






45. Multiple intelligences






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






47. Identify the word that remains when a phoneme is removed from an existing word






48. 'with - it - ness'






49. Math word problems






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