PRAXIS II 5622 PEDAGOGY with
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2. Absorption
-Processing & understanding information of a concept through work, experimentation,
and creation
3. Adaptation
-Demonstrating full understanding of a concept through everyday activities
A test can be.... - ANSWER-reliable but not valid
Ability Tests - ANSWER-measure a person's ability to perform a skill
Accommodation - ANSWER-altering existing schemas as a result of new
information/experiences
accommodations - ANSWER-give a student access to the same curriculum as their
peers, but info is presented in a different way
Achievement Tests - ANSWER-measure acquired knowledge/skills
Action Plan - ANSWER-determines goals and the steps to achieve them
Americans with Disabilities Act - ANSWER-prohibits discrimination against the disabled
Analytical Checklists - ANSWER-outline criteria of student performance that teachers
check off as students show mastery of each required skill
Analytical Scoring - ANSWER-breaks down the general categories to be scored into
more specific parts
Aptitude Tests - ANSWER-measure potential to develop a skill
Assimilation - ANSWER-modifying/changing new information to fit into our schemas
Assimilation & Accommodation* - ANSWER-Jean Piaget
Assimilation- modifying/changing new information to fit into our schemas
Accommodation- altering existing schemas as a result of new information/experiences.
Attribution Theory - ANSWER-personality flaws are assumed when other people make
mistakes
, behavioral exceptionalities - ANSWER-interfere with educational performance of the
student or their peers
Behaviorism* - ANSWER-John Watson
measures and controls behavior in response to stimuli
BF Skinner - ANSWER-expanded on operant conditioning
learning by responding to the environment
Bloom's Taxonomy - ANSWER-Create
Evaluate
Analyze
Apply
Understand
Remember
Classic conditioning - ANSWER-learning a response to stimuli or the environment
Classical Conditioning* - ANSWER-Ivan Pavlov
-a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a reflexive response
Code switching - ANSWER-when students slip into their second language while
speaking in their native language
Cognition - ANSWER-ability to to apply new information to other settings and to draw
conclusions
Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP) - ANSWER-a student's ability to
comprehend academic vocabulary in English
-takes about 5-7 years
Cognitive disabilities - ANSWER-impairments in intellectual functioning and adaptive
behavior
Cognitive Dissonance Theory - ANSWER-uneasiness that is felt when an individual has
conflicting thoughts
communication disorders - ANSWER-all deficits in speech and language
(autism and hearing impairments)
Concept Learning - ANSWER-involves classifying information by topic
Conferences - ANSWER-formal meetings (typically sponsored by a professional
association)
Complete Solutions
2. Absorption
-Processing & understanding information of a concept through work, experimentation,
and creation
3. Adaptation
-Demonstrating full understanding of a concept through everyday activities
A test can be.... - ANSWER-reliable but not valid
Ability Tests - ANSWER-measure a person's ability to perform a skill
Accommodation - ANSWER-altering existing schemas as a result of new
information/experiences
accommodations - ANSWER-give a student access to the same curriculum as their
peers, but info is presented in a different way
Achievement Tests - ANSWER-measure acquired knowledge/skills
Action Plan - ANSWER-determines goals and the steps to achieve them
Americans with Disabilities Act - ANSWER-prohibits discrimination against the disabled
Analytical Checklists - ANSWER-outline criteria of student performance that teachers
check off as students show mastery of each required skill
Analytical Scoring - ANSWER-breaks down the general categories to be scored into
more specific parts
Aptitude Tests - ANSWER-measure potential to develop a skill
Assimilation - ANSWER-modifying/changing new information to fit into our schemas
Assimilation & Accommodation* - ANSWER-Jean Piaget
Assimilation- modifying/changing new information to fit into our schemas
Accommodation- altering existing schemas as a result of new information/experiences.
Attribution Theory - ANSWER-personality flaws are assumed when other people make
mistakes
, behavioral exceptionalities - ANSWER-interfere with educational performance of the
student or their peers
Behaviorism* - ANSWER-John Watson
measures and controls behavior in response to stimuli
BF Skinner - ANSWER-expanded on operant conditioning
learning by responding to the environment
Bloom's Taxonomy - ANSWER-Create
Evaluate
Analyze
Apply
Understand
Remember
Classic conditioning - ANSWER-learning a response to stimuli or the environment
Classical Conditioning* - ANSWER-Ivan Pavlov
-a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a reflexive response
Code switching - ANSWER-when students slip into their second language while
speaking in their native language
Cognition - ANSWER-ability to to apply new information to other settings and to draw
conclusions
Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP) - ANSWER-a student's ability to
comprehend academic vocabulary in English
-takes about 5-7 years
Cognitive disabilities - ANSWER-impairments in intellectual functioning and adaptive
behavior
Cognitive Dissonance Theory - ANSWER-uneasiness that is felt when an individual has
conflicting thoughts
communication disorders - ANSWER-all deficits in speech and language
(autism and hearing impairments)
Concept Learning - ANSWER-involves classifying information by topic
Conferences - ANSWER-formal meetings (typically sponsored by a professional
association)
