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Early Childhood Education Essentials

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1. Wanted to look at teachers at the top as well as those at the bottom - found 4 characteristics that a teacher needs






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






3. The ability that the brain can change and learn through experience






4. Albert Bandura's theory of personality - which emphasizes the importance of observational learning - conscious cognitive processes - social experiences - self-efficacy beliefs - and reciprocal determinism. Theory that adds concerns with cognitive fac






5. Application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation






6. The theory that behavior is learned through the observation of others as well as through the direct experience of rewards and punishments.-Bandura






7. Theory:'Social (or Observational) Learning Theory'. Bandura found that children learn by observing others. In a classroom setting - This may occur through modeling or learning vicariously through others' experiences.






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






9. Father of kindergarten 1837 (importance of play)






10. Long-term change in mental representations or associations due to experience.






11. Consistency or repeatability






12. Term learners process information through moving and doing. They learn through acting out scenes - putting on plays - moving to the beat - pacing out measurements on the sidewalk - and so on.






13. 12 months






14. 8 weeks






15. Dry in the day - Removes some clothing






16. Special education teachers - Library media specialists - Teachers of the gifted and talented - IEP team members - Para educators






17. Are characteristics and behaviors considered normal for children in specific age groups






18. Disorder marked by inattention - inability to inhibit inappropriate thoughts and behaviors - or both.






19. Prefer to see the information and read material. They learn most effectively with graphs - illustrations - diagrams - timelines - photos - pie charts - and visual design.






20. Children choosing their activities - materials - & experiences; learner-centered experiences; opportunities to touch - manipulate & experiment; a range of expectations for children; extensive talking - reading - & writing; opportunities to make decis






21. 4 mos fine motor grasps rattle - plays with hands together - inspects hands - carries objects to mouth.






22. Very advantageous in childhood -post. consequences for cognitive development and certain aspects of language awareness -US dual language programs support minorities academic learning






23. Fine motor able to dress self with minimal assistance - able to draw three-part human figure - draws square following demonstration - colors within lines






24. U.S. legislation granting educational rights to people with cognitive - emotional - or physical disabilities from birth until age 21; initially passed in 1975 - it has been amended and reauthorized in 1997 and again in 2004. IDEA operates under six b






25. Standardized - achievement - aptitude - structured observations - anecdotal notes - assess. of prior knowledge - stud. responses - portfolios - essay prompts - fournals - self-evaluations - performance assess.






26. Cultural Mismatch.


27. Awareness of one's membership in a particular ethnic or cultural group - and willingness to adopt behaviors characteristic of the group.






28. Idea that people act more 'intelligently' when they have physical - symbolic - or social assistance.






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






30. Recognizes cultural diversity and promotes an appreciation of all cultures.






31. Organizing and personally managing a cumulative series of work experiences to add to one's knowledge - motivation - perspectives - skills and job performance






32. An approach that seeks to provide children with an understanding of social and behavioral problems related to prejudice and seeks to provide them with the knowledge - attitude - and skills to combat prejudice.






33. The simplest form of direct observation - is a brief narrative account of specific incident






34. Follower of Jean Piaget. Developed and researched advanced organizers. Developed subsumation theory - - the primary process in learning is subsumation - where new material is in relation to relevant ideas in the existing cognitive structure in a subs






35. 6 scales: perceptual fine motor - gross motor - cognition - language - social or emotional - self care -birth -36 mo -criterion






36. A level of thinking that requires the student to think critically. These levels would be at the application - analysis - synthesis and evaluation levels on the Bloom's taxonomy scale.






37. Disorders found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills such as processing language or grasping mathematical concepts






38. An approach to teaching that gives students opportunities to inquire into subjects so that they discover knowledge for themselves. Discovery learning encourages students to think for themselves and discover how knowledge is constructed.






39. Children with known delays or disabilites -0-3 years and 3-6 years -assessment -gross motor - fine motor - cognitive - social - self help - language -20-30 min






40. Comparison to a specific criteria rather than comparison to a 'normal' group






41. Inquiry - discovery - cooperative - pair-share - jigsaw - STAD - teams - games - collaborative learning - concept models - discussion models - laboratories - project-based learning - simulations






42. 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






43. Toddlers learn to walk talk - use toilets and do things for themselves. Their self-control and self-confidence begin to develop at this stage.


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






45. Social and language recognizes parents - holds out arms to be picked up - begins to imitate sounds - uses one-syllable sounds (ma - mu - da - di)






46. Three twos in row... three passes in a row






47. Language - culture - family and community values.






48. If parents are encouraging - but consistent in discipline - children will learn to accept w/o guilt that certain things are not allowed - but at the same time will not feel shame when using their imagination and engaging in make-believe role plays.


49. Overall psychological atmosphere of the classroom.






50. Harvard researcher that has identified at least eight types of intelligences: linguistic - logical/mathematical - bodily/kinesthetic - musical - spatial (visual) - interpersonal (the ability to understand others) - intrapersonal (the ability to under