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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Amount of force a muscle can produce






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






3. 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






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






5. Connectionism






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






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






8. The notion that letters making a word have corresponding sounds - thus letters and sounds can be placed together to build words.






9. Integrates other subjects - promotes symbol systems - improves language - uses higher order thinking skills - allows creative self - expression - develops independence - self - concept and self confidence - encourages use of personal strengths - enha






10. 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%






11. Zone of proximal development






12. Alphabet knowledge - letter - sound correspondences - left - to - right directionality - word families - spelling patterns - phonics - word structures - irregular spellings - manipulating or building words






13. Body's ability to function efficiently and effectively






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






15. The joining of two or more consonant sounds - represented by letters that begins a word without losing the identity of the sounds - such as /bl/ in black - the joining of the first consonant and vowel sounds in a word - such as /b/ and /a/ in baby. T






16. Utilize primary sources - incorporate fiction - use of timelines






17. Motor development - body awareness - social adjustments and interaction






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






19. Determines a student's understanding and performance of specific criteria






20. Use language above abilities - repeat key words - slow speech rate - clearly articulate - avoid using difficult words - simplify materials






21. Experiential Learning






22. 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






23. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






24. Proposes that all children can learn when provided with the appropriate learning conditions in the classroom.






25. 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.






26. Sound games - syllable clapping - rhyming songs - poems - jokes and silly rhythms - pictures in books






27. Learning through experience






28. Explicit instruction in phonemic awareness - phonics instruction in context - learn when address reading and writing activities






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






30. Ruled that providing the same access to cirriculum - instruction - and material to students of LEP as is provided to English Dominante






31. Discrepant event - question - inquiry






32. Writing






33. Operant Conditioning






34. Congnitively demanding






35. Art






36. Eight stages of human development






37. Informal observation of student interacting with the evironment






38. Based on experiences they have and materials presented






39. Walking - running - hopping - leaping - sliding - galloping - skipping






40. Literal and figurative meanings of words - metaphors - similies - patterns of language






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






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






43. Direct instruction - model - guided practice - application






44. Assertive discipline






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






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






47. What a government is and how governments function - how rules are made and enforced - why government is necessary - democratic values and beleifs of civic life






48. A sequence of consonants before or after a vowel in a given syllable






49. Music






50. Symbols - scale - directions - and grid