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






2. Theory of moral development






3. Discovery learning and constructivism






4. Motor development - body awareness - social adjustments and interaction






5. Standardized reading test - portfolios - profile - performance task - anecdotal records






6. Formal evaluation that measures student progress towards meeting goals






7. Discovering - simplifying - and applying patterns in scientific discovery






8. Modeling






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






10. Group membership - involve community studies - social problems - investigate communication






11. 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






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






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






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






15. Symbols - scale - directions - and grid






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






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






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






19. 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






20. Understand basic economic concepts and issues - recite economic facts about the US - explain historical events from economic perspective - trace historical economic patterns - compare economic systems - make decisions and realize decisions affect sel






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






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






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






24. Integrates other subjects - promotes symbol systems - improves language - uses higher order thinking skills - allows creative self - expression - develops independence - self - concept and self confidence - encourages use of personal strengths - enha






25. Comprehending that sounds in language are represented by printed or written symbols






26. Utilize primary sources - incorporate fiction - use of timelines






27. Used for specific uses of the language. People who do not want to travel abroad - but just need to read it.






28. The part of a syllable (not a word) consisting of its vowel and any consonant sounds that come after it - the first vowel in a word along with all of the sounds that follow - for example - /- utterfly/ in 'butterfly.'






29. Advance organizer






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






31. Emotional variables such as anxiety - motivation and self confidence play a part in language aquisition






32. What a government is and does - values of American democracy - role of Constitution - relationship of US to other nations - responsibilities of US citizen






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






34. Identify ELL's - design an effective program reflective of their needs - employ appropriate ESL or bilingual personell or both - align ELL's to state and local content standards - and to provide ongoing authentic assessment






35. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






36. Operant conditioning






37. Taught gradually in the context of meaningful reading






38. Aid student in traveling or moving some distance - fundamental skill for accessing home - school and community






39. Students involved and motivated in learning process - children create situation of learning meaningful to them.






40. Multiplication and beginning division






41. Unusual phenomenon demostrated or described to students






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






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






44. 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






45. 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.






46. Teaching students to use their own thinking processes to solve problems.






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






48. Spatial - one and two more - one and two less - anchors - part - part - whole






49. 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






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