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Elementary Teaching

Subject : teaching
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1. 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.






2. Assessment Frequent objective and essay tests.






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






4. Methods used to organize classtoom activities - instruction - physical structure - and other features to make effective use of time - to create a happy and productive learning environment - and to minimize behavior problmes and other disruptions.






5. Knowing about one's own learning ('thinking about thinking').






6. Spanish monk; successful in teaching a small group of pupils who were deaf to speak - read - and write






7. Having students listen for specific information.






8. Assessments that compare the performance of one student against the performance of others.






9. The distinction between conversational fluency (basic interpersonal communication skills - or BICS) - and academic language (cognitive/academic language proficiency - or CALP).






10. In Piaget's theory - this type of knowledge is derived in part through interactions with others.*Examples of this knowledge include mathematical words and signs - languages - musical notations - as well as social and moral conventions.






11. Hypothesis that successful acquisition of meaningful language occurs when a student is exposed to input that is just a little above the learner's present level.






12. IDEA






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






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






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






16. Situation in which students appear to be on task but are not engaged with learning.






17. Problems with the ability to receive information through the body1s senses.






18. Rewarding or punishing one's own behavior.






19. A behavior prompted automatically by stimuli.






20. Symbols that cultures create to help people think - communicate - and solve problems.






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






22. A part of long-term memory that stores images of our personal experiences.






23. In Piaget's theory - the understanding which develops during the concrete operational stage that involves the ability to order objects in a logical progression - such as from shortest to tallest; important for understanding the concepts of number - t






24. Socioemotional and behavioral disorders indicated in individuals who - for example - are chronically disobedient or disruptive.






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






26. A characteristic conversational pattern of preschoolers who are unable to take the perspective of others and thus make little effort to modify their speech for their listener so that remarks to each other seem unrelated.






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






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






29. Using consequences to control the occurrence of behavior.






30. Goal is to create and maintain long-term friendships & sexual relationships. Failure may cause person to shy away from future relationships.






31. Inducement of students to go along with the instructional goals of the teacher - usually fostered by helping students realize how a particular type of learning will help them.






32. Children's self-talk - which guides their thinking and action. Eventually these verbalizations are internalized as silent inner speech.






33. Using unpleasant consequences to weaken a behavior






34. The tendency for items that appear at the end of a list to be more easily recalled than other items.






35. 1958 Passed in response to the Russian launch of Sputnik satellite; appropriated federal funds to improve education in areas considered crucial to national defense/security: math - foreign language - and science.






36. Assign students to remedial or accelerated tracks based solely on their scores - compute glass grades using standardized test scores - compare scores on the exam to in-class quizzes






37. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements that teachers can directly control.






38. Condition - usually present at birth - that results in below-average intellectual skills and poor adaptive behavior.






39. Mild form of autism; may have concomitant learning disabilities and/or poor motor skills.

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40. The ability to use language to communicate orally or in writing.






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






42. Does not seem to listen when spoken to directly - does not follow through on instructions & fails to finish schoolwork - chores - or duties in the workplace (not due to oppositional behavior or failure to understand instructions)






43. Hypothetical situations that require a person to consider values of right and wrong.






44. According to Piaget - children's inclination during the preoperational stage to confuse physical and psychological events in their attempts to develop theories of the internal world of the mind.






45. Suggested forming an annex to the public schools to provide special classes for individuals with hearing impairment - visual impairment - and mental retardation






46. Class rewards that depend on the behavior of all students.






47. Category of exceptionality characterized by problems with learning - interpersonal relationships - and control of feelings and behavior.






48. The concept that certain properties of an object (such as weight) remain the same regardless of changes in other properties (such as length).






49. Stages 5 and 6 in Kohlberg's model of moral development - in which individuals make moral judgements in relation to abstract principles.






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