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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. 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.






2. Face to face conversation






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






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






5. Understands conventional alternative for sounds and structure of words






6. 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






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






8. Operant conditioning






9. Help define what art education should provide and to ensure that schools support the arts






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






11. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






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






13. 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.






14. A technique to examine students' collective abilities via real - world challenges that requires them to apply their relevant skills and knowledge.






15. Creating arts - arts as inquiry - arts in context






16. The reader at the beginning stages of learning to read and developing an association of print with meaning. During this stage of reading development - children engage in reading play and retelling familiar stories from memory and using pictures to ma






17. Integrates the variable for selected investigation






18. 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






19. That subset of the input that is comprehended and attended to in some way.






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






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






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






23. Knowing the basic concepts about written words






24. Numbers and operations - algebra - geometry - measurement - data analysis and probability - problem solving - reasining and proof - communicatins - connections - representations






25. Discovery learning and constructivism






26. Visualization - analysis - informal deduction - deduction - rigor






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






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






29. 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%






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






31. Based on experiences they have and materials presented






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






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






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






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






36. Initiates investigation - investigates questions - discusses processes - presents ideas - challenges ideas - uses resources - uses prediction






37. Language acquisition - oral vocabulary and usage - reading comprehension skills






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






39. 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






40. Anecdotal records and checklists to record students being observed doing tasks






41. Math word problems






42. 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






43. The process of adapting a new culture;the new langage is seen as tied to the way the learners community and the target language community view one another.






44. Behaviors and conditions to ensure proper health - instill skills to use behaviors - teach attitudes - values and knowledge of behaviors - provide opportunities to practice skills






45. Provides a body of student work -- essentially - a portfolio -- that can be used to evaluate student performance over time.






46. 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






47. An ability to sound ot new words or to interpret a word from print to speech through the skill of sound - symbol correspondence






48. Daily assessment of a student's performance on the skills taught each day and used to modify instruction






49. Addiction and subtraction usage on worksheets and timed tests






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






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