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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Observe people - compare groups of people - researh human emotions - study human development






2. Cognative Academic Language Learning Approach






3. Operant Conditioning






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






5. One - more - than and two - more - than facts - zero facts - doubles - near - doubles - make ten facts






6. Describe economic problems - alternatives - benefits and costs - identify consequences in changes of economic policies - analyze economic evidence






7. Reading






8. Experiential Learning






9. Unusual phenomenon demostrated or described to students






10. A method of teaching reading by using the reader's own dictated language. This approach allows the reader to read words common to their environment.






11. Operant conditioning






12. Formal measure that evaluates a student on a subject area by answering specific questions






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






14. Taught gradually in the context of meaningful reading






15. Microsystem - mesosystem - exosystem - macrosystem






16. Teach children to segment words into phonemes and create words by writing letters for phonemes






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






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






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






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






21. Computers available and used throughout the world - students comfortable with electronic equipment - information readily available - electronics provides opportunities for investigation - learning needs can be addressed by use of technology - technol






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






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






24. There is a connection between language function and neural anatomy - focusing on the right and left hemisphere. There is a focus of specific aspects of SLA: age differences;fossilization;pattern practice in classroom SLA.






25. Begins to understand letter - sound correspondence






26. Topographical - projective - Euclidian






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






28. Connectionism






29. 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






30. Development of spoken language system






31. Learning through experience






32. Models or visual examples of the information






33. Children learn through their observations of others






34. 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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35. Blending sounds in a word to say the word






36. Multiple intelligences






37. Enjoys science - participates in additional science activities - inquires about science topics - curious about topic - displays verbal skills - wants more time to participate






38. Counting to 100






39. The process of adapting a new culture;the new langage is seen as tied to the way the learners community and the target language community view one another.






40. Body's capacity to maintain vigorous physical activity for a period of time






41. A word that is easily recognized as a whole and does not require word analysis for identification or pronunciation - (i.e. - Dolch 220 Sight Vocabulary List).






42. Mapping






43. Communicate at basic level in four disciplines - communicate proficiently in at least one art form - develop and present basic analysis of works of art






44. Pattern - regularity - reasons for spatial organization






45. Ability of a joint to move through its range of motion






46. Three levels of culture






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






48. Hierarchy of needs






49. Direct instruction - inquiry based instruction - cooperative learning






50. 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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