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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab
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1. Visit museums - library research - study artifcts - native cultures - examples of cultural conflicts - storytelling
Equilibration
Phoneme
anthropology activities
Quadarant c
2. Identify and define a problem - identify and define values - predict consequences and outcomes - reach decision - justify decision - if needed alter decision
economics activities
Mastery Learning
components of decision making
Piaget - Jean (1896-1980)
3. Mapping
Formative Evaluation
Quadarant c
Variable Competence Model (widdowson and ellis)
geography areas of knowledge
4. Read aloud - children talk about story - independent reading center - environmental print - alphabet and word games
gain print knowledge
discrepant event
Formative Evaluation
phonics instruction
5. Parts of words in the spoken language smaller than syllables
overall importance of the arts
demonstration
onset and rime
five levels of learning geometry
6. Phonemic awareness instruction - phonics - spelling - reading fluency - grammar - writing - reading comprehension strategies
strategies to help map reading
Phoneme
curriculum for reading include
narrative texts include
7. Motivation is the primary determinant of L2 proficiency;The more motivated you are the better you will perform
Quadarant b and d
Discourse Theory (Hatch)
discrepant event
Accommmodation Theory (Giles)
8. Doubles - five facts - zeros and ones - nifty nines
standards - based assessment
multiplication strategies
Quadarant a and c
Choral Reading
9. Promotes understanding of alphabetic principles and relationship between phonemes and graphemes
print awareness
phonics
types of number activities from 10-20
Cummins
10. 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%
comprehension skills lead to
locomotor skill progression
proactive
Acquisition
11. The smallest unit of language that has meaning and may be a part of a word
analogy - based phonics
morpheme
locomotor skills
phoneme blending
12. Based on experiences they have and materials presented
Bronfenbrenner Ecological Model
language skills are developed
Krashen's Natural Order Hypothesis
precommunicative spelling
13. Data analysis - manipulatives - graphing data - interpretation of data
The Grammar - translation Approach (teaching method)
Quadarant b and d
Pre - writing
things to include when completing tasks on probability and statistics
14. 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
Information Processing
Scaffolding
phonemic awareness
overall importance of the arts
15. Symbols - scale - directions - and grid
onset - rime phonics
Dewey - John
four aspects of maps
The Audiolingual Method (teaching method)
16. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic
components of decision making
instructional approaches for reading
fluency
skills of proficiency of inquiry method
17. Credited with coining the Multiple Intelligences Theory which is a pluralized way of understanding the intellect. Researchers believe that each person's level of intelligence is made up of autonomous faculties that can work individually or in concert
phonetic
Gardner - Howard
subtraction strategies
Accretion Learning
18. Social or observational learning theory
Reflective Teaching
guided inquiry
Semantics
Bandura - Albert
19. Determine student learning from thinking processes - formation of ideas - and development of skills in creative and factual writing
muscular endurance
journal writing
social discipline
subtraction strategies
20. Number sense - counting objects - comparing - classifying objects - sets - exploring sets - number patterns
focus of elementary math curriculum
onset and rime
Aids for ELL learners
criterion - referenced test
21. Direct instruction - inquiry based instruction - cooperative learning
fraction instruction
instructional approaches for reading
CALLA
phoneme segmentation
22. An ability to sound ot new words or to interpret a word from print to speech through the skill of sound - symbol correspondence
discrepant event
decoding
Digraphs
phonics instruction approach
23. 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
muscular strength
constructivism
three concepts for physical education curriculum
Moll - Luis
24. 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.
