Test your basic knowledge |

Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Simple contextual tasks - connect meaning of fraction computation with whole - number computation - estimation and informal methods to develop strategies - explore each operation using manipulatives






2. 'with - it - ness'






3. standard spelling is the correct form for written documents.






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






9. Found that although environment causes behavior - behavior also causes environment as well. Bandura labeled this concept reciprocal determinism -'both the world the individual's behavior 'cause' affect each other. Bandura is considered a 'father' of






10. Determined amount of fat cells in comparison to the amount of lean cells within a person's body mass






11. Uses symbols from the alphabet but no knowledge of letter - sound correspondence






12. Genre - content - structure - language of text - prior knowledge






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






14. Teacher choose topic of study and identify process - students construct own investigation - determine needed resources - find answers and organize information






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






16. Refers to language sources that are used to initiate the language process






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






18. 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






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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






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






24. Refers to the learner's ability to draw on his or her interlanguage system during communication






25. There is a connection between language function and neural anatomy - focusing on the right and left hemisphere. There is a focus of specific aspects of SLA: age differences;fossilization;pattern practice in classroom SLA.






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






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






28. Ongoing evaluation during an instructional sequence to allow midstream adaptation and improvement of the project.






29. Blending an arts related activity with an academic subject activity






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






31. Congitively undemanding






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






33. 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






34. Is an instructional approach that encourages students to work collaboratively as partners or in small groups on clearly defined tasks.






35. Cognative Academic Language Learning Approach






36. Precontrol - control - utilization - proficiency






37. Word recognition - comprehension - and fluency






38. 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






39. Is a metaphoric term used by Vygotsky to show how parents and teachers provide temporary assistance to children/students by modeling appropriate behavior or skills. In the classroom - teachers model or demonstrate specific strategies and gradually sh






40. A minimal sound unit of speech that - when contrasted with another phoneme - affects the naming of words in a language - such as /b/ in book contrasts with /r/ in rook - /l/ in look. Phonemes are the smallest units of sound that change the meanings o






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






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






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






44. Learning through experience






45. Formal standardized evaluation comparing a student to other peers in the same age group






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






47. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






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






49. Zone of proximal development






50. You give a list of vocabulary words in L2. Classes are taught in L1.