Ed. Praxis

Question 1

Locus of control

Answer 1

The extent to which a person believes he or she has control over events

Question 2

Scaffold

Answer 2

create temporary structures to facilitate student learning

Question 3

Symbolic models

Answer 3

visual images of a living model

Question 4

Norm-referenced tests

Answer 4

scored based on how individuals taking the same test scored.

Question 5

Semantic memory

Answer 5

long-term memory that pertains to information about our environment and the world around us.

Question 6

IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)

Answer 6

Education for All Handicapped Children

Question 7

Wait time

Answer 7

The amount of time a teacher pauses after asking a question or calling on a student,

Question 8

formative assessment

Answer 8

Assessment used to plan or modify instruction. It can be given before, during, and after a lesson. Diagnostic tools

Question 9

Criterion-reference evaluations

Answer 9

used to assess student mastery of specific skills or knowledge

Question 10

Three learning styles

Answer 10

Auditory, Visual, Kinesthetic

Question 11

Short term memory

Answer 11

Three aspects

Question 12

one advantage of using a rubric

Answer 12

It helps instructors determine the strengths and weaknesses of their students

Question 13

primacy effect

Answer 13

Tendency to easily recall items at the beginning of a list

Question 14

Piaget: sensorimotor stage

Answer 14

sensorimotor stage (ages 0-2) involves two important development processes which include the child’s development of five senses and motor development.

Question 15

Piaget: preoperational stage is ranged from ages 2 to 7.

Answer 15

children are not able to think abstractly so that they need concrete situations to process the ideas

Question 16

Piaget concrete operation stage (ages 7-12),

Answer 16

children have enough experiences to begin to think logically and do some abstract problem solving, such as manipulating figures or symbols and classifying, though they still learn best by doing.

Question 17

Piaget formal operation stage (12 years onward)

Answer 17

children are able to use abstract thinking like adults. For examples, they begin to think about “what if…questions”, work with hypotheses, and think about possibilities then check them against the reality. ADOLESCENTS are in this stage.