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Elementary Teaching

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An approach to instruction and school organization that clearly specifies what students should know and be able to do at the end of a course of study.






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






3. The ability to use language to communicate orally or in writing.






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






5. Help individuals self-correct behaviors and ideas - empower learners to take ownership of ideas






6. Actions that show respect and caring for others.






7. Uling consequences to control the occurenc of behavior






8. Using unpleasant consequences to weaken a behavior






9. 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).






10. Mild to moderate mental retardation (some exceptions); may have heart defects - hearing loss - intestinal malformation - vision problems; increased risk for thyroid problems - leukemia - & Alzheimer disease






11. 14 years - for at least 3 months each year (with 6 weeks having to be consecutive).






12. Federal law P.L. 101-476 enacted in 1990 changing the name of P.L. 94-142 and broadening services to adolescents with disabilities.






13. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.






14. Comprehensive measure of achievement






15. A history - culture - and sense of identity shared by a group of people.






16. Grading on the basis of how well other students performed on the same test rather than in terms of preestablished absolute standards.






17. A concept in Vygotsky's theory regarding children's potential for intellectual growth rather than their actual level of development; the gap between what children can do on their own and what they can do with the assistance of others.






18. Articulation problems occurring most frequently among children in the early elementary school grades.






19. Free Exercise Clause "Freedom of speech" - has been extend to freedom in religious practice






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






21. Characterized by a lower than normal level of intelligence and developmental delays in specific adaptive behavior.






22. Student has limited strength - vitality - or alertness that results in limited alertness due to chronic/acute health problems (e.g. - heart condition - diabetes - etc.) that can adversely affect student's academic performance






23. Basic requirements for physical and psychological well-being as identified by Maslow.






24. Movements - such as running or throwing - that involve the limbs and large muscles.






25. Teachers should expose students to a variety of other models - students must believe that they are capable of accomplishing school tasks






26. A teaching method based on the principles of question generation - in which metacognitive skills are taught through instruction and teacher modeling to improve the reading performance of students who have poor comprehension.






27. Interpreting new experiences in relation to existing schemes.






28. Cognitive style in which patterns are perceived as whole.






29. A study stategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.






30. Standard scores that relate students1 raw scores to the average scores obtained by norming groups a t different grade levels.






31. An act that is followed by a favorable effect is more likely to be repeated in similar situations; an act that is followed by an unfavorable effect is less likely to be repeated.






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






33. The process of adjusting schemes in response to the environment by means of assimilation.






34. 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.






35. Much like parallel play but with increased levels of interaction in the form of sharing - turn-taking - and general interest in what others are doing.






36. Structured lessons that students can work on individually - at their own pace.






37. A measure of the degree to which instructional objectives have been attained.






38. Lack of relationship between two variables.






39. Degree of deafness; uncorrectable inability to hear well.






40. Level of development immediately above a person's present level.






41. A computer application for writing compositions that lends itself to revising and editing.






42. A person's perception of his or her own strengths and weaknesses.






43. In Piaget's theory - this type of knowledge is derived in part through interactions with others.*Examples of this knowledge include mathematical words and signs - languages - musical notations - as well as social and moral conventions.






44. Eliminating or decreasing a behavior by removing reinforcement for it.






45. Peer tutoring between an older and a younger student.






46. A personality trait that concerns whether people attribute responsibility for their own failure or success to internal factors or to external factors.






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






48. Having students listen for specific information.






49. A theory that emphasizes the active integration of new material with existing schemata.






50. Teen is not able to develop a clear direction or sense of self. May have experienced an identity crises but was unable to resolve it.