GACE Elementary
Education Test 1 2026 |
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,Preconventional Kohlberg's stage of moral development in which rewards and punishments
dominate moral thinking
post conventional Kohlberg, whats right or wrong based on some higher moral reasoning, full
internalization, adulthood if ever, not many reach it
Conventional Kohlberg's stage of moral development where interpersonal accord,
conformity(social norms), authority and social order maintaining orientation (law and
order morality) are developed
pre operational stage 2nd stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development
-Ages 2-7 years
-Children learn to use language
-Children think literally and egocentrically here--> unable to take on perspective of
others
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal Name Piaget's cognitive development stages
operational
sensorimotor stage in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to nearly 2 years of age) during which
infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor
activities. Learns object permanence
concrete operational stage in Piaget's theory (7-11), the stage of cognitive development during which children
gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete
events, classify objects according to features and order them in size
formal operational stage In Piaget's theory(12yrs to adulthood), the stage of cognitive development during
which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts and hypothetically
Evaluation Blooms Taxonomy: to make a judgment of ideas or methods using external
evidence or self-selected criteria sustained by observations or informed
rationalizations
Synthesis Blooms Taxonomy: creative, mental construction of ideas and concepts from
multiple sources to form complex ideas into a new, integrated and meaningful patter
subject
Analysis Blooms Taxonomy: separation of complex ideas into its constituent parts and an
understanding of organization and relationship between the parts. Includes realizing
the distinction between hypothesis and facts and relevant variables.
Application Blooms Taxonomy: abstractions, general principles, or methods to specific concrete
situations
, Comprehension Blooms Taxonomy: translate, interpret, extrapolate, but not see full implications or
transfer to other situations, closer to literal translation
knowledge Blooms Taxonomy: recall, or recognition of terms, ideas, procedures, theories, etc.
Phoneme Isolation recognizing the individual sounds in words. For example, "Tell me the first sound
you hear in the word top (/t/)."
Substitution substituting one phoneme for another (change /s/ to /f/ sit to fit)
Categorization phoneme that recognizes the word in a set of three or four words that has the "odd"
sound (pin, pan, bug)
identification Phoneme that recognizes the same sound in different words
Structural Analysis involves splitting words into their individual parts; prefix, suffix, and root word to
determine meaning.
Alphabetic Principle an understanding that letters and letter patterns represent the sounds of spoken
words.
relative clause A clause introduced by a relative pronoun, such as WHO, WHICH, THAT, or by a
relative adverb, such as WHERE, WHEN, WHY.
simple sentence a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.
subject-verb agreement Examples: Lisa is pretty, They are nice, I am sad
Syntax The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a
language.
Education Test 1 2026 |
Study Guide, Practice
Questions, Answers,
Rationales & Exam Review
| Complete Ethics Study
Guide
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep and Comprehensive
Rationales
Included
,Preconventional Kohlberg's stage of moral development in which rewards and punishments
dominate moral thinking
post conventional Kohlberg, whats right or wrong based on some higher moral reasoning, full
internalization, adulthood if ever, not many reach it
Conventional Kohlberg's stage of moral development where interpersonal accord,
conformity(social norms), authority and social order maintaining orientation (law and
order morality) are developed
pre operational stage 2nd stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development
-Ages 2-7 years
-Children learn to use language
-Children think literally and egocentrically here--> unable to take on perspective of
others
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal Name Piaget's cognitive development stages
operational
sensorimotor stage in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to nearly 2 years of age) during which
infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor
activities. Learns object permanence
concrete operational stage in Piaget's theory (7-11), the stage of cognitive development during which children
gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete
events, classify objects according to features and order them in size
formal operational stage In Piaget's theory(12yrs to adulthood), the stage of cognitive development during
which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts and hypothetically
Evaluation Blooms Taxonomy: to make a judgment of ideas or methods using external
evidence or self-selected criteria sustained by observations or informed
rationalizations
Synthesis Blooms Taxonomy: creative, mental construction of ideas and concepts from
multiple sources to form complex ideas into a new, integrated and meaningful patter
subject
Analysis Blooms Taxonomy: separation of complex ideas into its constituent parts and an
understanding of organization and relationship between the parts. Includes realizing
the distinction between hypothesis and facts and relevant variables.
Application Blooms Taxonomy: abstractions, general principles, or methods to specific concrete
situations
, Comprehension Blooms Taxonomy: translate, interpret, extrapolate, but not see full implications or
transfer to other situations, closer to literal translation
knowledge Blooms Taxonomy: recall, or recognition of terms, ideas, procedures, theories, etc.
Phoneme Isolation recognizing the individual sounds in words. For example, "Tell me the first sound
you hear in the word top (/t/)."
Substitution substituting one phoneme for another (change /s/ to /f/ sit to fit)
Categorization phoneme that recognizes the word in a set of three or four words that has the "odd"
sound (pin, pan, bug)
identification Phoneme that recognizes the same sound in different words
Structural Analysis involves splitting words into their individual parts; prefix, suffix, and root word to
determine meaning.
Alphabetic Principle an understanding that letters and letter patterns represent the sounds of spoken
words.
relative clause A clause introduced by a relative pronoun, such as WHO, WHICH, THAT, or by a
relative adverb, such as WHERE, WHEN, WHY.
simple sentence a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate.
subject-verb agreement Examples: Lisa is pretty, They are nice, I am sad
Syntax The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a
language.
