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Praxis 2 Elementary Education Vocab

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Avoid stereotypical content - specify historical periods - variety of resources - diverse information






2. Used after inappropriate behavior occurs - ignore the behavior - use non - verbal interactions and person - to - person dialogue






3. Collect information about a student to use in assessment throughout the period of instruction






4. 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).






5. 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






6. Coordinate the words and meaning so reading becomes automatic






7. Social or observational learning theory






8. Physical education






9. Individual's basic understanding of numbers and operations and how to apply this knowledge to solve dilemmas and make decisions about mathematical problems and concepts






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






11. Collection of completed student work selected by the student and the teacher






12. The terms used to describe words whose pronunciations suggest their meaning (e.g. - meow - buzz - zoom).






13. Direct instruction - inquiry based instruction - cooperative learning






14. Students analyze letter sound relationships from learned words to those not familiar while not pronouncing sounds in isolation






15. Need to know o be functionsl






16. Level of readiness must be reached to learn






17. Visualization - analysis - informal deduction - deduction - rigor






18. The history or study of words.






19. Comprehending that sounds in language are represented by printed or written symbols






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






21. Addiciton and subtraction without manipulatives or using fingers






22. Congitively undemanding






23. The concept that written language is comprised of letters that represent sounds in spoken words






24. Movements and skills carried out with intensified instinctive actions






25. Cognitive - behavioral - developmental - psychodynamic - sociological - ecological - eclectic






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






27. Equity - curriculum - teaching - learning - assessment - technology






28. Ruled that providing the same access to cirriculum - instruction - and material to students of LEP as is provided to English Dominante






29. Role playing






30. Identify ELL's - design an effective program reflective of their needs - employ appropriate ESL or bilingual personell or both - align ELL's to state and local content standards - and to provide ongoing authentic assessment






31. Map skills and spatial organization of the world - places and regions of the world - physical and human systems - environment and society - uses of geography






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






33. Convert letters into sound sequences and blend sounds to form words






34. An attachment to the end or beginningof base or root words. A generic term that describes prefixes and suffixes word parts 'fixed to' either the beginnings of words (prefixes) or the ending of words (suffixes). For example - the word disrespectfulhas






35. Understand relationships of places to one another - distribution of resources throughout the world - how use of goods influence people who consume them - how decisions people make shape present and future - places change over time






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






37. Models or visual examples of the information






38. 'with - it - ness'






39. Proficiency of the academic Language






40. 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






41. Precommunicative - semiphonetic - phonetic - transitional - correct






42. 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.






43. Two letters that represent one speech sound - as EA in BREAD - CH in CHAT - or NG in SING.






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






45. What a government is and does - values of American democracy - role of Constitution - relationship of US to other nations - responsibilities of US citizen






46. Physical and human characteristics of certain places and regions - human relationships that exist and hwo they function in places and regions - similarities and differences of diverse places and regions






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






48. Specific techniques that promote reading comprehension such as predicting and gaining word meanings from context






49. Theory of moral development






50. Language Acquisition hypothesis