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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. (1849-1936) discovered 'conditioning' and initially believed that all behavior was reflexive. Pavlov thought that all learning - whether the elicited responses in animals - or of highly conceptual behaviors in humans was due to the mechanisms of clas






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






3. Make new words by adding a phoneme to a word






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






5. Class newsletter - classroom management system - individual service projects - discuss public issues - participate in elections - school councils - create logo - motto or rules for class






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






7. Classical conditioning






8. Word recognition - comprehension - and fluency






9. 30-60 minutes of physical activities on all days - 60 minutes of free play per day - daily activities with 10-15 minutes of moderate action






10. Initiates investigation - investigates questions - discusses processes - presents ideas - challenges ideas - uses resources - uses prediction






11. Includes systems of factual knowledge - values - and cultural conventions. 2.) Language Schemata - includes sentence structure - grammatical inflections - spelling - punctuation - vocabulary - and cohesive structures. 3.)Textual Schemata - includes t

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12. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






13. 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.






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






15. Level of readiness must be reached to learn






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






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






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






19. Follow the child






20. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought






21. 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






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






23. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






24. Challenged in math instruction - qualified teachers - primary standards - utilize and apply number - algebra - geometry - measurement and statistics concepts - activities related to math content - meaningful to students and integrated with other subj






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






26. Theory of moral development






27. 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.






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






29. Simple maps to begin - instruct on simple symbols used - students construct a map






30. Student names - nursery rhymes - sound games - read poems - sing songs - alphabet books - discuss words and sounds - word banks - point out consonants and vowels






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






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






33. Ability of a student to control his physical self - personal movements - recognize spatial conditions - and develop body - space relationships






34. Body's ability to function efficiently and effectively






35. Operant Conditioning






36. Credited to Carl Rogers who suggested that all human beings have a natural propensity to learn. The role of the teacher is to facilitate learning via: setting a positive classroom climate for learning; clarifying the purposes and rules; organizing an






37. Students need to be given time to correct themselves. Teachers can be optimal (users monitor when to focus on form) - overusers (refer to conscious grammer all the time) - underusers(do not refer to grammer at all)

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38. Need to know o be functionsl






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






40. An approach to reading instruction focusing on reading for meaning and the integration of the four aspects of language reading - writing - listening - and speaking.






41. Coined by Piaget to identify a process that regulates tension between assimilation (information) and accommodation (learning). Equilibration implies that individuals learn through experiences somewhat different from previous experiences. Thus - their






42. Choice/control theory






43. 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






44. Aerobic and basic skills - recreation activities and formal sports - cardiovascular activities






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






46. Describe economic problems - alternatives - benefits and costs - identify consequences in changes of economic policies - analyze economic evidence






47. Facilitated nad guided by teacher - process of learning given to students - small group projets - experimental investigations






48. Context embedded






49. Large muscle skill development - little formal organization - lifestyle activities






50. 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