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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The history or study of words.






2. Equity - curriculum - teaching - learning - assessment - technology






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






4. Provide a sequence of spoken phonemes and form a new word






5. Music and songs - poetry and rhymes - games and puzzles






6. Improving social skills through the use of appropriate behaviors






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






8. Precommunicative - semiphonetic - phonetic - transitional - correct






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






10. State question - formulate hypothesis - describe variables - indicate controls - collect data - organize data - use mathematical applications - conclusion - enrichment activities






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






12. Teacher choose topic of study and identify process - students construct own investigation - determine needed resources - find answers and organize information






13. Grammatical structures need not be the center of cirriculum organization. Certain rules are acquired before others.

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14. Language Acquisition hypothesis






15. 'if so - how?' In short - metacognition is simply the process of 'thinking about thinking.' In fact - good readers use metacognition before they read anythingin order to help them clarify their purpose for reading and to preview the text.






16. An attachment to the end or beginningof base or root words. A generic term that describes prefixes and suffixes word parts 'fixed to' either the beginnings of words (prefixes) or the ending of words (suffixes). For example - the word disrespectfulhas






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






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






19. In the classroom the teacher and students take on roles similar to that of the parent and child respectively. Students must respond physically to the words of the teacher. The activity may be a simple game such as Simon Says or may involve more compl






20. Enjoys science - participates in additional science activities - inquires about science topics - curious about topic - displays verbal skills - wants more time to participate






21. Advance organizer






22. Development of spoken language system






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Formal tool measuring student proficiency of a subject area already learned






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






36. Follow the child






37. Formal evaluation that measures student progress towards meeting goals






38. Theory of moral development






39. 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






40. Separate onsets and rimes in words so students may read them and blend parts into words






41. Two - vowel combinations where both vowels are heard - but not quite making their usual sounds because of the blending - i.e. - oy in TOY.






42. Lower level questioning






43. Study of social - political - and cultural values and their impact on scientific research and techological innovation as well as society - politics and culture as a whole






44. Movements and skills carried out with intensified instinctive actions






45. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






46. Consuming resources and altering natural patterns have consequences - building structures changes the region - reasons people compete for control - relationships of nature and people - carrying capacity - intended and unintended repercussions of huma






47. Language acquisition - oral vocabulary and usage - reading comprehension skills






48. Addiction and subtraction usage on worksheets and timed tests






49. Cognitive - behavioral - developmental - psychodynamic - sociological - ecological - eclectic






50. Suggests that behavior is somewhat controlled by association and illustrated after a neutral stimulus accepts the eliciting properties of an unconditioned stimulus through the pairing of some unconditioned stimulus with the neutral stimulus.