Praxis

(noun)

The act of engaging, applying, exercising, realizing, or practicing ideas.

Related Terms

  • synthesis
  • analysis

Examples of Praxis in the following topics:

  • Teaching at a Private School

    • The Praxis test is one of a series of American teacher certification exams written and administered by the Educational Testing Service.
    • It usually consists of two separate tests, Praxis 1 and 2.
    • The Praxis I, or Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST), consists of three exams: reading, writing, and mathematics.
    • The Praxis II assessments cover many different subject areas.
    • Each state requires a different combination of Praxis II exams for certification.
  • The Importance of Rehearsing

    • Rehearsal involves praxis, which usually refers to the process of putting theoretical knowledge into practice, through a constant cycle of conceptualizing the meaning of what can be learned from experience.
    • Praxis is the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, practiced, embodied, or realized.
    • Praxis may also refer to the act of engaging, applying, exercising, realizing, or practicing ideas.
  • Breast Augmentation and Reduction

    • In corrective practice, the surgical techniques and praxis for reduction mammoplasty also are applied to mastopexy (breast lift).
  • Postcolonial Discourse

    • In the definition and establishment of a post-colonial identity, the literature of the Anti-conquest narrative genre is the praxis of "indigenous decolonization", whereby writers explain, analyse, and transcend the personal and societal experiences of imperial subjugation, of having endured the imposed identity of "a colonial subject".
  • Introduction to This "Textbook" (for Instructors and Scholars)

    • Pedagogy is praxis Hybrid Pedagogy Inc. is a non-profit committed to education at all levels, and pursues this commitment through pedagogy, advocacy, and outreach.
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