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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An investigative process of learning in which students are asked to pose questions - analyze data - and develop conclusions or generalizations.






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






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






4. Schema - Information Processing - Mapping






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






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






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






8. A means used to learn and remember knowledge.






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






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






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






12. 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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Direct - Indirect - Independent - Experiential - Interactive






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






22. Modeling - Reciprocal Determinism - Vicarious Learning






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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.






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