Praxis II Elementary Education Questions With Correct Answers.

constructivism - Answer-students learn by building on prior knowledge and by doing Bronfenbrenner Ecological Model - Answer-microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem domains of learning - Answer-conitive, language, physical, social-emotional, adaptive Learning Theories - Answer-cognitive, behavioral, developmental, psychodynamic, sociological, ecological, eclectic developmental theory - Answer-level of readiness must be reached to learn sociological theory - Answer-children learn through their observations of others ecological theory - Answer-influences from home, school, and community affect how well the student will learn Strategies for teaching - Answer-developmentally appropriate practice, integration, scaffolding, cooperative learning, questioning, task analysis, content enhancements, graphic organizers, wait time, peer tutoring, student responses, instructional pacing, feedback Aids for ELL learners - Answer-use language above abilities, repeat key words, slow speech rate, clearly articulate, avoid using difficult words, simplify materials enrichment strategies - Answer-self-paced instruction, mentoring, ability grouping, compacting, telescoping, tiered lessons performance tasks - Answer-complete a problem or project with an explanation for an answer observation - Answer-anecdotal records and checklists to record students being observed doing tasksjournal writing - Answer-determine student learning from thinking processes, formation of ideas, and development of skills in creative and factual writing portfolios - Answer-collection of completed student work selected by the student and the teacher achievement test - Answer-formal tool measuring student proficiency of a subject area already learned alternative assessment - Answer-solve realistic problems and completing projects using close to reallife situations anecdotal record - Answer-informal measurement based on observation of student work or performance aptitude test - Answer-formal measure of tests to evaluate student ability to acquire skills authentic assessment - Answer-determines a student's understanding and performance of specific criteria criterion-referenced test - Answer-formal measure that evaluates a student on a subject area by answering specific questions