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Elementary Teaching

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Teaching Methods Discussion; role-play; simulations; personal research






2. A condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time & to a marked degree that adversely affects educational performance






3. Students who have abilities or problems so significant that the students require special education or other services to reach their potential.






4. An activity acting out situations encountered in the classroom or in everyday life - using the language that might be used in such situations






5. Play in which children join together to achieve a common goal.






6. Supported complete state control of democratic school systems






7. Established a school for individuals who were blind in Paris






8. A set of principles that explain and relate certain phenomena.






9. List of instructional objectives and expected levels of understanding that guide test development.






10. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular responce






11. The motivation or will to make something happen - to reach one's goal.






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






13. A Piagetian concept that develops during the preoperational stage in which children gain the ability to use words to stand for real objects.






14. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response.






15. Theories that knowledge is stored in the brain in a network of connections - not in systems of rules or individual bits of information.






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






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






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






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






20. The unique pattern of strengths and needs related to each child's physical - cognitive - social - and emotional growth; see interindividual variation.






21. Founding father; believed the security of the republic lay in proper education.






22. Education that teaches the value of cultural diversity.






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






24. A study stategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.






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






26. Breaking down tasks into fundamental subskills.






27. Tests that are usually commercially prepared for nationwide use to provide accurate and meaningful information on student's level of performance relative to others at their age or grade levels.






28. The study of animal behavior with emphasis on the behavioral patterns that occur in natural environments; animals are born with a set of fixed action patterns such as imprinting






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






30. 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.






31. Characterized by significantly different psychosocial development from one's peers - including hyperactivity - aggression - withdrawal - immaturity - and learning difficulties.






32. Sensitivity to the sounds - rhythms - and meanings of words; sensitivity to the different functions of language.






33. The degree to which students are placed in competitive or cooperative relationships in earning classroom rewards.






34. State that learners must individually discover and transform complex information - checking new information against old rules and revising them when they no longer work.






35. Perceiving selected parts of a stimulus to stand out (figure) from other parts (background).






36. Educational performance markedly and adversely affected over a period of time by: inability to build/maintain satisfacory interpersonal relationships; inappropriate types of behavior/feelings; general unhappiness; etc.






37. Assessment Continuous feedback - informal monitoring of students' progress






38. 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.






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






40. 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






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






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






43. Computer programs that teach lessons by varying their content and pace according to student responses.






44. Teaching Methods Lecture; questioning; coaching students in critical thinking skills.






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






46. Sensitivity to natural objects - like plants/animals; making fine sensory discrimination.






47. Forms of education Private tutors - parochial (Church of England) schools - and boarding schools






48. Lack of relationship between two variables.






49. Birth to 18 mo.; Goal is to develop a basic sense of trust in others and a sense of one's own trustworthiness. failure to reach this goal results in a sense of mistrust in others/the world.






50. Education Many students educated in parochial schools = taught in their native language & family's religious beliefs were an integral part of the curriculum