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Elementary Teaching

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Explored identity - but not made a commitment.






2. Have a sense of pride in their accomplishments & enjoy demonstrating their achievements






3. (those a child exhibits depends on form/severity of autism) extremely withdrawn; engage in self-stimulating activities (rocking - etc.); might have normal/outstanding abilitities in some areas; resistant to changes in the environment/routine; more pr






4. Needs for knowing - appreciating - and understanding - which people try to satisfy after their basic needs are met.






5. Have 47 chromosomes instead of 46; TRISOMY 21 - the extra chromosome attaches to the 21st pair






6. The application of knowledge acquired in one situation to new situations.






7. The study of learning and teaching.






8. Right is defined by decisions of conscience according to ethical principles chosen by the person. The principles are abstract and not moral prescriptions.






9. Inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual - sensory - or health factors (academically performing below grade level) - inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers & teachers






10. Livelihood Industry/Commerce = most lived in towns






11. A model of instruction developed by Gagne that matches instructional strategies with the cognitive processes involved in learning.






12. Parents who give their children great freedom.






13. Assessments that rate how thoroughly students have mastered specific skills or areas of knowledge






14. Consequence given to strengthen behavior.






15. Explanation of the relationship between factors such as the effects of alternative grading systems on student motivation.






16. Behavior modification strategies in which a student1s school behavior is reported to parents - who supply rewards.






17. Research into the relationships between variables as they naturally occur.






18. Assessment Frequent objective - essay - and performance tests.






19. Test item usually consisting of a stem followed by choices - or alternatives.






20. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response.






21. A response to a question made by an entire class in unison.






22. An ethnic or racial group that is a minority within a broader society.






23. IDEA






24. In Piaget's theory - a concept achieved during the concrete operational stage that involves ordering items by two or more attributes - such as by both size and color.






25. Assignments or activities designed to broaden or deepen the knowledge of students who master classroom lessons quickly.






26. Behavior associated with one sex as opposed to the other.






27. Procedure used to test the effects of a treatment.






28. The tendency for items that appear at the beginning of a list to be more easily recalled than other items.






29. Right is defined in terms of individual rights/standards that have been agreed upon by society. Laws are not 'frozen' but can be changed for society's good.






30. Relates to the accuracy with which skills & knowledge are measured






31. The degree to which an experiment's results can be attributed to the treatment in question - not to other factors.






32. The many small skills needed in a larger course of action.






33. Procedures based on both behavioral and cognitive learning principles for changing your own behavior by using self-talk and self-instruction.






34. Rapid promotion through advanced studies for students who are gifted or talented.






35. A condition that a person tries to avoid or escape.






36. Disorder in ability to control movements caused by damage to the motor area of the brain






37. Increased ability to learn new information due to previously acquired information.






38. Direct injury to the brain - such as a tearing of nerve fibers - bruising of the brain tissues against the skull - brain stem trauma - or swelling.






39. The kinds of difficulties a majority of children with emotional and behavioral disorders experience - including argumentative - aggressive - antisocial - and destructive actions; contrast with internalizing problems.






40. A measure of the consistency of test scores obtained from the same students at different times.






41. 1973 Supreme Court ruled that reliance on property taxes to fund public schools does not violate Equal Protection Clause - even if it causes inter-district expenditure disparities.






42. Mild to moderate mental retardation (some exceptions); may have heart defects - hearing loss - intestinal malformation - vision problems; increased risk for thyroid problems - leukemia - & Alzheimer disease






43. Pattern of teaching concepts by presenting a rule or definition - giving examples - and then showing how examples illustrate the rule.






44. Person defines her own values in terms of the ethical principles she has elected to follow.






45. Release from an unpleasant situation to strengthen behavior






46. A teaching method in which the teacher guides instruction so that students will master and internalize the skills that permit higher cognitive functioning.






47. Rules are set down by others.






48. Increased comprehension of previously learned information due to the acquisition of new information.






49. Using unpleasant consequences to weaken a behavior






50. Stage at which children develop skills of logical reasoning and conservation but can use theses kills only when dealing with familiar situations.