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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Number sense - counting objects - comparing - classifying objects - sets - exploring sets - number patterns






2. Motivation is the primary determinant of L2 proficiency;The more motivated you are the better you will perform






3. Precontrol - control - utilization - proficiency






4. 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






5. Advance organizer






6. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






7. Mapping






8. Body's ability to function efficiently and effectively






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






10. Hierarchy of needs






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






12. Learning is formal knowledge(rules) - acquistion - at the subconsious level (child's acquiring his first language).


13. 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






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






15. What a government is and does - values of American democracy - role of Constitution - relationship of US to other nations - responsibilities of US citizen






16. Addiciton and subtraction without manipulatives or using fingers






17. Word recognition - comprehension - and fluency






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






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






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






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






22. Provide lecture - deliver demonstrations - impart explanations of science topics






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






24. Reading






25. Precommunicative - semiphonetic - phonetic - transitional - correct






26. The concept that written language is comprised of letters that represent sounds in spoken words






27. Explicit instruction for using letter - sound relationships during the reading of connected text to sight read new words






28. Language student's will emerge naturally whey they are given the opprotunity and need (motivation) to speak in a non - coercive/low anxiety situations.


29. Level of readiness must be reached to learn






30. Based on experiences they have and materials presented






31. Zone of proximal development






32. Students learn by building on prior knowledge and by doing






33. 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






34. Ideas - organization - voice - word choice - sentence fluency - conventions






35. Microsystem - mesosystem - exosystem - macrosystem






36. Cognative Academic Language Learning Approach






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






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






39. Stages of cognitive development






40. Assertive discipline






41. Funds of knowledge






42. 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






43. Formal measure that evaluates a student on a subject area by answering specific questions






44. Pattern - regularity - reasons for spatial organization






45. Identify ELL's - design an effective program reflective of their needs - employ appropriate ESL or bilingual personell or both - align ELL's to state and local content standards - and to provide ongoing authentic assessment






46. Visualization - analysis - informal deduction - deduction - rigor






47. 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.






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






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






50. Fitness concepts of muscular strength and flexibility - development of specific skill exercises