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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. Lower level questioning






2. Field trips to community entities - various technology - study economic systems - build skills in areas of communication






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






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






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






6. Art






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






8. Work with units and tens - learning place value strategies






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






10. Uses a letter or group of letters for every speech sound heard






11. Direct instruction






12. Was concerned with how student the classroom environment affected learning.






13. Collect information about a student to use in assessment throughout the period of instruction






14. The initial creative stage of writing - prior to drafting - in which the writer formulates ideas - gathers information - organizes or plans.






15. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






16. Multiple intelligences






17. Self - paced instruction - mentoring - ability grouping - compacting - telescoping - tiered lessons






18. How long can a muscle produce force






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






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






21. 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






22. A technique to examine students' collective abilities via real - world challenges that requires them to apply their relevant skills and knowledge.






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






24. Visit museums - library research - study artifcts - native cultures - examples of cultural conflicts - storytelling






25. Is the subconscious or subliminal - process by which individuals learn important things like language - prejudices - habits - social rules and behaviors. Accretion is a process where individuals are totally unaware that learning is taking place. Accr






26. Identify words in print - which is vocabulary development






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






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






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






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






31. Three levels of culture






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






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






34. Formal evaluation that measures student progress towards meeting goals






35. Words that are spelled alike but have different sounds and meanings (bow and arrow vs. bow of a ship) .






36. Based on experiences they have and materials presented






37. Symbols - scale - directions - and grid






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






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






40. The process of adapting a new culture;the new langage is seen as tied to the way the learners community and the target language community view one another.






41. Body's ability to function efficiently and effectively






42. The reader at the beginning stages of learning to read and developing an association of print with meaning. During this stage of reading development - children engage in reading play and retelling familiar stories from memory and using pictures to ma






43. S manifested via structuring - patterning - and constructing meaning - understanding - and ideas that did not exist initially. This process involves insight - reflection - creative expression - and/or group interactions. This method of learning is de






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






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






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






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






48. Multiplication and beginning division






49. Unusual phenomenon demostrated or described to students






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