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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. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a constant amount of time.






2. Learning strategies for learning.






3. A subconscious process in which learners develop competence by using language for 'real communication.' This is often contrasted with taking courses to learn language.






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






5. Provisions in the law (IDEA) that requires students with disabilities to be educated to the maximum extent appropriate with their nondisabled peers.






6. Connecting new material to information or ideas already in the learner's mind.






7. Instruction given to students having difficulty learning.






8. 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.






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






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






11. Inability to develop a clear direction or sense of self; adolescent has few commitments to goals and values - and seems apathetic about finding an identity; if an identity crisis has been experienced - it has not been resolved






12. A condition that a person tries to avoid or escape.






13. Measurement of important abilities using procedures that simulate the application of these abilities to real-life problems.






14. 1973 Supreme Court ruled that reliance on property taxes to fund public schools does not violate Equal Protection Clause - even if it causes inter-district expenditure disparities.






15. An abstract idea that is generalized from specific examples.






16. Evaluating conclusions by logically and systematically examining the problem - the evidence - and the solution.






17. Stimuli that do not naturally prompt a particular response.






18. Physical consequences of an action is determine whether the action is 'good' or 'bad'.






19. Not explored identity - not made a commitment.






20. One of three stages of children's use of language identified by Vygotsky during which children begin to use speech to regulate their behavior and thinking through spoken aloud self-verbalizations; contrast with social speech and inner speech.






21. Procedure used to test the effects of a treatment.






22. Way of perceiving - believing evaluating and behaving






23. 1964 A no-cost educational/vocational training program administered by the U.S. Dept. of labor that helps people ages 16 - 24 get a better job - make more money - and take control of their lives. Part of the Economic Opportunity Act.






24. Father of American Scholarship in Education






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






26. Classes or curricula targeted for students of a specified achievement or ability level.






27. Long - narrow face; large ears' prominent forehead; large head circumference; testicles enlarged at puberty in males






28. Mental patterns that guide behavior.






29. The language - attitudes - ways of behaving - and other aspects of life that characterize a group of people.






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






31. The degree to which an experiment's results can be attributed to the treatment in question - not to other factors.






32. Capacity to accurately perceive the visual-spatial world; ability to perform transformations on one's initial perceptions.






33. Arranging objects in sequential order according to one aspect - such as size - weight - or volume.






34. A condition imposed on a person with disabilities by society - the physical environment - or the person1s attitude.






35. 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;






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






37. Degree of uncorrectable inability to see well.






38. Scores are comparable across populations






39. Students who are subject to school failure because of characteristics of the student or inadequate responses to their needs by school - family - or community.






40. The public loss of confidence in education






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






42. A measure of the match between the content of a test and the content of the instruction that preceded it.






43. Estimated one in 500-700 babies born each year with some degree of alcohol-related damage/defect- alcohol can damage the central nervous system of fetus and brain damage is not uncommon.






44. Stage at which children learn mentally to represent things.






45. A cognitive strategy that encourages children to record their performance and compare it to their target goals.






46. Teacher's Role Deliver clear lectures; increase students' understanding with critical questions.






47. Indicates that a person has less than 20/200 vision in the better eye or a very limited field of vision (20 degrees at its widest point)






48. The order in which students are called on by the teacher to answer questions asked during the course of a lesson.






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






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