PRAXIS II: PLT Questions With Complete
Solutions
Ability grouping The process of placing students of similar abilities into groups and
attempting to match instruction to the needs of these groups.
Accommodation Responding to a new object or event by either modifying an existing
scheme or forming a new one.
Accountability Mandated obligation of teachers and other school personnel to accept
responsibility for students' performance on high-stakes assessments.
Achievement tests Standardized tests measuring how much students have learned in a
given content area.
Action research Research conducted by teachers and other school personnel to address
issues and problems in their own schools or classrooms.
Active listening A technique in which the listener paraphrases the other person's message
and directly mentions the feelings that underlie the message.
, PRAXIS II: PLT Questions With Complete
Solutions
Advance organizer An introduction to a lesson that provides an overall organizational
scheme for the lesson.
African American English Dialect of some African American communities characterized
by certain pronunciations, idioms, and grammatical constructions different from those of
Standard English.
Age-equivalent score Test score indicating the age level of students to whom a test taker
performed most similarly.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, The (ADA) Legislation in the United States that
extends civil rights protection of persons with disabilities to private-sector employment, all
public services, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunication including
physical accessibility and the removal of barriers to hotels, restaurants, grocery stores, and parks
if that can be accomplished without great difficulty or expense.
Analytic scoring Scoring a student's performance on an assessment by evaluating various
aspects of it separately.
, PRAXIS II: PLT Questions With Complete
Solutions
Anecdotal records Narrative accounts of observed student behavior or performance.
Antecedent stimulus Stimulus that increases the likelihood that a particular response will
follow.
Antecedents Stimuli that precede and induce behaviors.
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) Systematic application of stimulus-response principles
to address a chronic behavior problem.
Apprenticeship Mentorship in which a learner works intensively with an experienced
adult to learn how to perform complex new skills.
Aptitude tests Standardized tests designed to predict the potential for future learning and
measure general abilities developed over long periods of time.
, PRAXIS II: PLT Questions With Complete
Solutions
Assertive discipline An approach to classroom management that promotes a clear and
firm response style with students.
Assessment Process of observing a sample of a student's behavior and drawing inferences
about the student's knowledge and abilities.
Assimilation Responding to and possibly interpreting a new event in a way that is
consistent with an existing scheme.
Attention Focusing of mental processes on particular stimuli.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Disorder marked by inattention, inability
to inhibit inappropriate thoughts and behaviors, or both.
Attributions Personally constructed causal explanations for a success or failure.
Solutions
Ability grouping The process of placing students of similar abilities into groups and
attempting to match instruction to the needs of these groups.
Accommodation Responding to a new object or event by either modifying an existing
scheme or forming a new one.
Accountability Mandated obligation of teachers and other school personnel to accept
responsibility for students' performance on high-stakes assessments.
Achievement tests Standardized tests measuring how much students have learned in a
given content area.
Action research Research conducted by teachers and other school personnel to address
issues and problems in their own schools or classrooms.
Active listening A technique in which the listener paraphrases the other person's message
and directly mentions the feelings that underlie the message.
, PRAXIS II: PLT Questions With Complete
Solutions
Advance organizer An introduction to a lesson that provides an overall organizational
scheme for the lesson.
African American English Dialect of some African American communities characterized
by certain pronunciations, idioms, and grammatical constructions different from those of
Standard English.
Age-equivalent score Test score indicating the age level of students to whom a test taker
performed most similarly.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, The (ADA) Legislation in the United States that
extends civil rights protection of persons with disabilities to private-sector employment, all
public services, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunication including
physical accessibility and the removal of barriers to hotels, restaurants, grocery stores, and parks
if that can be accomplished without great difficulty or expense.
Analytic scoring Scoring a student's performance on an assessment by evaluating various
aspects of it separately.
, PRAXIS II: PLT Questions With Complete
Solutions
Anecdotal records Narrative accounts of observed student behavior or performance.
Antecedent stimulus Stimulus that increases the likelihood that a particular response will
follow.
Antecedents Stimuli that precede and induce behaviors.
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) Systematic application of stimulus-response principles
to address a chronic behavior problem.
Apprenticeship Mentorship in which a learner works intensively with an experienced
adult to learn how to perform complex new skills.
Aptitude tests Standardized tests designed to predict the potential for future learning and
measure general abilities developed over long periods of time.
, PRAXIS II: PLT Questions With Complete
Solutions
Assertive discipline An approach to classroom management that promotes a clear and
firm response style with students.
Assessment Process of observing a sample of a student's behavior and drawing inferences
about the student's knowledge and abilities.
Assimilation Responding to and possibly interpreting a new event in a way that is
consistent with an existing scheme.
Attention Focusing of mental processes on particular stimuli.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Disorder marked by inattention, inability
to inhibit inappropriate thoughts and behaviors, or both.
Attributions Personally constructed causal explanations for a success or failure.