skills critical to learning to read and write
Assimilation
standards - based assessment
Maslow - Abraham
25. 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
guided inquiry
reactive
second level of physical education
Deductive Reasoning
26. Communicate at basic level in four disciplines - communicate proficiently in at least one art form - develop and present basic analysis of works of art
decoding skills
phoneme blending
objectives of arts education
Choral Reading
27. The joining of two or more consonant sounds - represented by letters that begins a word without losing the identity of the sounds - such as /bl/ in black - the joining of the first consonant and vowel sounds in a word - such as /b/ and /a/ in baby. T
phoneme substitution
Phonological Systemis important in both oral and written language. There are 26 letters and 44 sounds and many ways to combine the letters
Semantics
Initial Blends
28. Body's capacity to maintain vigorous physical activity for a period of time
cardiovascular efficiency
fraction teaching strategies
Equilibration
Quadrant b
29. An approach to reading instruction focusing on reading for meaning and the integration of the four aspects of language reading - writing - listening - and speaking.
journal writing
components of decision making
Whole Language
Krashen's Input Hypothesis
30. Microsystem - mesosystem - exosystem - macrosystem
physical and human systems curriculum goals
Bronfenbrenner Ecological Model
Diphthongs
Krashen's Acquisition vs. Learning
31. Language Acquisition hypothesis
Acquisition
print awareness
Krashen
ten general standard strands
32. Convert letters into sound sequences and blend sounds to form words
synthetic phonics
alternative assessment
first and second grade place value
factors that predict reading achievement
33. Create classroom societies - study the market - prepare personal budgets - workforce education
Initial Blends
economics skills
Dewey - John
economics activities
34. Comprehension of scientific concepts - appreciation of scientific knowledge - understanding nature of science - acquisition of skills to become independent thinkers
inquiry promotes
types of number relationships for 1-10
Quadarant d
psychology activities
35. Includes systems of factual knowledge - values - and cultural conventions. 2.) Language Schemata - includes sentence structure - grammatical inflections - spelling - punctuation - vocabulary - and cohesive structures. 3.)Textual Schemata - includes t
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36. Drills and exercises
language skills are developed
Quadrant b
components of decision making
onset and rime
37. 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.
cardiovascular efficiency
four levels of physical education assessment
purpose of physical education
Echo Reading
38. Anecdotal records and checklists to record students being observed doing tasks
indicators of attitude about science
phonemic awareness fostered with
observation
four aspects of maps
39. Formal measure of tests to evaluate student ability to acquire skills
phoneme isolation
synthetic phonics
aptitude test
Quadarant b and d
40. Avoid stereotypical content - specify historical periods - variety of resources - diverse information
key points in study of people
social discipline
CALLA
authentic assessment
41. Movement more controlled and skill repeatd in similar manner everytime it's demonstrated
criterion - referenced test
control
science - technology - society perspective
Strategies for teaching
42. 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
Onomatopoeia
Lau vs. Nichols
Critical Thinking
objectives of arts education
43. Follow the child
Gardner - Howard
first level of physical education
direct daily measurement
Montessori - Maria
44. Facilitated nad guided by teacher - process of learning given to students - small group projets - experimental investigations
how to develop number sense
standards - based assessment
CALLA
inquiry - based
45. Enjoys science - participates in additional science activities - inquires about science topics - curious about topic - displays verbal skills - wants more time to participate
Quadrant a
comprehension strategy
locomotor skill progression
indicators of attitude about science
46. Work with units and tens - learning place value strategies
forecasting
Quadrant a
Mnemonic Device
first and second grade place value
47. Task analysis - guided practice at conclusion of leve - closure activity - homework as a form of practice - writing to express mathematical thinking - cooperative learning
primary components of learning geography
Onomatopoeia
Gardner - Howard
problem solving teaching strategies
48. Taught gradually in the context of meaningful reading
focus of elementary math curriculum
ecological - based assessment
intrinsic phonics
Acquisition
49. Fitness concepts of muscular strength and flexibility - development of specific skill exercises
Pavlov - Ivan P.
fourth level of physical education
third level of physical education
Emergence Learning
50. Quadrant of comprehensible input
geography areas of knowledge
Cummins
criterion - referenced test
Schemata - a data structure for representing the generic concepts stored in memory. There are three types of schemata's - content - language - and textual. 1.) Content Schemata