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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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1. Instruction felt to be adapted to the current developmental status of children (rather than their age alone).






2. The value each of us places on our own characteristics - abilities - and behaviors.






3. Experimentation with occupational and idelogical choices without definite commitment.






4. Decreased ability to learn new information because of interference of present knowledge.






5. Tests or assessments administered during units of instruction that measure progress and guide the content and pace of lessons.






6. Stages 1 and 2 in Kohlberg's model of moral development - in which individuals make moral judgments in their own interests.






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






8. 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.






9. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular responce






10. 1990 A wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability; covers employment - transportation - building accessibility - transportation - etc.






11. Serious/Persistent age-inappropriate behaviors resulting in social conflict - as well as problems in school and personal concept. Caused by make-up of the child - family disfunction/mistreatment - and/or underlying learning disability.






12. A program that is designed to prevent or remediate learning problems for students who are from lower socioeconomic status communities.






13. Accommodation changes the nature of the measurement






14. The speech or writing that a learner produces in a target language






15. A skill learned during the concrete operational stage of cognitive development in which individuals can think simultaneously about a whole class of objects as well as relationships among its subordinate classes.






16. A term used by Piaget to describe how children mold new information to fit their existing schemes in order to better adapt to their environment; contrast with accommodation.






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






18. Less severe - more subtle forms of alcohol-related damage.






19. Approach to teaching in which lessons are goal-oriented and structured by the teacher.






20. Piaget's term for an infant's understanding during the sensorimotor stage that objects continue to exist even when they can no longer be seen or acted on.






21. Teaching Methods Lecture - practice and feedback - questioning.






22. 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.






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






24. Test item that includes a question for the student to answer - which may range from a sentence or two to a page of - say - 100 to 150 words.






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






26. Rogoff's term used to describe transferring responsibility for a task from the skilled partner to the child in a mutual involvement between the child and the partner in a collective activity. Steps include choosing and structuring activities to fit t






27. General patterns of behavior used by parents when dealing with their children.






28. Research approach in which the teaching practices of effective teachers are recorded through classroom observation.






29. A characteristic conversational pattern of preschoolers who are unable to take the perspective of others and thus make little effort to modify their speech for their listener so that remarks to each other seem unrelated.






30. Right = doing your duty - showing respect for authority - and maintaining social order for its own sake.






31. Learning of words or facts under various conditions.






32. A measure of the degree to which a test is appropriate for its intended use.






33. Students often learn a great deal simply by observing other people - describing the consequences of behaviors can effectively increase appropriate behaviors & decrease inappropriate ones






34. Technique in which items to be learned are repeated at intervals over a period of time.






35. A teaching method effective with children having an attention deficit disorder that combines educational support - psychological counseling - behavioral management at school and home - and medical management using a psychostimulant.






36. A hypothesis that students acquire grammatical structures in a predictable order - regardless of their native languages






37. Entry or placemet in specific programs and to diagnose learning problems or strengths






38. Derived score that designates what percent of the norming group earned raw scores lower than a particular score.






39. Explanation of learning that emphasizes observable changes in behavior.






40. Most girls begin their growth spurt by the start of 5th grade






41. Planning instruction by first setting long-range goals - then setting unit objectives - and finally planning daily lessons.






42. Relating new concepts to information students already understand.






43. Group that receives no special treatment during an experiment.






44. Programs that address the needs of students with mental - emotional - or physical disabilities.






45. Methods for aiding the memory.






46. Deiceded by state law. Used in Mississippi and other places still!






47. Disability






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






49. The study of learning and teaching.






50. Curriculum Emphasis is on basic skills.