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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Learners must be exposed to messages a little bit beyond proficiency

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2. Discovery learning and constructivism






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






4. Operant conditioning






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






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






7. Follow the child






8. Map skills and spatial organization of the world - places and regions of the world - physical and human systems - environment and society - uses of geography






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






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






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






12. Determine student learning from thinking processes - formation of ideas - and development of skills in creative and factual writing






13. Math word problems






14. 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






15. 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






16. Precommunicative - semiphonetic - phonetic - transitional - correct






17. Based on experiences they have and materials presented






18. Integrates the variable for selected investigation






19. Choice/control theory






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






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






22. Understand basic economic concepts and issues - recite economic facts about the US - explain historical events from economic perspective - trace historical economic patterns - compare economic systems - make decisions and realize decisions affect sel






23. Spatial awareness - effort - and peer relationships developed through movement concepts and skill themes






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






25. Involves the ability to: research & explore - question & analyze - and make changes to both lessons and curriculum based on learning results experienced in the classroom.






26. Learning the lingusitic rules will help you develope competence of the new language






27. Used prior to occurence of inappropriate behavior - use positive interaction - elimiate differential treatment - and prompting






28. Phonics instruction and whole language instruction - alphabetic principle - phonemic awareness - vocabulary - fluency - comprehension






29. Standardized reading test - portfolios - profile - performance task - anecdotal records






30. An ability to sound ot new words or to interpret a word from print to speech through the skill of sound - symbol correspondence






31. Learning through experience






32. Precontrol - control - utilization - proficiency






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






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






35. Coined by B.F. Skinner - is based upon the premise that learning is a function of change in overt behavior. The change in behavior is a result of the student's response to events (stimuli) occurring in one's environment. A response produces a consequ






36. A strategy taught to help students use parts of words they have learned to attack words that are unfamiliar






37. The use of words peculiar to a particular language with a meaning that differs from typical syntactic patterns or from the literal meaning of its parts taken together. Some examples of idiomatic expressions would include - 'John kicked the bucket' me






38. The study of the nature and use of symbols in a writing system; correct or standardized spelling according to established usage in a given language.






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






40. Aid student in traveling or moving some distance - fundamental skill for accessing home - school and community






41. Comprehension of scientific concepts - appreciation of scientific knowledge - understanding nature of science - acquisition of skills to become independent thinkers






42. A theory of animal and human learning that focuses on observable behaviors and ignores psychological activities.






43. Taught gradually in the context of meaningful reading






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






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






46. 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.






47. Promotes understanding of alphabetic principles and relationship between phonemes and graphemes






48. Influences from home - school - and community affect how well the student will learn






49. Classical conditioning






50. The teacher remains mainly silent - to give students the space they need to learn to talk. In this approach - it is assumed that the students' previous experience of learning from their mother tongue will contribute to learning the new foreign langua