age 1 of 42
PRAXIS Elementary Education (HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT) ACTUAL EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
ALREADY GRADED A+ <RECENT VERSION>
constructivism .......Answer.........students learn by building on prior
knowledge and by doing
Bronfenbrenner Ecological Model .......Answer.........microsystem,
mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem
domains of learning .......Answer.........conitive, language, physical,
social-emotional, adaptive
Learning Theories .......Answer.........cognitive, behavioral,
developmental, psychodynamic, sociological, ecological, eclectic
,age 2 of 42
developmental theory .......Answer.........level of readiness must be
reached to learn
sociological theory .......Answer.........children learn through their
observations of others
ecological theory .......Answer.........influences from home, school,
and community affect how well the student will learn
Strategies for teaching .......Answer.........developmentally
appropriate practice, integration, scaffolding, cooperative
learning, questioning, task analysis, content enhancements,
graphic organizers, wait time, peer tutoring, student responses,
instructional pacing, feedback
Aids for ELL learners .......Answer.........use language above
abilities, repeat key words, slow speech rate, clearly articulate,
avoid using difficult words, simplify materials
,age 3 of 42
enrichment strategies .......Answer.........self-paced instruction,
mentoring, ability grouping, compacting, telescoping, tiered
lessons
performance tasks .......Answer.........complete a problem or
project with an explanation for an answer
observation .......Answer.........anecdotal records and checklists to
record students being observed doing tasks
journal writing .......Answer.........determine student learning from
thinking processes, formation of ideas, and development of skills
in creative and factual writing
portfolios .......Answer.........collection of completed student work
selected by the student and the teacher
, age 4 of 42
achievement test .......Answer.........formal tool measuring student
proficiency of a subject area already learned
alternative assessment .......Answer.........solve realistic problems
and completing projects using close to real-life situations
anecdotal record .......Answer.........informal measurement based
on observation of student work or performance
aptitude test .......Answer.........formal measure of tests to evaluate
student ability to acquire skills
authentic assessment .......Answer.........determines a student's
understanding and performance of specific criteria
criterion-referenced test .......Answer.........formal measure that
evaluates a student on a subject area by answering specific
questions
PRAXIS Elementary Education (HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT) ACTUAL EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
ALREADY GRADED A+ <RECENT VERSION>
constructivism .......Answer.........students learn by building on prior
knowledge and by doing
Bronfenbrenner Ecological Model .......Answer.........microsystem,
mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem
domains of learning .......Answer.........conitive, language, physical,
social-emotional, adaptive
Learning Theories .......Answer.........cognitive, behavioral,
developmental, psychodynamic, sociological, ecological, eclectic
,age 2 of 42
developmental theory .......Answer.........level of readiness must be
reached to learn
sociological theory .......Answer.........children learn through their
observations of others
ecological theory .......Answer.........influences from home, school,
and community affect how well the student will learn
Strategies for teaching .......Answer.........developmentally
appropriate practice, integration, scaffolding, cooperative
learning, questioning, task analysis, content enhancements,
graphic organizers, wait time, peer tutoring, student responses,
instructional pacing, feedback
Aids for ELL learners .......Answer.........use language above
abilities, repeat key words, slow speech rate, clearly articulate,
avoid using difficult words, simplify materials
,age 3 of 42
enrichment strategies .......Answer.........self-paced instruction,
mentoring, ability grouping, compacting, telescoping, tiered
lessons
performance tasks .......Answer.........complete a problem or
project with an explanation for an answer
observation .......Answer.........anecdotal records and checklists to
record students being observed doing tasks
journal writing .......Answer.........determine student learning from
thinking processes, formation of ideas, and development of skills
in creative and factual writing
portfolios .......Answer.........collection of completed student work
selected by the student and the teacher
, age 4 of 42
achievement test .......Answer.........formal tool measuring student
proficiency of a subject area already learned
alternative assessment .......Answer.........solve realistic problems
and completing projects using close to real-life situations
anecdotal record .......Answer.........informal measurement based
on observation of student work or performance
aptitude test .......Answer.........formal measure of tests to evaluate
student ability to acquire skills
authentic assessment .......Answer.........determines a student's
understanding and performance of specific criteria
criterion-referenced test .......Answer.........formal measure that
evaluates a student on a subject area by answering specific
questions
