UWA Masters of Elementary Education Comprehensive Exam questions with complete solutions.docx

UWA Masters of Elementary Education
Comprehensive Exam questions with
complete solutions


Instructional Strategies for inclusion settings - answer-direct, indirect, experiential,
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Technology Integration - answer-making technologies an integral part of the teaching
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and learning process that impacts resources, teacher and student roles, and
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instructional activities
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Formal Assessment - answer-Pre-planned, systematic attempt to assess what students
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have learned.
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Informal Assessment - answer-Assessment that results from a teacher's spontaneous,
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cday-to-day observations of how students behave and perform in class.
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standardized test - answer-a test that is given with uniform procedures for administration
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and scoring
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Developmental Appropriateness - answer-Teaching and learning that matches students'
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physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and character development.
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Developmental Practices - answer-DAP focuses on five key areas of early learning
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practices:
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Creating a caring community of learners. ...
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Teaching to enhance development and learning. ...
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Planning curriculum to achieve important goals. ...
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Assessing children's development and learning. ...
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Establishing reciprocal relationships with families.
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Manipulative use - answer- c c c




Constructivism - answer-A philosophy of learning based on the premise that people
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construct their own understanding of the world they live in through reflection on
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experiences
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Behaviorism - answer-the science of behavior that focuses on observable behavior only
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, social learning - answer-process of altering behavior by observing and imitating the
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behavior of others
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mathematical proficiency - answer-adaptive reasoning, strategic competence,
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conceptual understanding, productive disposition, procedural fluency
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NCTM principles - answer-equity, curriculum, teaching, learning, assessment,
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technology
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NCTM Standards - answer-Math standards and results specified by the National Council
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of Teachers of Mathematics
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Application of Children's Literature across content areas - answer-
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Children's Literature- Genre - answer-Children's Literature.
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Genre Resources.c


Biography.
Fantasy.
Folklore & Folk Tales.
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Historical Fiction. c


Realistic Fiction. c


Non-fiction.

Children's Literature- Features of Genre - answer-Genre consists of four elements or
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parts: character, story, plot and setting.
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Classroom Library- Features - answer-Support literacy, learn about books, central
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location, provide opportunities, talk and interact with books
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Classroom Library- Organization - answer-ability
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Classroom Library-Diversity of texts - answer-
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early literacy - answer-speaking, listening, print awareness and writing behaviors,
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reading of alphabet letters and words, and other skills that evolve and change over time,
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culminating in conventional literacy
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Themes of Social Studies - answer-1) Culture
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2) Time, Continuity, and Change
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3) People, Place, and Environments
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4) Individual Development and Identity
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5) Individuals, Groups, and Institutions
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6) Power, Authority, and Governace
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7) Production, Distribution, and Consumption
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8) Science, Technology, and Society
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