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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Students learn by building on prior knowledge and by doing






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






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






4. Uses symbols from the alphabet but no knowledge of letter - sound correspondence






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






6. Level of readiness must be reached to learn






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






8. The study of the nature and use of symbols in a writing system; correct or standardized spelling according to established usage in a given language.






9. Choice/control theory






10. Alphabet knowledge - letter - sound correspondences - left - to - right directionality - word families - spelling patterns - phonics - word structures - irregular spellings - manipulating or building words






11. 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.






12. Is the subconscious or subliminal - process by which individuals learn important things like language - prejudices - habits - social rules and behaviors. Accretion is a process where individuals are totally unaware that learning is taking place. Accr






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






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






15. Children learn through their observations of others






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






17. Class newsletter - classroom management system - individual service projects - discuss public issues - participate in elections - school councils - create logo - motto or rules for class






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






19. In the classroom the teacher and students take on roles similar to that of the parent and child respectively. Students must respond physically to the words of the teacher. The activity may be a simple game such as Simon Says or may involve more compl






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






21. Gain information from text - improve communication - increase pleasure






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






23. Constructivist theory is a general framework for instruction based upon the study of cognition. Constructivism is based on the belief that children construct meaning from their experiences - and are not just passive receivers of information. Much of






24. A minimal sound unit of speech that - when contrasted with another phoneme - affects the naming of words in a language - such as /b/ in book contrasts with /r/ in rook - /l/ in look. Phonemes are the smallest units of sound that change the meanings o






25. The flow and the structures of a conversation or topics within






26. Evaluation that comes at the conclusion of an educational program or instructional sequence.






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






28. Families and schools - cities - state - federal government - ancient and foreign governments






29. Based on the idea that learning is habit formation (drills) and the best way to learn in memorization taught through repetative drills. Little or no grammatical explanations are provided. Teacher can speak in native language - but students are discou






30. Determines student progress and performance based on lessons presented in curriculum






31. Complete a problem or project with an explanation for an answer






32. Two - vowel combinations where both vowels are heard - but not quite making their usual sounds because of the blending - i.e. - oy in TOY.






33. Genre - content - structure - language of text - prior knowledge






34. Observe people - compare groups of people - researh human emotions - study human development






35. 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






36. Learning of governmetn function and following the rulse as set forth. legalistic and assimilationist






37. Need to know o be functionsl






38. Walking - running - hopping - leaping - sliding - galloping - skipping






39. Aerobic and basic skills - recreation activities and formal sports - cardiovascular activities






40. 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






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






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






43. Congnitively demanding






44. Assertive discipline






45. 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






46. Preproduction - early production - speech emergence - intermediate fluency

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47. Multiple intelligences






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






49. Direct instruction - model - guided practice - application






50. Language Acquisition hypothesis