PRAXIS PLT GRADES: 7-12
Abraham Maslow - Answer- Associated with 5 Hierarchy of needs:
1. Physiological
2. Safety
3. Love and belongingness
4. Esteem
5. Self-Actualization: Peace, Self-fulfillment
Abraham Maslow - Answer- Lower level needs must be satisfied before individuals
can progress to higher levels of achievement.
Achievement Tests - Answer- Designed to measure a student's knowledge or
profiency in something that has been taught or learned; used in a variety of subjects
and levels.
Americans with Disabilities Act - ADA - Answer- Federal law that prohibits
discrimination on the basis of a person's disability for all services, programs, and
activities provided or made available by the state or local governments. Passed in
1990.
Albert Bandura - Answer- "Social Learning Theory" - Behavior can be learned
through the observations of others.
Social Learning Theory - Answer- Behavior of children can be learned through the
observations of others.
Albert Bandura - Answer- Found that observational learning requires attention,
retention, reproduction, and motivation; "Modeling".
Attribution - Answer- The process of explaining people's behavior, including our own.
Accidental of Critical Thinking - Answer- Done by choice encounter.
Attention Deficit Disorder - ADD - Answer- Disability in which children consistently
show one or more characteristics over a period of time; inattention, hyperactivity, and
impulsivity.
May have difficulty focusing, following directions, organizing, making transitions, and
completing tasks.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD - Answer- Disability in which children
consistently show one or more characteristics over a period of time; inattention,
hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
May have impulsivity, sitting still, and taking turns.
, Adolescence - Answer- Time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
in which a child negotiates identity vs. role confusion with key event of a sense
identity.
Analysis Questions - Answer- What are the features of?
How does this compare with?
Alternative Assessment - Answer- Offer students more choices than they would have
in taking a test or writing an essay.
Affective - Answer- A term which refers to emotions and attitudes.
Analytical Scoring - Answer- Scoring method which separate scores are given for
specific aspects of the essay. A scoring procedure in which a student's work is
evaluated for selected characteristics, with EACH CHARACTERISTIC receiving a
separate score
Anecdotal Notes - Answer- Informal assessment where teacher makes small notes
based of observations of student behavior or performance.
Aptitude - Answer- One's capability for performing a particular skill or task.
Aptitude Test - Answer- Used to predict a student's ability to learn a skill or
accomplish something with further education and training.
Ability - Answer- What one has learned over a period of time from both school and
non-school sources; one's general capability for performing tasks.
Age-Equivalent Scores - Answer- Test score indicating the age level of students to
whom a test taker performed most similarly.
Authentic Assessment - Answer- Measure student understanding of the learning
process and product, rather than just the product.
Auditory Learner - Answer- Students who process information through listening,
lecture discussions, listening to tapes, repeating information, and reading aloud.
Autism Spectrum Disorder - Answer- Disorder where students have difficulty
socializing and communicating.
Advatages of Critical Thinking for Students - Answer- 1. Allows for students to think
for themselves
2. Allows for students to question information.
3. Challenges traditional belief.
4. Allows for new information discovery.
5. Allows for students investigation.
Advantages of Direct Instruction - Answer- 1. Introduce new information or tasks.
2. It can be easy to judge how well the students are progressing.
3. Teacher has control
Abraham Maslow - Answer- Associated with 5 Hierarchy of needs:
1. Physiological
2. Safety
3. Love and belongingness
4. Esteem
5. Self-Actualization: Peace, Self-fulfillment
Abraham Maslow - Answer- Lower level needs must be satisfied before individuals
can progress to higher levels of achievement.
Achievement Tests - Answer- Designed to measure a student's knowledge or
profiency in something that has been taught or learned; used in a variety of subjects
and levels.
Americans with Disabilities Act - ADA - Answer- Federal law that prohibits
discrimination on the basis of a person's disability for all services, programs, and
activities provided or made available by the state or local governments. Passed in
1990.
Albert Bandura - Answer- "Social Learning Theory" - Behavior can be learned
through the observations of others.
Social Learning Theory - Answer- Behavior of children can be learned through the
observations of others.
Albert Bandura - Answer- Found that observational learning requires attention,
retention, reproduction, and motivation; "Modeling".
Attribution - Answer- The process of explaining people's behavior, including our own.
Accidental of Critical Thinking - Answer- Done by choice encounter.
Attention Deficit Disorder - ADD - Answer- Disability in which children consistently
show one or more characteristics over a period of time; inattention, hyperactivity, and
impulsivity.
May have difficulty focusing, following directions, organizing, making transitions, and
completing tasks.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD - Answer- Disability in which children
consistently show one or more characteristics over a period of time; inattention,
hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
May have impulsivity, sitting still, and taking turns.
, Adolescence - Answer- Time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
in which a child negotiates identity vs. role confusion with key event of a sense
identity.
Analysis Questions - Answer- What are the features of?
How does this compare with?
Alternative Assessment - Answer- Offer students more choices than they would have
in taking a test or writing an essay.
Affective - Answer- A term which refers to emotions and attitudes.
Analytical Scoring - Answer- Scoring method which separate scores are given for
specific aspects of the essay. A scoring procedure in which a student's work is
evaluated for selected characteristics, with EACH CHARACTERISTIC receiving a
separate score
Anecdotal Notes - Answer- Informal assessment where teacher makes small notes
based of observations of student behavior or performance.
Aptitude - Answer- One's capability for performing a particular skill or task.
Aptitude Test - Answer- Used to predict a student's ability to learn a skill or
accomplish something with further education and training.
Ability - Answer- What one has learned over a period of time from both school and
non-school sources; one's general capability for performing tasks.
Age-Equivalent Scores - Answer- Test score indicating the age level of students to
whom a test taker performed most similarly.
Authentic Assessment - Answer- Measure student understanding of the learning
process and product, rather than just the product.
Auditory Learner - Answer- Students who process information through listening,
lecture discussions, listening to tapes, repeating information, and reading aloud.
Autism Spectrum Disorder - Answer- Disorder where students have difficulty
socializing and communicating.
Advatages of Critical Thinking for Students - Answer- 1. Allows for students to think
for themselves
2. Allows for students to question information.
3. Challenges traditional belief.
4. Allows for new information discovery.
5. Allows for students investigation.
Advantages of Direct Instruction - Answer- 1. Introduce new information or tasks.
2. It can be easy to judge how well the students are progressing.
3. Teacher has control
