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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. Teen has made her own conscious - autonomous - clear-cut decisions about an occupation and ideology that reflects who she is & a deep commitment to these decisions






2. Fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat - leaves seat in classroom or in other situations in which remaining seated is expected






3. Good behavior is what pleases/helps others and is approved of by them = can earn approval by being nice.






4. Make sure student understands classroom rules/procedures; seat ADHD students in close proximity to you; understand student may not be able to control her behavior (not defiant); allow student opportunities to be active; use daily report cards






5. P.L. 94-142






6. 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.






7. An ethnic or racial group that is a minority within a broader society.






8. Decreased ability to recall previously learned information causedby learning of new information.






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






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






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






12. Deficiency in the structure of the X chromosome; affects one in 750 males and one in 1 -250 females; appears to be associated with autism/disorders of attention






13. Individuals identified with a minimal IQ score of about 130 and above-average academic achievement - usually 2 years above grade level.






14. 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.






15. Almost all girls begin menstruation by age 13 - most girls reach their adult stature by age 16






16. The speech or writing that a learner produces in a target language






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






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






19. Formerly Chapter 1 - compensatory programs that were reauthorized as Title 1 of the Improving America's Schools Act (IASA) in 1994.






20. Systematic application of antecedents and consequences to change behavior.






21. Standardized tests that include several subtests designed to measure knowledge of particular subjects.






22. A system of accommodating student differences by dividing a class of students into two or more ability groups for instruction in certain subjects.






23. Motivation that stems from one's own needs or desires - not requiring extrinsic incentives.






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






25. Group that receives treatment during an experiment.






26. Students who are likely to be low-achieving or 3at risk2 for school failure.






27. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular responce






28. A discussion among all the students in a class with the teacher as moderator.






29. The ability to use the target language appropriately in various social situations. This includes knowing the target culture well enough to appreciate subtle socio-cultural differences in social interactions.






30. Something that can have more than one value.






31. Takes coordinated - even steps - steps once on each step - alternating feet






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






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






34. Individualized instruction administered by a computer.






35. Educational Goals Students need to acquire the ability to function in the real world and to develop problem-solving skills.






36. 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.






37. Curriculum Emphasis is on basic skills.






38. Programs that address the needs of students with mental - emotional - or physical disabilities.






39. 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






40. Needs for knowing - appreciating - and understanding - which people try to satisfy after their basic needs are met.






41. The expectation - based on experience - that one1s actions will ultimately lead to failure.






42. In Piaget's theory - the type of knowledge as the mental construction of relationships involved in the concrete operations of seriation - classification - and conservation - as well as various formal operations that emerge in adolescence.






43. A response to a question made by an entire class in unison.






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






45. Movement is particularly concerned with spiritual exploration - holistic medicine - and mysticism - yet no rigid boundaries actually exist






46. Has difficulty with oral language (e.g. - listening - speaking - and understanding); reading (e.g. - decoding - comprehension); written language (e.g. - spelling - written expression); mathematics (e.g. - computation - problem solving); also may have






47. Methods of questioning that encourage students to pay attention during lectures and discussions.






48. Approach to teaching in which lessons are goal-oriented and structured by the teacher.






49. Developmental disability affecting social interactions - verbal/nonverbal communication - and educational performance. Generally evident before the age of 3 years.






50. Tests to assess the student1s level of skills and knowledge necessary for a given activity.