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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. State question - formulate hypothesis - describe variables - indicate controls - collect data - organize data - use mathematical applications - conclusion - enrichment activities






2. Word recognition - comprehension - and fluency






3. The part of a syllable (not a word) consisting of its vowel and any consonant sounds that come after it - the first vowel in a word along with all of the sounds that follow - for example - /- utterfly/ in 'butterfly.'






4. Events are formed by human perceptions of places and regions - events of past provide insights into climate - resources - ecosystems - and migration of humans - why certain events happened a certain way






5. The history or study of words.






6. 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.






7. 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






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






9. Determines student's ability to learn in a certain situation






10. Specific techniques that promote reading comprehension such as predicting and gaining word meanings from context






11. Discovering - simplifying - and applying patterns in scientific discovery






12. S manifested via structuring - patterning - and constructing meaning - understanding - and ideas that did not exist initially. This process involves insight - reflection - creative expression - and/or group interactions. This method of learning is de






13. A word that is easily recognized as a whole and does not require word analysis for identification or pronunciation - (i.e. - Dolch 220 Sight Vocabulary List).






14. Connectionism






15. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought






16. Art






17. Children learn through their observations of others






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






19. Consuming resources and altering natural patterns have consequences - building structures changes the region - reasons people compete for control - relationships of nature and people - carrying capacity - intended and unintended repercussions of huma






20. Students involved and motivated in learning process - children create situation of learning meaningful to them.






21. Direct instruction - inquiry based instruction - cooperative learning






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






23. Words that are spelled alike but have different sounds and meanings (bow and arrow vs. bow of a ship) .






24. 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.






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






26. A method of teaching reading by using the reader's own dictated language. This approach allows the reader to read words common to their environment.






27. Create classroom societies - study the market - prepare personal budgets - workforce education






28. A theory advanced by George A. Miller who stressed the idea that short - term memory could only hold 5-9 chunks of information (seven plus or minus two). The term chunk represents any meaningful unit (i.e. - digits - words - pictures - etc.). The con






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






30. Teaching reading and spelling that stresses basic symbol - sound relationships and their application in decoding words in beginning instruction.






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






32. The terms used to describe words whose pronunciations suggest their meaning (e.g. - meow - buzz - zoom).






33. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






34. Congnitively demanding






35. 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.






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






37. Complete a problem or project with an explanation for an answer






38. Body's capacity to maintain vigorous physical activity for a period of time






39. Positive initial experiences - moved from concrete to symbolic very slowly






40. Movement or equipment moves the child instead of child being in control






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






42. Solve realistic problems and completing projects using close to real - life situations






43. Ability to understand sound structure of language






44. Language Acquisition hypothesis






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






46. I.Input ----- II.Intake ------ III.Acquisitions ------ IV.Access ------ V.Output






47. 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.






48. Topographical - projective - Euclidian






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






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