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Elementary Teaching

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Systematic application of antecedents and consequences to change behavior.






2. Characterized by significantly different psychosocial development from one's peers - including hyperactivity - aggression - withdrawal - immaturity - and learning difficulties.






3. Almost all girls begin menstruation by age 13 - most girls reach their adult stature by age 16






4. Learning by observing others' behavior.






5. A task requiring recall of a list of items in any order.






6. Final evaluations of students' achievement of an objective






7. Brief statements that represent the main idea of the information being read.






8. Instruction felt to be adapted to the current developmental status of children (rather than their age alone).






9. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.






10. Mental patterns that guide behavior.






11. A measure of the degree to which a test is appropriate for its intended use.






12. 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.






13. Breaking down tasks into fundamental subskills.






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






15. List of instructional objectives and expected levels of understanding that guide test development.






16. Uling consequences to control the occurenc of behavior






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






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






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






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






21. Demographics Culturally/Religiously homogenous - Puritan






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






23. A close emotional relationship between two persons characterized by mutual affection and a desire to maintain proximity; attachments serve the purpose of keeping the child & primary caregiver physically and emotionally close






24. 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.






25. Down syndrome - autism - developmental disability - schizophrenia - anxiety disorders - bipolar disorder (manic depression) - anorexia - post traumatic stress disorder - print disability - hearing impairment - physical disability






26. Forms of education Private tutors - parochial (Church of England) schools - and boarding schools






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






28. Blurts out answers before questions have been completed - has difficulty awaiting turn - interrupts or intrudes on others (e.g. - butts into conversations or games)






29. Computer programs that teach lessons by varying their content and pace according to student responses.






30. 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






31. Compensatory preschool programs that target very young children at the greatest risk of school failure.






32. Obtained custody of wild boy and launched an involved program to civilize and educate him; important classic in the education of individuals with mental retardation






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






34. Absolute grading based on criteria for mastery.






35. Tests or assessments administered during units of instruction that measure progress and guide the content and pace of lessons.






36. The ability to use language to learn academic content. (Including using spoken & written English to do assignments - interact with teachers - and communicate with native-English-speaking peers.)






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






38. Has three interlocking unities: the oneness of God (monotheism); the oneness of his prophets or messengers (religious perennialism); and the oneness of humanity (equality - globalism).






39. A disorder characterized by difficulties maintaining attention because of a limited ability to concentrate; includes impulsive actions and hyperactive behavior.






40. Activities and techniques that orient students to the material before reading or class presentations.






41. Interaction of individual differences in learning with particular teaching methods.






42. Disability






43. Measuring students' learning at the end of a lesson






44. Involves organizing - selecting - and applying complex procedures that have at least several important steps or components.






45. Specific behaviors students are expected to exhibit at the end of a series of lessons.






46. A type of standardized score ranging from 1 to 9 - having a mean of 5 and a standard deviation of 2.






47. 1935 Provided economic relief during the Great Depression and training to adult males to prepare them for work in the needed sectors.






48. System of instruction that emphasizes the achievement of instructional objectives by all students by allowing learning time to vary.






49. Establishment Clause prohibits the establishment of a national religion.






50. Eye contact - gestures - physical proximity - or touching used to communicate without interrupting verbal discourse.