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Elementary Teaching

Subject : teaching
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1. 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






2. Stage at which a person understands that people make rules and that punishments are not automatic.






3. Experiment in which conditions are highly controlled.






4. The ability to use the target language appropriately in various social situations. This includes knowing the target culture well enough to appreciate subtle socio-cultural differences in social interactions.






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






6. An umbrella term to describe all who receive special education-children with disabilities as well as children who are gifted.






7. 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.






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






9. Described educators of the early 20th century as educational missionaries






10. A thinking-skills program in which students work through a series of paper-and-pencil exercises designed to develop various intellectual abilities.






11. Handicap






12. The application of knowledge acquired in one situation to new situations.






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






14. Long - narrow face; large ears' prominent forehead; large head circumference; testicles enlarged at puberty in males






15. Standardized tests that include several subtests designed to measure knowledge of particular subjects.






16. Mastering new material by learning it one part or subskill at a time.






17. One form of multiple-choice test item - most useful when a comparison of two alternatives is called for.






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






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






20. Knowledge about one's own thinking; involves an understanding of how memory works - what tasks require more cognitive effort - and what strategies facilitate learning; plays an important role in children's cognitive development during the middle chil






21. 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.






22. Standardized tests measuring how much students have learned in a given context.






23. Teaching approach in which each student works at his or her own level and rate.






24. A cooperative learning method for mixed-ability groupings involving team recognition and group responsibility for individual learning.






25. Learning Environment Community-oriented - self-regulated






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






27. Use of mental images to improve memory.






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






29. Methods for aiding the memory.






30. Learning of words or facts under various conditions.






31. Relationship in which high scores on one variable correspond to low scores on another.






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






33. Difficulty scoring - requires students to support an argument with multiple lines of reasoning - depends on writing ability






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

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35. 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






36. Instruction given to students having difficulty learning.






37. Learning by observation and imitation of others.






38. Students who are subject to school failure because of characteristics of the student or inadequate responses to their needs by school - family - or community.






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






40. Orientation for approaching learning tasks and processing information in certain ways.






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






42. 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.






43. 1958 Passed in response to the Russian launch of Sputnik satellite; appropriated federal funds to improve education in areas considered crucial to national defense/security: math - foreign language - and science.






44. 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






45. The concept that certain properties of an object (such as weight) remain the same regardless of changes in other properties (such as length).






46. General aptitude for learning - often measured by ability to deal with abstractions and to solve problems.






47. A cooperative learning model that involves students with four- or five-member heterogenous groups on assignments.






48. Learning process in which individuals physically carry out tasks.






49. Study aimed at identifying and gathering detailed information about something of interest.






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