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Elementary Teaching

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






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






3. Assessments that compare the performance of one student against the performance of others






4. Class rewards that depend on the behavior of all students.






5. P.L. 94-142






6. Forms of epilepsy.






7. Can be a congenital anomaly (e.g. - club foot - etc.); an impairment caused by disease (e.g. - polio - etc.); or impairments from other causes (e.g. - cerebral palsy - amputation - etc.) that adversely affects a student's educational performance.






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






9. Made an identity commitment - but not explored identity.






10. Normal intelligence; discrepancy between intelligence & performance; delays in achievement; poor motor coordination/spatial ability; perceptual anomalties; difficulty w/self-motivation; etc.






11. A test designed to measure general abilities and to predict future performance.






12. 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.






13. Disorders that impede academic progress of people who are not mentally retarded or emotionally disturbed.






14. Hypothesis that language acquisition is related directly to the student's attitude about learning. (Krashen's Theory)






15. Category of exceptionality characterized by problems with learning - interpersonal relationships - and control of feelings and behavior.






16. The public loss of confidence in education






17. Can make a copy for the class - but not personal use






18. 1983 National Commission on Excellence in education report; called for greater federal support of education because the nation was threatened by "a rising tide of mediocrity: - calls for educational reform based on the development of standards-b

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






20. Mild form of autism; may have concomitant learning disabilities and/or poor motor skills.

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21. Stages 5 and 6 in Kohlberg's model of moral development - in which individuals make moral judgements in relation to abstract principles.






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






23. Formerly Chapter 1 - compensatory programs that were reauthorized as Title 1 of the Improving America's Schools Act (IASA) in 1994.






24. Educational Implications (1)rigorous intellectual curriculum for all students. (2) Focus on math - science - and literature = logical thought/enduring ideas. (3) Goal = students develop intellectual skills in writing - speaking - computing - problem-






25. 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






26. Deficiency in the structure of the X chromosome; affects one in 750 males and one in 1 -250 females; appears to be associated with autism/disorders of attention






27. Method of improving retention by practicing new knowledge or behaviors after mastery is achieved.






28. The study of teaching and learning with applications to the instructional process.






29. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response.






30. An undesirable characteristic of tests in which item content discriminates against certain students on the basis of socioeconomic status - race - ethnicity - or gender.






31. The average test score received by individuals of a given chronological age.






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






33. Make sure student understands classroom rules/procedures; seat ADHD students in close proximity to you; understand student may not be able to control her behavior (not defiant); allow student opportunities to be active; use daily report cards






34. Parents who give their children great freedom.






35. 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.






36. 1990 Governs how states/public agencies provide early early intervention - special education - and related services to children with disabilities from birth to 21 years of age.






37. Elemenating or decreasing a behaviour by removing reinforcement






38. Opened a school in Paris for individuals who were deaf

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






40. 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.






41. An explanation of motivation that focuses on how people explain the causes of their own successes and failures.






42. The adolescent's inability to develop a clear sense of self.






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






44. Methods - such as questions - that help teachers find out if students understand a lesson.






45. Stage at which children think that rules are unchangeable and that breaking them leads automatically to punishment.






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






47. A psychological movement - started in Germany - that advanced the understanding of perception.






48. Did not require bilingual ed.






49. Goal was to prevent Catholic schools from receiving state and tax-payer funding for schools and ensuring that only the Protestant bible was used in schools.






50. Gradual - orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated.