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Elementary Teaching

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances - a general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression - a tendency to develop physical symptoms of fears associated with personal or school problems






2. 3 to 6 yrs.; Goal is for child to explore her world so she can understand who she is within this context. Failure to reach this leads child to experience a sense of guilt about her desires to explore - which could limit her willingness to take chance






3. Situation in which students appear to be on task but are not engaged with learning.






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






5. Educational Goals Train students' intellect and moral development.






6. Time during which students have the opportunity to learn.






7. Learning by observation and imitation of others.






8. A measure of the consistency of test scores obtained from the same students at different times.






9. Play in which children join together to achieve a common goal.






10. Condition characterized by extreme restlessness and short attention spans relative to peers.






11. Suggested forming an annex to the public schools to provide special classes for individuals with hearing impairment - visual impairment - and mental retardation






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






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






14. A measure of prestige within a social group most often based on income and education.






15. Involves stating learning objectives; thinking through what the students will know or be able to do after the lesson; what information - activities - and experiences the teacher will provide; the time needed to reach the objective; what books - mater






16. One-to-one tutoring for reading; early elementary = phonetic reading strategies; teach learning-to-learn skills (study skills - test-taking skills - etc.); give frequent feedback; break down large projects into smaller chunks; effective classroom man






17. Release from an unpleasant situation to strengthen behavior






18. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences.






19. Differences in developmental needs from one child to the next; see intraindividual variation.






20. Programs in which assignments or activities are designed to broaden or deepen the knowledge of students who master classroom lessons quickly.






21. The unique pattern of strengths and needs related to each child's physical - cognitive - social - and emotional growth; see interindividual variation.






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






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






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






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






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






27. Bloom's ordering of objectives from simple learning tasks to more complex ones.






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






29. The degree to which the teacher is aware of and responsive to student performance.






30. Curriculum Emphasis is on problem-solving and the skills needed in today's world.






31. Applications of microcomputers that provide students with practice of skills and knowledge.






32. Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations.






33. An intelligence test score that for people of average intelligence should be near 100.






34. A behavior that is prompted automatically by stimuli






35. The kinds of difficulties a majority of children with emotional and behavioral disorders experience - including argumentative - aggressive - antisocial - and destructive actions; contrast with internalizing problems.






36. Teachers should help students set realistic expectations for their academic accomplishments - self-regulation techniques provide effective methods for improving behavior






37. Explanation of memory that links recall of a stimulus with the amount of mental processing it receives.






38. Help ensure that the results will be an accurate indication of student ability - enable most students to be tested - enable testing practices to be deemed fair to all students






39. The idea of 'public education' was created by historians who were 'educational missionaries.'






40. An educational philosophy that emphasizes the integration of reading - writing - and language and communication skills across the curriculum in the context of authentic or real-life materials - problems - and tasks.






41. Inborn - automatic responses to stimuli (e.g. - eyeblinking in response to bright light.






42. A model of instruction developed by Gagne that matches instructional strategies with the cognitive processes involved in learning.






43. Piaget's term for children's inconsistency in thinking within a developmental stage; explains why - for instance - children do not learn conservation tasks about numbers and volume at the same time.






44. Inability to develop a clear direction or sense of self; adolescent has few commitments to goals and values - and seems apathetic about finding an identity; if an identity crisis has been experienced - it has not been resolved






45. Scores are comparable across populations






46. 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.






47. Presence of sub-average general intellectual functioning associated with or resulting in impairments in adaptive behavior; occurs before age of 18






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






49. Release from an unpleasant situation to strengthen behavior.






50. Inducement of students to go along with the instructional goals of the teacher - usually fostered by helping students realize how a particular type of learning will help them.