Praxis Elementary Education Assessment 5007

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Define phonological awareness.

The skill of identifying and manipulating units of oral language, including parts of words, syllables, onsets, and rimes.

What is the difference between phonemic awareness and phonics?

Phonemic awareness involves sounds only, whereas phonics involves letter-sound correspondence.

Explain the Alphabetic Principle.

The idea that letters and letter patterns represent the sounds of spoken language.

What are primary sources?

Firsthand accounts of historical events, such as diaries, letters, and photographs.

Define Vocabulary in context.

Teaching vocabulary in a way that relates to real-world experiences and scenarios.

What is the Bill of Rights?

The first ten amendments to the Constitution, guaranteeing certain rights to American citizens.

What are push factors in economics?

Circumstances that cause individuals to leave their current location, such as lack of jobs or education.

Describe the role of the legislative branch in the U.S. government.

Responsible for making laws and policies, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

What is a mixed economic system?

Features characteristics of both capitalism and socialism.

Define metacognition.

Awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes.

What does the term 'supply and demand' refer to?

The relationship between the quantity of a product available and the desire(s) of consumers to purchase it.

Identify one characteristic of effective cooperative learning.

Structured and intentional grouping that focuses on engagement and shared responsibility.

What does socialization refer to in the context of education?

The process through which individuals learn and adopt the norms, values, and behaviors necessary for participation in society.

Define primary resource in a social studies context.

Materials and information in their original form, such as diaries, journals, and autobiographies.

What is the significance of the International Date Line?

An imaginary line that indicates the change of one calendar day to the next, running from the North Pole to the South Pole.

Explain the term 'opportunity cost'.

The potential benefit lost by choosing one alternative over another.

What are the characteristics of responsible citizenship?

Rights and responsibilities, including voting, obeying laws, and participating in civic duties.

What does it mean to have a flexible teaching approach?

An instructional method that adjusts to meet the varying needs of students.

What is the significance of the KWL chart in education?

A tool used to activate prior knowledge, set learning goals, and summarize what students learned.

Define stakeholder in the context of education.

Individuals or groups with an interest in the educational process, including students, parents, teachers, and the community.

Explain the importance of context clues for vocabulary development.

Context clues provide information that helps students infer the meanings of unfamiliar words based on surrounding text.

What is emergent literacy?

The skills and knowledge that develop in early childhood that are precursors to reading and writing.

What role does formative assessment play in education?

Helps teachers gauge student understanding and inform instruction before, during, and after learning activities.

Identify what a political map displays.

Locations of cities, towns, and counties, along with some physical features such as rivers and lakes.