PRAXIS 5355 -FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE
OHI (Other Health Impairment) - Answers -a general disability category under IDEA
that includes a heart condition, cancer, leukemia, rheumatic fever, chronic kidney
disease, cystic fibrosis, asthma, epilepsy, lead poisoning, diabetes, tuberculosis,
Tourette syndrome and other communicable infectious diseases, hematological
disorders, such as sickle cell anemia and hemophilia, nephritis, attention deficit disorder
(ADD), or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and which adversely affects a
student's educational performance.
Occupational Therapy (OT) - Answers -activities to promote recovery and rehabilitation
to assist patients in performing the activities of daily living
Physical Therapy (PT) - Answers -treatment to prevent disability or restore function
through the use of exercise, heat, massage, or other techniques
Accommodation - Answers -a change that helps a student overcome or work around
the disability. These changes are typically physical or environmental changes.
Modification - Answers -change "what" is learned and therefore change the content of
the grade -specific curriculum
Self Actualization - Answers -according to Maslow, one of the ultimate psychological
needs that arises after basic physical and psychological needs are met and self-esteem
is achieved; the motivation to fulfill one's potential
Intrinsic Motivation - Answers -a desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own
sake
Striving for Success - Answers -Describes actions of people who are motivated by
highly developed social interest.
Learned Helplessness - Answers -the tendency to fail to act to escape from a situation
because of a history of repeated failures in the past
Functional Curriculum - Answers -a curriculum that emphasizes practical life skills
rather than academic skills
Social Curriculum - Answers -Learning social behavior appropriate for peer groups that
are not friendship groups
Supplementary Curriculum - Answers -required in special education when the needs of
the student are not met by a traditional or existing curriculum
, Integrated Curriculum - Answers -a school curriculum that draws from two or more
subject areas and focuses on a theme or concept rather than on a single subject
Erikson's Psychological Development - Answers -1- Trust vs. Distrust (birth-1)
2- Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (1-3)
3- Initiative vs. Guilt (3-5)
4- Industry vs. Inferiority (6-11)
5- Identity vs. Role Confusion (11-22)
6- Intimacy vs. Isolation (22-40) (marriage)
7- Generativity vs. Stagnation (40-65) (kids)
8. Integrity vs. Despair (65+) (winding down)
https://www.simplypsychology.org/erik-erikson.html#Stage-1-Trust-vs-Mistrust
Executive Functioning - Answers -the cognitive abilities and processes that allow
humans to plan or inhibit their actions
Skill Transfer - Answers -The ability to apply a specific skill learned in one context to a
different context.
Skill Acquisition - Answers -developing of new skills, habits, quality
Skill Generalization - Answers -The fact that even though a skill can be used in one
environment, it doesn't mean it can be used in all environments. It's better to learn it in
the environment it will be used in.
Skill Synthesis - Answers -Involves using many separate skills to perform a particular
task
Behavioral Approach - Answers -in personality theory, this perspective focuses on the
effects of learning on our personality development
Cognitive Approach - Answers -An approach to psychology emphasizing the mental
processes involved in knowing: how we direct our attention, perceive, remember, think,
and solve problems.
Constructivist Approach - Answers -A learner-centered approach that emphasizes the
importance of individuals actively constructing their knowledge and understanding with
guidance from the teacher.
Ecological Approach - Answers -an approach to perception maintaining that humans
and other species are so well adapted to their natural environment that many aspects of
the world are perceived without requiring higher-level analysis and inferences
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Principles - Answers -Three main principles of
UDL.....
OHI (Other Health Impairment) - Answers -a general disability category under IDEA
that includes a heart condition, cancer, leukemia, rheumatic fever, chronic kidney
disease, cystic fibrosis, asthma, epilepsy, lead poisoning, diabetes, tuberculosis,
Tourette syndrome and other communicable infectious diseases, hematological
disorders, such as sickle cell anemia and hemophilia, nephritis, attention deficit disorder
(ADD), or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and which adversely affects a
student's educational performance.
Occupational Therapy (OT) - Answers -activities to promote recovery and rehabilitation
to assist patients in performing the activities of daily living
Physical Therapy (PT) - Answers -treatment to prevent disability or restore function
through the use of exercise, heat, massage, or other techniques
Accommodation - Answers -a change that helps a student overcome or work around
the disability. These changes are typically physical or environmental changes.
Modification - Answers -change "what" is learned and therefore change the content of
the grade -specific curriculum
Self Actualization - Answers -according to Maslow, one of the ultimate psychological
needs that arises after basic physical and psychological needs are met and self-esteem
is achieved; the motivation to fulfill one's potential
Intrinsic Motivation - Answers -a desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own
sake
Striving for Success - Answers -Describes actions of people who are motivated by
highly developed social interest.
Learned Helplessness - Answers -the tendency to fail to act to escape from a situation
because of a history of repeated failures in the past
Functional Curriculum - Answers -a curriculum that emphasizes practical life skills
rather than academic skills
Social Curriculum - Answers -Learning social behavior appropriate for peer groups that
are not friendship groups
Supplementary Curriculum - Answers -required in special education when the needs of
the student are not met by a traditional or existing curriculum
, Integrated Curriculum - Answers -a school curriculum that draws from two or more
subject areas and focuses on a theme or concept rather than on a single subject
Erikson's Psychological Development - Answers -1- Trust vs. Distrust (birth-1)
2- Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (1-3)
3- Initiative vs. Guilt (3-5)
4- Industry vs. Inferiority (6-11)
5- Identity vs. Role Confusion (11-22)
6- Intimacy vs. Isolation (22-40) (marriage)
7- Generativity vs. Stagnation (40-65) (kids)
8. Integrity vs. Despair (65+) (winding down)
https://www.simplypsychology.org/erik-erikson.html#Stage-1-Trust-vs-Mistrust
Executive Functioning - Answers -the cognitive abilities and processes that allow
humans to plan or inhibit their actions
Skill Transfer - Answers -The ability to apply a specific skill learned in one context to a
different context.
Skill Acquisition - Answers -developing of new skills, habits, quality
Skill Generalization - Answers -The fact that even though a skill can be used in one
environment, it doesn't mean it can be used in all environments. It's better to learn it in
the environment it will be used in.
Skill Synthesis - Answers -Involves using many separate skills to perform a particular
task
Behavioral Approach - Answers -in personality theory, this perspective focuses on the
effects of learning on our personality development
Cognitive Approach - Answers -An approach to psychology emphasizing the mental
processes involved in knowing: how we direct our attention, perceive, remember, think,
and solve problems.
Constructivist Approach - Answers -A learner-centered approach that emphasizes the
importance of individuals actively constructing their knowledge and understanding with
guidance from the teacher.
Ecological Approach - Answers -an approach to perception maintaining that humans
and other species are so well adapted to their natural environment that many aspects of
the world are perceived without requiring higher-level analysis and inferences
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Principles - Answers -Three main principles of
UDL.....
