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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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1. Movements or skills become natural and completed without thought






2. Coined by Piaget to identify a process that regulates tension between assimilation (information) and accommodation (learning). Equilibration implies that individuals learn through experiences somewhat different from previous experiences. Thus - their






3. 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






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






5. 'with - it - ness'






6. How government works - ways to change society for the better - value - based decision making - analyze social settings and conditions - define key political issues






7. 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






8. Understands conventional alternative for sounds and structure of words






9. Word forms and another component of syntax. Morphemes are also the smallest meaningful units in language and word parts that could also change the meaning of a word.






10. Learning the lingusitic rules will help you develope competence of the new language






11. 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.






12. 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






13. Informal observation - authentic assessment - formal observation - testing






14. Recognize the same sounds in a variety of words






15. Construct understanding from the words






16. Zone of proximal development






17. Children learn through their observations of others






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






19. An approach to reading instruction focusing on reading for meaning and the integration of the four aspects of language reading - writing - listening - and speaking.






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






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






22. Doubles - five facts - zeros and ones - nifty nines






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






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






25. Work with units and tens - learning place value strategies






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






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






28. Particularly the vowels - to spell many of the sounds. Sounds are called phonemes - and represented in print - and Graphemes are letter combinations.






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






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






31. Behaviors and conditions to ensure proper health - instill skills to use behaviors - teach attitudes - values and knowledge of behaviors - provide opportunities to practice skills






32. Process of understanding letters in text represent phonemes in speech






33. Ideas - organization - voice - word choice - sentence fluency - conventions






34. 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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35. Self - paced instruction - mentoring - ability grouping - compacting - telescoping - tiered lessons






36. 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






37. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






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






39. Simple maps to begin - instruct on simple symbols used - students construct a map






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






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






42. Stages of cognitive development






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






44. 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






45. Understanding that sounds are related to written words






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. 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






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