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Praxis 2 Instructional Process

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 29 questions in 20 minutes. 2 minutes extra for reading the instructions.
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1. Phenomenon in which a response increases in frequency when another person is observed being reinforced for that response.






2. Critical Thinking - Creative Thinking - Questioning - Inductive and Deductive Reasoning - Problem Solving - Planning - Memory - Recall






3. New and original behavior that yields a productive and culturally appropriate result.






4. Conditioning - Intrinsic and Extrinsic Rewards - Reinforcement - Punishment






5. Is rationally deciding what to believe or what to do. When one rationally decides something - he or she evaluates information to see if it makes sense - whether it's coherent - and whether the argument is well founded on evidence.






6. An overarching method for teaching students that includes carefully planned lessons presented in small - attainable increments with clearly defined goals and objectives. Often includes lecture - demonstration - review of student performance - and stu






7. Schema - Information Processing - Mapping






8. The order in which content is delivered to learners over time.






9. Collecting data to draw a conclusion that may or may not be true.






10. Explicit Teaching - Drill and Practice - Lecture - Demonstrations - Guides for Reading - Listening - Viewing






11. The breadth and depth of content to be covered in a curriculum over a certain period of time - e.g. week - grading period - year - or K-12.






12. A means used to learn and remember knowledge.






13. Modeling - Reciprocal Determinism - Vicarious Learning






14. A cooperative learning model used to improve reading - in which students play the teacher's role






15. Collaborating - Generating Applicable Topics - Planning Instruction for each Discipline - Designing Integrative Assessment






16. Selecting a Theme - Designing integrated Learning Activities - Selecting Resources - Designing Assessments






17. Learning as Experience - Problem - Based Learning - Zone of Proximal Development - Scaffolding - Inquiry/Discovery Learning






18. Process of drawing a logical inference about something that must be true - given other information that has already been presented as true.






19. Teaching methods that enable students to discover information by themselves or in groups.






20. Joint communication and decision making among educational professionals to create an optimal learning environment for students and especially for students with disabilities. A philosophy about how to relate to others






21. Problem Solving - Inquiry - Case Studies - Concept Mapping - Reading for Meaning - Cloze Procedures






22. Concept Learning - Problem Solving - Metacognition - Critical Thinking - Transfer






23. Direct - Indirect - Independent - Experiential - Interactive






24. Learning Contracts - Research Projects - Learning Centers - Computer Mediated Instruction - Distance Learning






25. Brainstorming - Cooperative Learning Groups - Interviews - Discussions - Peer Practice - Debates






26. Special education teachers - Library media specialists - Teachers of the gifted and talented - IEP team members - Para educators






27. Students work together to solve a problem or achieve a goal. Ex: Think - Pair - Share - Jigsaw






28. An investigative process of learning in which students are asked to pose questions - analyze data - and develop conclusions or generalizations.






29. Field Trips - Experiments - Simulations - Role Play - Games - Observations