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Elementary Teaching

Subject : teaching
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1. The ability to think and solve problems without the help of others.






2. Did not require bilingual ed.






3. Length of time that a teacher allows a student to take to answer a question. Calling order--The order in which students are called by the teacher to answer questions asked during the course of a lesson.






4. An acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force - resulting in a total/partialfunctional disability - psychosocial impairment - or both - that adversely affects a student's educational performance.






5. The increase in levels of behavior in the early stages of extinction.






6. Absolute grading based on criteria for mastery.






7. People who are equal in age or status.






8. Cognitive style of responding quickly but often without regard for accuracy.






9. A behavior prompted automatically by stimuli.






10. Teacher's Role (Same as for Perennialism) Deliver clear lectures; increase students' understanding with critical questions






11. Refers to a pattern of ongoing - long-standing (chronic) behavior disorders that have 3 core symptoms:Inattention - Hyperactivity - and impulsivity






12. Theory that information is stored in long-term memory in networks of connected facts and concepts that provide a structure for making sense of new information.






13. Praise or rewards given to motivate people to engage in behavior that they might not engage in without it.






14. Bell-shaped symmetrical distribution of scores in which most scores fall near the mean - with progressively fewer occurring as distance from the mean increases.






15. Right = doing your duty - showing respect for authority - and maintaining social order for its own sake.






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






17. Sometimes decision need to be made quickly - and there is not time for reflection

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18. Gradual - orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated.






19. Relating new concepts to information students already understand.






20. Child's body grows much more slowly relative to other periods of life; the brain continues to develop fast than any other part of the body - up to 90% of its adult weight;






21. A school situation in which a child's needs clash with the learning and behavioral expectations of the educational system.






22. 1944 Provided for college/vocational ed. for returning WWII veterans.

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23. Inform decision makers about student behaviors - monitor student progress toward a goal - screen students for specific purposes






24. A focus on having students in mixed-ability groups and holding them to high standards but providing many way to reach those standards.






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






26. Uling consequences to control the occurenc of behavior






27. An aspect of an activity that people enjoy and - therefore - find motivating.






28. Given two lists - each item in one list will match with one item in the other list.






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






30. The tendency to think about - see - and understand the world from one's own perspective; an inability to see objects or situations from another's perspective.






31. The study of teaching and learning with applications to the instructional process.






32. 1874 Began as a training for Methodist Sunday-School teachers; gradually broadened in scope to include general education and popular entertainment.






33. A term used by Piaget to describe how children change existing schemes by altering old ways of thinking or acting to fit new information in their environment; contrast with assimilation.






34. Components of memory where large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.






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






36. Theories that knowledge is stored in the brain in a network of connections - not in systems of rules or individual bits of information.






37. A behavior that is prompted automatically by stimuli






38. Contributions to Education Taxes to support public schools - increase in attendance of under-represented groups - created state education departments and appointing of state superintendents






39. Educational Implications (1)rigorous intellectual curriculum for all students. (2) Focus on math - science - and literature = logical thought/enduring ideas. (3) Goal = students develop intellectual skills in writing - speaking - computing - problem-






40. Wrote anti-papism literature influencing exclusion of Catholic schools from public funding






41. A chart that classifies lesson objectives according to cognitive level.






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






43. Research approach in which the teaching practices of effective teachers are recorded through classroom observation.






44. Dispensing reinforcement following an unpredictable number of correct behaviors.






45. The goals students must reach to be considered proficient in a skill.






46. Learning of words or facts under various conditions.






47. Livelihood Industry/Commerce = most lived in towns






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






49. Educational Goals Help students acquire basic skills and knowledge needed to function in today's world.






50. Decreasing the chances that a behavior will occur again by presenting an aversive stimulus following the behavior.