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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. 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






2. Avoid stereotypical content - specify historical periods - variety of resources - diverse information






3. Face to face conversation






4. Evaluation that comes at the conclusion of an educational program or instructional sequence.






5. Lower level questioning






6. Physical education






7. Stages of the ethic of care






8. Formal measure of tests to evaluate student ability to acquire skills






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






10. Improving social skills through the use of appropriate behaviors






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






12. Learners find it easier to to acquire patterns that confrom to linguistic universals than those that do not.






13. 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






14. Spatial - one and two more - one and two less - anchors - part - part - whole






15. 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.






16. 1. understand the problem - 2. determine essential information - 3. make a plan - 4. follow the plan - 5. check the answer






17. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






18. 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






19. Communicate at basic level in four disciplines - communicate proficiently in at least one art form - develop and present basic analysis of works of art






20. Advance organizer






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






22. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






23. Individual's basic understanding of numbers and operations and how to apply this knowledge to solve dilemmas and make decisions about mathematical problems and concepts






24. Drills and exercises






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






26. Observe people - compare groups of people - researh human emotions - study human development






27. Gain information from text - improve communication - increase pleasure






28. Discovery learning and constructivism






29. 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






30. Based on experiences they have and materials presented






31. Learners must be exposed to messages a little bit beyond proficiency


32. Comprehending that sounds in language are represented by printed or written symbols






33. One - more - than and two - more - than facts - zero facts - doubles - near - doubles - make ten facts






34. Follow the child






35. Informal observation - authentic assessment - formal observation - testing






36. Children develop motor skills at different rates - child's ates doesn't predict motor ability but obtained through use and practice - children develop motor skills through play






37. Process of understanding letters in text represent phonemes in speech






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






39. Analysis of information - formation of opinions and actions taken. critical thinking and cultural pluralism






40. Refers to the process by which te learners incorporates new learner incorporates new learning item into his or her developing system or interlanguage.






41. Determines student progress and performance based on lessons presented in curriculum






42. An attachment to the end or beginningof base or root words. A generic term that describes prefixes and suffixes word parts 'fixed to' either the beginnings of words (prefixes) or the ending of words (suffixes). For example - the word disrespectfulhas






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






44. Two or more individuals reading aloud from the same text in unison to enhance oral reading fluency.






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






46. 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.






47. Number sense - counting objects - comparing - classifying objects - sets - exploring sets - number patterns






48. Predict outcomes - create questions - monitor understanding - clarify - connect






49. Collection of completed student work selected by the student and the teacher






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