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Elementary Teaching

Subject : teaching
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1. Right is defined by decisions of conscience according to ethical principles chosen by the person. The principles are abstract and not moral prescriptions.






2. Mild to moderate mental retardation; attention disorders; behavioral problems






3. Associating a previously neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to evoke a conditioned response.






4. A cooperative learning model that involves small groups in which students work using cooperative inquiry - planning - project - and group discussion - then make a presentation on their findings to the class.






5. 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.






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






7. When a learner makes the same error repeatedly - without explicit outside correction - they reach the point where they never 'hear' the error. The speaker assumes his or her way of speaking is correct.






8. Time spent actively engaged in learning the task at hand.






9. Assign students to remedial or accelerated tracks based solely on their scores - compute glass grades using standardized test scores - compare scores on the exam to in-class quizzes






10. An apparatus developed by B. F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.






11. Using unpleasant consequences to weaken a behavior






12. 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.






13. The average test score received by individuals of a given chronological age.






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






15. Belief that a critical core of information exists that all people should possess. Most closely related to the Idealism and Realism schools of philosophy.






16. The fundamental assumption of the common school movement is 'the public school would be an agent of moral/social redemption that resulted from nonsectarian religious instruction'; exposed evils associated with this movement.






17. Ability to access one's own feelings/abilities to discriminate among them and draw on them to guide behavior; knowledge of one's own strengths - weaknesses - desires and intelligences.






18. 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.






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






20. 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






21. Established a school for individuals who were blind in Paris






22. Curriculum Emphasis is on basic skills.






23. 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.






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






25. Play that occurs alone.






26. Programs designed to prepare disadvantaged children for entry into kindergarten and first grade.






27. Refers to a severe visual impairment - not necessarily limited to distance vision; applies to all individuals with sight who are unable to read the newspaper at a normal viewing distance - even with the aid of eyeglasses or contact lens; they use a c






28. A comprehensive - multipurpose set of instructional software developed by one company.






29. A wide range and varying degrees of characteristics children exhibit that classify them as exceptional and require special accommodations for learning situations






30. State that learners must individually discover and transform complex information - checking new information against old rules and revising them when they no longer work.






31. Actions that show respect and caring for others.






32. A part of long-term memory that stores information about how to do things.






33. 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






34. Event that comes before a behavior.






35. A program that provides one-to-one tutoring from specially trained teachers to first-graders who are not reading adequately.






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






37. A form of mastery learning in which students advance through the curriculum by passing mastery tests.






38. A measure of the ability of a test to predict future behavior.






39. A category of disability that significantly affects social interaction - verbal and nonverbal communication - and educational performance.






40. Strategy for remembering lists by picturing items in familiar locations.






41. Easily memorize facts but has limited understanding of them; highly verbal with poor verbal/nonverbal communication skills; have a set way of doing things; experience extreme anxiety when routine is changed/expectations are not met; sensitive to soun

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42. A cognitive strategy that encourages children to use internal speech to guide them through a task in a step-by-step manner; see inner speech.






43. Teen's premature establishment of an identity based on parental choice instead of her own. A pseudo-identity that is too fixed/rigid to serve as a foundation for meeting life's challenges.






44. A part of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge.






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






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






47. A problem-solving technique that encourages identifying the goal (ends) of a problem - the current situation - and what needs to be done (means) to reduce the difference between the two conditions.






48. Father of American Scholarship in Education






49. Increased comprehension of previously learned information due to the acquisition of new information.






50. Using consequences to control the occurrence of behavior.