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Elementary Teaching

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Decision making about student performance and about appropriate teaching strategies.






2. 1978 Schools required to provide services and activities to meet the needs of students identified as being gifted/talented.






3. Educational Implications (1) Learner-centered curricula. (2) hands-on learning activities where students collaborate. (3) Teacher guides students through learning process. (4) Constructivist in nature.






4. Teen is not able to develop a clear direction or sense of self. May have experienced an identity crises but was unable to resolve it.






5. Sensitivity to and capacity to discern logical or number patterns; ability to handle long bits of reasoning.






6. Designation for programs and classes to teach English to students who are not native speakers of English.






7. Something that can have more than one value.






8. Continuation of behavior.






9. Refers to a severe visual impairment - not necessarily limited to distance vision; applies to all individuals with sight who are unable to read the newspaper at a normal viewing distance - even with the aid of eyeglasses or contact lens; they use a c






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






11. Assessment of a collection of the students work in an area showing growth - self-reflection - and achievement.






12. Computer programs that teach lessons by varying their content and pace according to student responses.






13. 18 mo to 3 yrs.; Goal is to gain the ability to do things for oneself. failure to gain a sense of autonomy leads to a sense of powerlessness/incompetence. Child may begin to doubt her abilities & feel guilty when she tries to show some independence.






14. Theory based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.






15. A strategy that allows students to practice speaking and listening by sharing information with a variety of partners.






16. A set of principles that relates social environment to psychological development.






17. Physical consequences of an action is determine whether the action is 'good' or 'bad'.






18. Concerned with the impact that SES and culture have on students' ability to learn; leader in the Progressive movement.






19. 1819 Jurisdictional dispute between the college's president and board of trustees led to a Supreme Court ruling favoring the educational freedom of private institutions (which is what colleges are considered to be)






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






21. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response.






22. Tests that are usually commercially prepared for nationwide use to provide accurate and meaningful information on student's level of performance relative to others at their age or grade levels.






23. Grading on the basis of how well other students performed on the same test rather than in terms of preestablished absolute standards.






24. Curriculum Emphasis is on basic skills.






25. 1964 A no-cost educational/vocational training program administered by the U.S. Dept. of labor that helps people ages 16 - 24 get a better job - make more money - and take control of their lives. Part of the Economic Opportunity Act.






26. A discussion among all the students in a class with the teacher as moderator.






27. A study stategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.






28. Individuals identified with a minimal IQ score of about 130 and above-average academic achievement - usually 2 years above grade level.






29. The desire to experience success and to participate in activities in which success is dependent on personal effort and abilities.






30. Bell-shaped symmetrical distribution of scores in which most scores fall near the mean - with progressively fewer occurring as distance from the mean increases.






31. Obtained custody of wild boy and launched an involved program to civilize and educate him; important classic in the education of individuals with mental retardation






32. Religion Wide variety of religious beliefs practiced






33. Assessment Continuous feedback - informal monitoring of students' progress






34. A theory that proposes that memory is stronger and lasts longer when the conditions of performance are similar to those under which learning occurred.






35. A behavior that is prompted automatically by stimuli






36. Eliminating or decreasing a behavior by removing reinforcement for it.






37. Programs that target at-risk infants and toddlers to prevent possible later need for remediation.






38. Study aimed at identifying and gathering detailed information about something of interest.






39. Has difficulty organizing tasks & activities - avoids - dislikes - or is reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort






40. Difficulty scoring - requires students to support an argument with multiple lines of reasoning - depends on writing ability






41. A developmental limitation present during the preoperational stage that makes young children focus their attention on only one aspect - usually the most salient - of a stimulus.






42. Cognitive theory of learning that describes the processing - storage - and retrieval of knowledge from the mind.






43. Cognitive style in which separate parts of a pattern are perceived and analyzed.






44. Cognitive style of responding quickly but often without regard for accuracy.






45. Assessment Collaborative between teacher and student; emphasis is on the exposure of hidden assumptions.






46. (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






47. 1990 A wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability; covers employment - transportation - building accessibility - transportation - etc.






48. Tendency to analyze oneself & one's own thoughts






49. Methods used to prevent behavior problems from occurring or to respond to behavior problems so as to reduce their occurrence in the future.






50. Educational Goals Students need to acquire the ability to function in the real world and to develop problem-solving skills.