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Elementary Teaching

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
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1. Increased comprehension of previously learned information due to the acquisition of new information.






2. Component of the memory system where information is received and held for very short periods of time.






3. A mental operation in the concrete operational stage that involves the understanding that an entity remains the same despite superficial changes in its form or physical appearance.






4. A statistical measure of the degree of dispersion in a distribution of scores.






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






6. The study of animal behavior with emphasis on the behavioral patterns that occur in natural environments; animals are born with a set of fixed action patterns such as imprinting






7. Teaching Methods Lecture; questioning; coaching students in critical thinking skills.






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






9. Given two lists - each item in one list will match with one item in the other list.






10. An impairment in the ability to understand and/or use words in context - both verbally and nonverbally; improper use of words and their meanings - inability to express ideas - inappropriate grammatical patterns - reduced vocabulary and inability to f






11. Component of instruction in which students work by themselves to demonstrate and rehearse new knowledge.






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






13. A special program that is the subject of an experiment.






14. Vygotsky's term for the process of constructing a mental representation of external physical actions or cognitive operations that first occur through social interaction.






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






16. The premature choice of a role - often done to reinforce self-concept.






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






18. The period of life from 7 to 11 years old when - Piaget believed - children's thinking becomes less rigid - and they begin to use mental operations - such as classification - conservation - and seriation to think about events and objects in their env






19. A regrouping method in which students are assigned to groups for reading instruction across grade lines.






20. Study of a treatment's effect on one person or one group by contrasting behavior before - during - and after the treatment is applied.






21. A person1s desire to develop to his or her full potential.






22. Learning Environment High structure - high levels of time on task.






23. These determine the child's ability to reason about social situations. Development occurs in predictable. before age 6 - child plays by her own idiosyncratic rules.






24. Individuals characterized by specific impairments in speech and/or language






25. 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.






26. Learning Environment (Same as Perennialism) High structure; high levels of on task time.






27. The order in which students are called on by the teacher to answer questions asked during the course of a lesson.






28. 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.






29. Students: 1) think about the lesson topic; 2) pair up with partners and share according to the guidelines the teacher has provided; 3) share their discussions with the rest of the class. Each person takes a turn retelling their partners' information.






30. Teacher's Role Guide learning with questioning; develop and guide practical problem-solving activities.






31. 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.






32. An individual's premature establishment of an identity based on parental choices rather than their own.






33. Compensatory education programs in which students are placed in separate classes for remediation.






34. A teacher or school can make one backup copy of






35. Behavior - diagnosed by a qualified professional - characterized by inattention - impulsivity - and unusual or excessive activity.






36. Instruction given to students having difficulty learning.






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






38. The act of analyzing oneself and one's own thoughts.






39. 1964 A federal compensatory preschool education program created to help disadvantaged 3 and 4 year old students enter elementary school "ready to learn.'






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






41. People can learn by observing the behaviors of others & the outcomes of those behaviors - learning can occur without a change in behavior - the consequences of behavior play a role in learning - cognition (to perceive or understand) plays a role in l






42. Removing a student from a situation in which misbehavior was reinforced.






43. Meichenbaum's developmental program that helps children control and regulate their behavior; children are taught self-regulatory strategies to use as a verbal tool to inhibit impulses - control impulses and frustration - and promote reflection.






44. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements that teachers can directly control.






45. Sub-average intellectual functioning existing concurrently with related limitations in 2 or more of the following: communication; self-care; home living; social skills; community use; self-direction; health/safety; functional academics; leisure; work






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






47. Theory of motivation based on the belief that people1s efforts to achieve depend on their expectations of reward.






48. Growth that occurs during these years usually proceeds from the extremities to the torso & may be uneven - the child's body grows much more slowly relative to other periods of life.






49. Gauging the progress of students






50. Methods for learning. studying. or solving problems.