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Praxis 2 Instructional Process

Subjects : praxis, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 29 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. New and original behavior that yields a productive and culturally appropriate result.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Direct - Indirect - Independent - Experiential - Interactive






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






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






12. 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.






13. Schema - Information Processing - Mapping






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






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






16. 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.






17. Modeling - Reciprocal Determinism - Vicarious Learning






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






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






20. Phenomenon in which a response increases in frequency when another person is observed being reinforced for that response.






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. A means used to learn and remember knowledge.






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