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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Determine student learning from thinking processes - formation of ideas - and development of skills in creative and factual writing






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






3. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






4. Learning is formal knowledge(rules) - acquistion - at the subconsious level (child's acquiring his first language).

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5. Development of spoken language system






6. 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.






7. Explicit instruction in phonemic awareness - phonics instruction in context - learn when address reading and writing activities






8. Operant Conditioning






9. Funds of knowledge






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






11. Precommunicative - semiphonetic - phonetic - transitional - correct






12. A sequence of consonants before or after a vowel in a given syllable






13. Visit museums - library research - study artifcts - native cultures - examples of cultural conflicts - storytelling






14. Pattern - regularity - reasons for spatial organization






15. Is an instructional approach that encourages students to work collaboratively as partners or in small groups on clearly defined tasks.






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






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






18. The initial creative stage of writing - prior to drafting - in which the writer formulates ideas - gathers information - organizes or plans.






19. Task analysis - guided practice at conclusion of leve - closure activity - homework as a form of practice - writing to express mathematical thinking - cooperative learning






20. Is a strategy where experienced readers provide structure via modeling strategies in order to move beginning readers towards independence.






21. 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






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






23. Movement more controlled and skill repeatd in similar manner everytime it's demonstrated






24. Subtraction as think - addition - subtraction facts with sums to 10 - sums greater than 10






25. Identify words in print - which is vocabulary development






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






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






28. Understands conventional alternative for sounds and structure of words






29. Multiplication and beginning division






30. Promotes understanding of alphabetic principles and relationship between phonemes and graphemes






31. 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






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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






36. 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






37. Drills and exercises






38. Fitness concepts of muscular strength and flexibility - development of specific skill exercises






39. 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%






40. 'with - it - ness'






41. Informal observation of student interacting with the evironment






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






43. 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






44. Determines a student's understanding and performance of specific criteria






45. Creating arts - arts as inquiry - arts in context






46. '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.






47. The smallest unit of language that has meaning and may be a part of a word






48. Recognize and name letters of the alphabet - print knowledge - phonemic awareness






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






50. Language student's will emerge naturally whey they are given the opprotunity and need (motivation) to speak in a non - coercive/low anxiety situations.

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