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Elementary Teaching

Subject : teaching
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1. The application of behavioral learning principles to understand and change behavior.






2. Way of perceiving - believing evaluating and behaving






3. A term used by Piaget to describe how children mold new information to fit their existing schemes in order to better adapt to their environment; contrast with accommodation.






4. Modeling provides an alternative to shaping for teaching new behaviors - teachers & parents must model appropriate behaviors and take care that they don't model inappropriate ones






5. Research approach in which the teaching practices of effective teachers are recorded through classroom observation.






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






7. Critical issue accompanying each of Erickson's 8 stages of development that a person must address as they pass through the stage. Failure to do so may keep person from being successful in later stages.






8. A skill learned during the concrete operational stage of cognitive development in which individuals can think simultaneously about a whole class of objects as well as relationships among its subordinate classes.






9. Meichenbaum's developmental program that helps children control and regulate their behavior; children are taught self-regulatory strategies to use as a verbal tool to inhibit impulses - control impulses and frustration - and promote reflection.






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






11. The process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise in interaction with an expert - either an adult or an older or more advanced peer.






12. Adolescent establishes an identity in which clear decisions about occupations and ideologies have been consciously made






13. Different views of males and females - often favoring one gender over the other.






14. Increased in hormonal levels occur - resulting in a growth spurt - males generally become taller than females and develop deeper voices and characteristic patterns of facial and body hair; increased strength and heart and lung capacity give the child






15. Strategy for memorization in which images are used to link lists of facts to a familiar set of words or numbers.






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






17. When the teacher demonstrates an activity or lesson before having students do the lesson or activity on their own






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






19. Evaluations designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed






20. Ability to produce and appreciate rhythm - pitch - and timbre; appreciation of the forms of musical expression






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






22. A statistical measure of the degree of dispersion in a distribution of scores.






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






24. Wrote anti-papism literature influencing exclusion of Catholic schools from public funding






25. Using unpleasant consequences to weaken a behavior






26. 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






27. Decreased ability to learn new information because of interference of present knowledge.






28. Program in which rewards or punishments are given to a class as a whole for adhering to or violating rules of conduct.






29. The mechanism by which second language learners process - store - and retrieve conscious language rules.






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






31. Experimentation with occupational and idelogical choices without definite commitment.






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






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






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






35. A theory that relates the probability and incentive of success to motivation.






36. 18 mo to 3 yrs.; Goal is to gain the ability to do things for oneself. failure to gain a sense of autonomy leads to a sense of powerlessness/incompetence. Child may begin to doubt her abilities & feel guilty when she tries to show some independence.






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






38. Goal is to accept one's accomplishments and life as having been worthwhile & come to terms with one's impending death. Failure to do so results in an overwhelming feeling of despair.






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






40. P.L. 94-142






41. Group that receives no special treatment during an experiment.






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






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






44. Disability






45. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response.






46. Criterion-referenced tests focusing on important skills students are expected to have mastered to qualify for promotion or graduation.






47. Right = doing your duty - showing respect for authority - and maintaining social order for its own sake.






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






49. Serious/Persistent age-inappropriate behaviors resulting in social conflict - as well as problems in school and personal concept. Caused by make-up of the child - family disfunction/mistreatment - and/or underlying learning disability.






50. Method of improving retention by practicing new knowledge or behaviors after mastery is achieved.