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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Individual's basic understanding of numbers and operations and how to apply this knowledge to solve dilemmas and make decisions about mathematical problems and concepts






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






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






4. Body's ability to function efficiently and effectively






5. L1 is never used. Everything is done in target language.






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






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






8. Drills and exercises






9. Computers available and used throughout the world - students comfortable with electronic equipment - information readily available - electronics provides opportunities for investigation - learning needs can be addressed by use of technology - technol






10. Learners must be exposed to messages a little bit beyond proficiency

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11. Predict outcomes - create questions - monitor understanding - clarify - connect






12. Pre - place - value - more and less - doubling or near doubling






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






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






15. Proposes that all children can learn when provided with the appropriate learning conditions in the classroom.






16. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






17. Sound games - syllable clapping - rhyming songs - poems - jokes and silly rhythms - pictures in books






18. Organizing data - problem solving - comparing and contrasting - model building - planning - forecasting - decision making






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






20. Meaningful context - acceptance of all learners - flexible structure - supportive classroom - integration - focused expectations - context skill development - collaboration and scaffolding - authentic assessments






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






22. A strategy where the teacher reads a line or passage with good expression - and calls on students to read it back. This is a good technique to use with Emergent Readers to help them build reading fluency.






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






24. A device - such as a formula or rhyme - used as an aid in remembering.






25. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






26. Context reduced






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






28. Development of spoken language system






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






30. Initiated from the general to the specific - and often referred to as the 'top - down' approach. Deductive reasoning is more narrow and primarily concerned with testing hypotheses. In contrast - Inductive Reasoning is more open - ended and explorator






31. Hierarchy of needs






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






33. Understand relationships of places to one another - distribution of resources throughout the world - how use of goods influence people who consume them - how decisions people make shape present and future - places change over time






34. Begins to understand letter - sound correspondence






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






36. Understanding that sounds are related to written words






37. Children develop motor skills at different rates - child's ates doesn't predict motor ability but obtained through use and practice - children develop motor skills through play






38. Word forms and another component of syntax. Morphemes are also the smallest meaningful units in language and word parts that could also change the meaning of a word.






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






40. Language Acquisition hypothesis






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






42. The cognitive process where information from the environment is integrated into existing schematato use and apply recently learned knowledge into one's thought pattern in solving problems.






43. Formal measure that evaluates a student on a subject area by answering specific questions






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






45. Face to face conversation






46. 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%






47. Used after inappropriate behavior occurs - ignore the behavior - use non - verbal interactions and person - to - person dialogue






48. 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






49. Lower level questioning






50. Refers to the learner's ability to draw on his or her interlanguage system during communication