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Early Childhood Education Essentials

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1. In classical conditioning - the eventual disappearance of a conditioned response as a result of the conditioned stimulus being repeatedly presented alone - In operant conditioning - the eventual disappearance of a response that is no longer being rei






2. Assessment after instruction is finished; also called formal assessment - purpose of documenting after instruction.






3. Entering school and up to junior high - the child will learn formal skills of life - initiate rules into free play - and desire self-discipline.






4. 3 months






5. 4 months






6. Refers to the sounds that letters represent and how these sounds and letters combine to form words.






7. Successful teachers communicate with the school nurse - families - school mental health professionals - teacher assistants - and the student to understand how the student's term can be supported so that the child can learn at an optimal level. Term c






8. Basing curriula - teaching and assessment of student leanring on rigorous academic standards.






9. 1. Setting 2. Mode of presentation (read aloud - paraphrasing - providing feedback) 3. Response mode and timing ( oral response - dictate to scribe - multiple sessions - extended time)






10. Condition in which repeated attempts to control a behavior fail - resulting in belief that the situation is uncontrollable






11. If not - the ind will despair and fear death.






12. Purpose - age range - areas tested - time required - administration - appropriatness - cost - reliability - validity






13. Unusually high ability in one or more areas - to the point where students require special educational services to help them meet their full potential.






14. One with which any tactile activity can cause discomfort and even pain. Some children are particularly sensitive to touch and this is usually discovered early on - when - as an infant - he will not like being touched or held.






15. Characteristic approaches to learning and studying






16. Teachers Focus on behavior - not the student - Use class meetings to change behavior in the classroom - Students take ownership in the rules they help establish - Based on creating a safe space to learn


17. An explicit understanding of how learning works and an awareness of yourself as a learner.






18. A consequence that brings about the increase of a behavior through the presentation (rather than removal) of a stimulus.






19. 3.5 years






20. Proponents argue that intelligent behavior arises from a balance between analytical - creative and practical abilities.






21. Head at 90 degrees in ventral suspension






22. 9 months






23. The theory that distinguishes between moral competence and moral performance






24. Refers to postural reactions such as head balance - sitting - creeping - standing and walking.






25. A person's needs for security and protection from physical and emotional harm






26. Knowing different types of dialects and using them as sources of enrichment in the classrooms






27. Refers to the use of hands and fingers in the prehensile approach to grasping and manipulating an object






28. The order in which content is delivered to learners over time.






29. This psychologist believed children are born with an innate cognitive ability that must be developed. He believed intelligence consists of interaction and coping with one's environment and proposed 4 levels. Sensorimotor - Preoperational - Concrete O






30. 6 months






31. The belief that one is capable of executing certain behaviors or reaching certain goals






32. In Vygotsky's theory - the range between children's present level of knowledge and their potential knowledge state if they recieve proper guidance and instruction






33. Gross motor able to twist and turn and maintain posture - able to sit from standing position - may stand alone - at least momentarily






34. Cognitive or Learning






35. Children have newfound power at this stage as they have developed motor skills and become more and more engaged in social interaction with people around them. They now must learn to achieve a balance between eagerness for more adventure and more resp


36. Practice of individualizing instructional methods - and possibly also individualizing specific content and instructional goals - to align with each student's existing knowledge - skills - and needs.






37. Problem-Based Learning - Zone of Proximal Development - Scaffolding - Inquiry/Discovery Learning






38. Movement management: having unused time - Transitions; any times you have movement or change...it is a great opportunity to misbehave - Warn your students ahead of time






39. Overall psychological atmosphere of the classroom.






40. If not - they will fear commitment - feel isolated and unable to depend on anybody in the world.






41. Providing efficient help to individual students - Efficient help: arrange seating and make 'what page' questions less frequent - Providing graphic reminders that the students can use rather than asking many questions to teacher - Limit 10-20 seconds


42. Process of observing a sample of a student's behavior and drawing inferences about the student's knowledge and abilities.






43. Professional developement - knowing the latest educational practices - attend meetings on students - open communications with all involved - modifying and accommodating learning practices






44. A stage of moral development in which the morality of an action is primarily determined by the extent to which it conforms to social rules






45. Between testers






46. The idea that two control systems- inner & outer controls- work against our tendencies to deviate any consequence that increases the future likelihood of a behavior






47. Helped to establish a way to fund public education






48. According to Erikson - if an elementary school child fails to succeed in learning new skills and knowledge - the result may be the development of a sense of ______________.






49. Range of perception or understanding






50. Learners approach a task as a single integrated project.