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Elementary Teaching

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. A measure of the degree to which a test is appropriate for its intended use.






2. Event that comes before a behavior.






3. Learning Environment Collaborative - self-regulated - democratic.






4. Goal is for the child to be successful in whatever she does - as success brings a positive sense of self/one's abilities. failure creates a negative self-image.






5. 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.






6. Handicap






7. A discussion among four to six students in a group working independently of a teacher.






8. Loses things necessary for tasks or activities - easily distracted by extraneous stimuli - forgetful in daily activities






9. Livelihood Life centered around agriculture/use of slaves to work plantations






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






11. The desire to experience success and to participate in activities in which success is dependent on personal effort and abilities.






12. Standard score having a mean of zero and a standard deviation of 1.






13. One-to-one tutoring for reading; early elementary = phonetic reading strategies; teach learning-to-learn skills (study skills - test-taking skills - etc.); give frequent feedback; break down large projects into smaller chunks; effective classroom man






14. Experiment conducted under realistic conditions in which individuals are assigned by chance to receive different practical treatments or programs.






15. Clear statement of what students are intended to learn through instruction.






16. 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






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18. A process that occurs when recall of certain information is inhibited by the presence of other information in memory.






19. The inability to do something specific such as walk or hear.






20. Explored identity - but not made a commitment.






21. An undesirable characteristic of tests in which item content discriminates against certain students on the basis of socioeconomic status - race - ethnicity - or gender.






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






23. Elemenating or decreasing a behaviour by removing reinforcement






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






25. Giving a clear - firm - unhostile response to student misbehavior.






26. Evaluation designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed.






27. A model of instruction developed by Gagne that matches instructional strategies with the cognitive processes involved in learning.






28. A test designed to measure general abilities and to predict future performance.






29. 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






30. Students: 1) think about the lesson topic; 2) pair up with partners and share according to the guidelines the teacher has provided; 3) share their discussions with the rest of the class. Each person takes a turn retelling their partners' information.






31. Degree to which test scores reflect what the test is intended to measure.






32. Stage at which children develop skills of logical reasoning and conservation but can use theses kills only when dealing with familiar situations.






33. Belief that nature and human nature is constant. Most closely related to the Idealism and Realism schools of traditional philosophy.






34. A condition that follows a behavior and affects the frequency of future behavior.






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






36. Test item usually consisting of a stem followed by choices - or alternatives.






37. A condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time & to a marked degree that adversely affects educational performance






38. The age of an individual in years.






39. Mental retardation.






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






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






42. Direct injury to the brain - such as a tearing of nerve fibers - bruising of the brain tissues against the skull - brain stem trauma - or swelling.






43. Educational needs teach religion & 3 R's - have a literate citizenship that could read the bible






44. 1964 A federal compensatory preschool education program created to help disadvantaged 3 and 4 year old students enter elementary school "ready to learn.'






45. Relating new concepts to information students already understand.






46. A pleasurable consequence that maintains or increases a behavior.






47. Concomitant hearing and visual impairments which cause severe communication & other developmental/learning needs that student can't be educated in special education programs for students with hearing impairmenets/severe disabilities effectively.






48. Inborn - automatic responses to stimuli (e.g. - eyeblinking in response to bright light.






49. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular responce






50. 1983 National Commission on Excellence in education report; called for greater federal support of education because the nation was threatened by "a rising tide of mediocrity: - calls for educational reform based on the development of standards-b