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Elementary Teaching

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
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1. Having students listen for specific information.






2. Educational Implications (1) Literature written by feminist/minority authors should be equal to that of others. (2) Historical events should be studied from the perspective of power - status - and marginalized people's struggle within these cont






3. 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.






4. Programs that target at-risk infants and toddlers to prevent possible later need for remediation.






5. People who are equal in age or status.






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






7. A pattern of attributing events to factors outside one's control; a characteristic of children with learning disabilities; see locus of causality.






8. Can make a copy for the class - but not personal use






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






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






11. The premature choice of a role - often done to reinforce self-concept.






12. The act of analyzing oneself and one's own thoughts.






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






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






15. Learning strategies for learning.






16. A history - culture - and sense of identity shared by a group of people.






17. 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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18. A hypothesis that students acquire grammatical structures in a predictable order - regardless of their native languages






19. Parents who give their children great freedom.






20. Using small steps combined with feedback to help learners reach goals.






21. 1964 A federal compensatory preschool education program created to help disadvantaged 3 and 4 year old students enter elementary school "ready to learn.'






22. Child often tilts head/rubs eyes; has eyes that are red - inflamed - crusty - or water excessively; has trouble reading small print/can't discriminate letters; complains of dizziness/headaches after reading.






23. A set of principles that relates social environment to psychological development.






24. Mental repetition of information - which can improve its retention.






25. Measuring students' learning at the end of a lesson






26. The process of focusing on certain stimuli while screening others out.






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






28. Movements of the fine muscles of the hand.






29. A statement of information or tasks that students should master after one or more lessons.






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. Body quadruples in weight and the brain triples in weight - neurons branch & grow into dense connective networks between the brain & the rest of the body






32. Teaching approach in which each student works at his or her own level and rate.






33. Decision making about student performance and about appropriate teaching strategies.






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






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






36. The value each of us places on our own characteristics - abilities - and behaviors.






37. Paying attention to only one aspect of an object or a situation.






38. Removing a student from a situation in which misbehavior was reinforced.






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






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






41. An act that is followed by a favorable effect is more likely to be repeated in similar situations; an act that is followed by an unfavorable effect is less likely to be repeated.






42. Teachers required to use the same judgement/care as parents in protecting the children under their supervision.






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






44. A mental operation learned during the concrete operational stage that allows children to organize concepts and objects according to how they relate to one another in a building-block fashion. For example - all matter is composed of molecules and mole






45. Religion Wide variety of religious beliefs practiced






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






47. Demographics Majority English - w/large populations of Dutch in New York - Swedes in Delaware - and Germans in Pennsylvania






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






49. A motivational orientation of students who place primary emphasis on gaining recognition from others and earning good grades.






50. A study method in which students work in pairs and take turns orally summarizing sections of material to be learned.