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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Simple contextual tasks - connect meaning of fraction computation with whole - number computation - estimation and informal methods to develop strategies - explore each operation using manipulatives






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






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






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






5. Music






6. Breaking a word into separate sounds and counting them






7. Social or observational learning theory






8. Refined mastery of multiplication and division






9. Understanding that sounds are related to written words






10. The division of words into syllables [the minimal units of sequential speech sounds comprised of a vowel sound or a vowel - consonant combination - as /a/ - /ba/ - /ab/ - /bab/ - etc.]






11. 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






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






13. Integrates the variable for selected investigation






14. Addiciton and subtraction without manipulatives or using fingers






15. Unusual phenomenon demostrated or described to students






16. Word recognition - comprehension - and fluency






17. A theory of animal and human learning that focuses on observable behaviors and ignores psychological activities.






18. Models or visual examples of the information






19. Refers to the observed results of the learners efforts






20. Phonemic awareness - word recognition - phonics - comprehension - fluency






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






22. Students learn by building on prior knowledge and by doing






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






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






25. 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






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






27. Words that are spelled alike but have different sounds and meanings (bow and arrow vs. bow of a ship) .






28. 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






29. Physical and human characteristics of certain places and regions - human relationships that exist and hwo they function in places and regions - similarities and differences of diverse places and regions






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






31. Improving social skills through the use of appropriate behaviors






32. Development of spoken language system






33. Provide lecture - deliver demonstrations - impart explanations of science topics






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






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






36. Formal evaluation that measures student progress towards meeting goals






37. Discovery learning and constructivism






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






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






40. (1849-1936) discovered 'conditioning' and initially believed that all behavior was reflexive. Pavlov thought that all learning - whether the elicited responses in animals - or of highly conceptual behaviors in humans was due to the mechanisms of clas






41. I.Input ----- II.Intake ------ III.Acquisitions ------ IV.Access ------ V.Output






42. Connectionism






43. Amount of force a muscle can produce






44. Rhyming and alliteration - sentence segmentation - syllable blending and segmentation - onset rime - blending and segmentation - phoneme blending and segmentation






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






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






47. standard spelling is the correct form for written documents.






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






49. Developmentally appropriate practice - integration - scaffolding - cooperative learning - questioning - task analysis - content enhancements - graphic organizers - wait time - peer tutoring - student responses - instructional pacing - feedback






50. New vocabulary - descriptive words - realistic viewpoints of people and environment