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Elementary Teaching

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The application of knowledge acquired in one situation to new situations.






2. 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.






3. A model based on the idea that information is processed simultaneously in the sensory register - short-term memory - and long-term memory.






4. Play that occurs alone.






5. A consequence that people learn to value through its association with a primary reinforcer.






6. 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.






7. Education that teaches the value of cultural diversity.






8. Final evaluations of students' achievement of an objective






9. Stage at which children think that rules are unchangeable and that breaking them leads automatically to punishment.






10. Methods used to prevent behavior problems from occurring or to respond to behavior problems so as to reduce their occurrence in the future.






11. Level of development immediately above a person's present level.






12. 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.






13. The practice of grouping students by ability level in separate classes within-class ability






14. Individuals characterized by specific impairments in speech and/or language






15. Hypothesis that language acquisition is related directly to the student's attitude about learning. (Krashen's Theory)






16. Difficulties producing speech sounds or problems with voice quality; interruption in the flow of rhythm of speech (e.g. - stuttering)






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






18. Degree of uncorrectable inability to see well.






19. An aspect of an activity that people enjoy and - therefore - find motivating.






20. The average test score received by individuals of a given chronological age.






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






22. General aptitude for learning - often measured by ability to deal with abstractions and to solve problems.






23. Facial abnormalities; heart defects; low birth weight; motor dysfunctions






24. Assessment of a student's ability to perform tasks - not just knowledge.






25. Process by which thoroughly learned tasks can be performed with little mental effort.






26. The adolescent's inability to develop a clear sense of self.






27. Oral articulation problems; occur most frequently among children in early elementary grades.






28. Refers to problems in communication and related areas such as oral motor function; inability to understand or use language or use the oral-motor mechanism for functional speech and feeding;






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






30. Group that receives treatment during an experiment.






31. Educational Implications (1)rigorous intellectual curriculum for all students. (2) Focus on math - science - and literature = logical thought/enduring ideas. (3) Goal = students develop intellectual skills in writing - speaking - computing - problem-






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






33. The meaning of stimuli in the context of relevant information.






34. What is right is whatever satisfies one's own needs (occasionally the needs of others). Fairness/Reciprocity seen in terms of 'you scratch my back - I'll scratch yours'.






35. Teaching Methods Lecture - practice and feedback - questioning.






36. Rapid promotion through advanced studies for students who are gifted or talented.






37. Educational Goals Train students' intellect and moral development.






38. Also referred to as schema (pl. schemata) in some research areas; in Piaget's theory - the physical actions - mental operations - concepts - or theories people use to organize and acquire information about their world.






39. An acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force - resulting in a total/partialfunctional disability - psychosocial impairment - or both - that adversely affects a student's educational performance.






40. The study of learning and teaching.






41. An explanation of motivation that focuses on how people explain the causes of their own successes and failures.






42. Using unpleasant consequences to weaken a behavior.






43. 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.






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






45. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).






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






47. Movements of the fine muscles of the hand.






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






49. Difficulty scoring - requires students to support an argument with multiple lines of reasoning - depends on writing ability






50. Degree of deafness; uncorrectable inability to hear well.