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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Pre - place - value - more and less - doubling or near doubling






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






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






4. Pattern - regularity - reasons for spatial organization






5. 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






6. Begins to understand letter - sound correspondence






7. Stages of cognitive development






8. Behaviors and conditions to ensure proper health - instill skills to use behaviors - teach attitudes - values and knowledge of behaviors - provide opportunities to practice skills






9. The thought processes students are able to rely on relative to problem solving. Here - students use creativity - analysis - and logic regarding their ability to analyze facts - make comparisons - generate ideas - defend view points - draw inferences






10. Recogize separate sounds in words






11. Assertive discipline






12. Conitive - language - physical - social - emotional - adaptive






13. Modeling






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






15. Identify words that don't belong in a set






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






17. 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






18. Large group activity everyone does same experiment - inquiry not a part of learning process






19. Development of spoken language system






20. Ability of a joint to move through its range of motion






21. Use language above abilities - repeat key words - slow speech rate - clearly articulate - avoid using difficult words - simplify materials






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






23. Choice/control theory






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






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






26. Lower level questioning






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






28. Gradually - experiment with numbers - visualize numbers - use numbers - understand number relationships






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






30. Tends to be more relevant to students and it appears to be the conscious choice of how students want to learn. This approach involves self - instruction - experimenting - inquiry - exploring - and general curiosity. Acquisition accounts for about 20%






31. Body's capacity to maintain vigorous physical activity for a period of time






32. 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.






33. Observing - measuring - identifying content - interpreting data - classifying - predicting - researching - communicating - inferring - hypothesizing - experimenting






34. 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






35. 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.






36. Level of readiness must be reached to learn






37. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought






38. Three levels of culture






39. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






40. How government works - ways to change society for the better - value - based decision making - analyze social settings and conditions - define key political issues






41. 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)


42. Multiple intelligences






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






44. An outdated reading strategy that attempts to teach students to read by having them follow other students in reading specific passages of text identified by the teacher. This technique is not recommended because it hampers reading fluency - its borin






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






46. Solve realistic problems and completing projects using close to real - life situations






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






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






49. Visualization - analysis - informal deduction - deduction - rigor






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