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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Pattern - regularity - reasons for spatial organization






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






3. Microsystem - mesosystem - exosystem - macrosystem






4. 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






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






6. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought






7. 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.






8. Determined amount of fat cells in comparison to the amount of lean cells within a person's body mass






9. Create classroom societies - study the market - prepare personal budgets - workforce education






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






11. 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






12. Unusual phenomenon demostrated or described to students






13. What a government is and how governments function - how rules are made and enforced - why government is necessary - democratic values and beleifs of civic life






14. Credited to Carl Rogers who suggested that all human beings have a natural propensity to learn. The role of the teacher is to facilitate learning via: setting a positive classroom climate for learning; clarifying the purposes and rules; organizing an






15. Steer children into the practice of becoming physically active throughout their lifetimes - improve academic achievement and ability to gain knowledge






16. How long can a muscle produce force






17. Identify words in print - which is vocabulary development






18. Zone of proximal development






19. Large group activity everyone does same experiment - inquiry not a part of learning process






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






21. Informal measurement based on observation of student work or performance






22. 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






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






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






25. Blending an arts related activity with an academic subject activity






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






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






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






29. Choice/control theory






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






31. 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






32. Gradually - experiment with numbers - visualize numbers - use numbers - understand number relationships






33. Social or observational learning theory






34. 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.






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






36. Systems - order and organization - evidence - models and explanation - change - constancy and measurement - evolution - equilibrium and cycles - form - function and structure






37. 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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38. Utilize primary sources - incorporate fiction - use of timelines






39. 30-60 minutes of physical activities on all days - 60 minutes of free play per day - daily activities with 10-15 minutes of moderate action






40. Sound games - syllable clapping - rhyming songs - poems - jokes and silly rhythms - pictures in books






41. Body's ability to function efficiently and effectively






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






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






44. 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






45. Counting to 100






46. Identify and define a problem - identify and define values - predict consequences and outcomes - reach decision - justify decision - if needed alter decision






47. Field trips to government facilities - scenarios for useful problem solving - discuss and debate current events






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






49. Refers to the process by which te learners incorporates new learner incorporates new learning item into his or her developing system or interlanguage.






50. Physical education