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