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The Praxis Exam In The Car

Circle Of Insight Productions

Your commute can become part of your teacher-certification preparation. Praxis Exam in the Car explains educational psychology, instruction, assessment, classroom management, learning theory, and other concepts relevant to applicable Praxis examinations in concise, easy-to-follow audio lessons. Each episode uses classroom scenarios and original practice questions to move beyond memorizing terminology and toward understanding how educational principles actually work. Study while driving, walking,

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3:38

Prenatal Development and Early Childhood: What You...

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2026/10/04

Human development begins long before birth, and understanding the earliest stages is essential for the Praxis Psychology exam. In this episode, we break prenatal development into the germinal, embryonic, and fetal periods and explain what happens during each stage. We’ll also examine teratogens, critical periods, and the major physical and cognitive changes occurring during infancy and early childhood. Along the way, you’ll learn the distinctions most likely to appear in exam questions. By the end,

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3:14

Positive vs. Negative Reinforcement: The Praxis Trap...

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2026/09/30

Positive and negative reinforcement sound like opposites, but both are designed to do exactly the same thing: increase a behavior. In this episode of Praxis Exam in the Car, we use classroom examples to separate reinforcement from punishment and show you how Praxis questions can disguise the distinction. By the end, you’ll have a simple method for identifying all four consequences without getting trapped by the words positive and negative.

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2:46

Checking Learning: Formative vs. Summative Assessment

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2026/09/22

Your students are halfway through a unit, and you need to know whether they actually understand what you’ve taught. Should you grade them now, or should you use the information to adjust tomorrow’s lesson? This episode explains the crucial distinction between formative and summative assessment through a realistic classroom example. You’ll learn how to recognize each type even when the Praxis avoids explicitly naming it.

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2:41

Conditioning in the Classroom: Classical vs. Operant

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2026/09/22

A student becomes anxious every time the teacher announces a quiz, while another starts turning in homework because doing so earns extra computer time. Both behaviors involve learning, but they illustrate two very different types of conditioning. In this episode, we distinguish classical from operant conditioning and apply both concepts to realistic classroom situations. You’ll also learn the reinforcement-versus-punishment distinction that commonly causes confusion on teacher exams.

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Gendered Generations: Millennial Men vs. Women, Older...

The Praxis Exam In The Car ·

2026/05/06

We’ve talked Millennials, the two halves of Gen Z, and the phone paradox. But there’s a sharper lens: gender. The gaps between men and women aren’t just in politics anymore—they’re reshaping socializing, dating, marriage, work, education, substance use, and life itself. Millennials had smaller divides. Older Gen Z (born ~1997–2004, now 22–29) widened them. Younger Gen Z (born ~2005–2012, now 14–21) supercharged the split, especially post-pandemic. Today, we’re comparing Millennial men vs. women,

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7:41

Academic Preparation and College Dropout: Evidence,...

The Praxis Exam In The Car ·

2026/05/06

This episode critically examines the assertion that inadequate academic preparation and poor early college performance are strong predictors of college dropout. Referencing pivotal research, including the Stinebrickner and Stinebrickner study indicating that first-to-second-year dropout rates could decrease by 40 percent absent learning about grade performance, the discussion presents empirical support for this view alongside countervailing evidence from mental health, socioeconomic, and financial

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7:20

The Degree Divide: America’s Most Educated Counties...

The Praxis Exam In The Car ·

2026/05/05

We explore a striking map of U.S. counties where over 50% of adults hold bachelor’s degrees or higher, revealing clusters around DC suburbs, tech hubs, and research centers. Discover why these areas thrive with high educational attainment, how master’s and doctoral degrees are even more concentrated there, and contrast it with the lowest-attainment rural counties in Appalachia and the South. This episode examines the economic forces, migration patterns, and societal implications of America’s growing

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4:04

Is New york planning to bury bodies in a park?

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2020/04/07

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7:02

Dateline fabricates story then loses lawsuit to GM in...

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2020/04/06

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