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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'quiet' time - includes rest and inactivity






2. Formal measure of tests to evaluate student ability to acquire skills






3. The part of a syllable (not a word) consisting of its vowel and any consonant sounds that come after it - the first vowel in a word along with all of the sounds that follow - for example - /- utterfly/ in 'butterfly.'






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






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






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






7. Language Acquisition hypothesis






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






9. Funds of knowledge






10. Read aloud to class - student oral reading periods - shared reading - sustained silent reading






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






12. Predict outcomes - create questions - monitor understanding - clarify - connect






13. Print concepts - letter knowledge - alphabetic principle






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






15. Recognize the same sounds in a variety of words






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






17. Simple contextual tasks - connect meaning of fraction computation with whole - number computation - estimation and informal methods to develop strategies - explore each operation using manipulatives






18. Blending sounds in a word to say the word






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






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






21. Operant Conditioning






22. Visualization - analysis - informal deduction - deduction - rigor






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






24. Direct instruction






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






26. Writing






27. Reading






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






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






30. Social or observational learning theory






31. Microsystem - mesosystem - exosystem - macrosystem






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






33. Models or visual examples of the information






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






35. An ability to sound ot new words or to interpret a word from print to speech through the skill of sound - symbol correspondence






36. Parts of words in the spoken language smaller than syllables






37. Print knowledge - emergent writing - linguistic awareness






38. Direct instruction - model - guided practice - application






39. An outdated reading strategy that attempts to teach students to read by having them follow other students in reading specific passages of text identified by the teacher. This technique is not recommended because it hampers reading fluency - its borin






40. 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.






41. Determine student learning from thinking processes - formation of ideas - and development of skills in creative and factual writing






42. Congnitively demanding






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






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






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






46. Make new words by adding a phoneme to a word






47. Art






48. Students need to be given time to correct themselves. Teachers can be optimal (users monitor when to focus on form) - overusers (refer to conscious grammer all the time) - underusers(do not refer to grammer at all)

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






50. Pre - place - value - more and less - doubling or near doubling






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