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Elementary Teaching

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1. Methods of questioning that encourage students to pay attention during lectures and discussions.






2. 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.






3. Degree to which results of an experiment can be applied to real-life situations.






4. Teaching methods in which students are encouraged to discover principles for themselves.






5. In Piaget's theory - the understanding which develops during the concrete operational stage that involves the ability to order objects in a logical progression - such as from shortest to tallest; important for understanding the concepts of number - t






6. Capacity to accurately perceive the visual-spatial world; ability to perform transformations on one's initial perceptions.






7. A lifelong developmental disability that is neurologically based and affects the functioning of the brain; disabilities vary from mild to severe and include deficits in verbal and nonverbal communication - problems with reciprocal social interaction






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






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






10. Educational performance markedly and adversely affected over a period of time by: inability to build/maintain satisfacory interpersonal relationships; inappropriate types of behavior/feelings; general unhappiness; etc.






11. 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






12. The meaning of stimuli in the context of relevant information.






13. Interactive programs that include videos. films. still pictures - and music.






14. A motivational orientation of students who place primary emphasis on knowledge acquisition and self-improvement.






15. An abstract idea that is generalized from specific examples.






16. Individualized instruction administered by a computer.






17. An approach to instruction and school organization that clearly specifies what students should know and be able to do at the end of a course of study.






18. Using favored activities to reinforce participation in less desired activities.






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






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






21. Limited to presented options - common on standardized achievement tests






22. A category of disability that significantly affects social interaction - verbal and nonverbal communication - and educational performance.






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






24. Disorder in one or more basic psychological processes involved in understanding/using spoken and/or written language = imperfect ability to listen - think - read - write - spell - or do math calculations.






25. Ability to make rational decisions about what to do or what to believe.






26. A condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time & to a marked degree that adversely affects educational performance






27. Contends that many societal institutions - including schools - are used by those in power to control/marginalize those who lack power = education should focus on reversing this.






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






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






30. 1944 Provided for college/vocational ed. for returning WWII veterans.

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31. Decreasing the chances that a behavior will occur again by presenting an aversive stimulus following the behavior.






32. Teaching the skills and knowledge necessary for a given activity.






33. Gauging the progress of students






34. Important events that are fixed mainly in visual and auditory memory.






35. An acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force - resulting in a total/partialfunctional disability - psychosocial impairment - or both - that adversely affects a student's educational performance.






36. Test that predicts ability to learn a variety of specific skills and types of knowledge.






37. Adolescent experiments with goals and values by abandoning some of those set by parents and society; no definite commitments have been made to occupations or ideologies; the adolescent is in the midst of an identity crisis






38. A pattern of attributing events to factors outside one's control; a characteristic of children with learning disabilities; see locus of causality.






39. A study method in which students work in pairs and take turns orally summarizing sections of material to be learned.






40. A statement of information or tasks that students should master after one or more lessons.






41. A school situation in which a child's needs clash with the learning and behavioral expectations of the educational system.






42. Praise that is effective because it refers directly to specific task performances.






43. Absolute grading based on criteria for mastery.






44. Group that receives treatment during an experiment.






45. Use of mental images to improve memory.






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






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






48. Demographics Culturally/Religiously homogenous - Puritan






49. The mechanism by which second language learners process - store - and retrieve conscious language rules.






50. Goal is to create and maintain long-term friendships & sexual relationships. Failure may cause person to shy away from future relationships.







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