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Elementary Teaching

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Continuous feedback to the teacher - test smaller units - monitor progress - informal






2. A comprehensive approach to prevention and early intervention for preschool - kindergarten - and grades 1 through 5 - with one-to-one tutoring - family support services - and changes in instruction that might be needed to prevent students from fallin






3. Classes or curricula targeted for students of a specified achievement or ability level.






4. A theory that emphasizes the active integration of new material with existing schemata.






5. A measure of prestige within a social group most often based on income and education.






6. A focus on having students in mixed-ability groups and holding them to high standards but providing many way to reach those standards.






7. Takes coordinated - even steps - steps once on each step - alternating feet






8. Long - narrow face; large ears' prominent forehead; large head circumference; testicles enlarged at puberty in males






9. Cognitive style in which separate parts of a pattern are perceived and analyzed.






10. Contributions to Education Taxes to support public schools - increase in attendance of under-represented groups - created state education departments and appointing of state superintendents






11. A category of disability that significantly affects social interaction - verbal and nonverbal communication - and educational performance.






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






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






14. Mental patterns that guide behavior.






15. Representing the main points of material in heirarchical format.






16. Technique in which items to be learned are repeated at intervals over a period of time.






17. A skill learned during the concrete operational stage of cognitive development in which individuals can mentally arrange and compare objects.






18. An ethnic or racial group that is a minority within a broader society.






19. IDEA






20. Free Exercise Clause "Freedom of speech" - has been extend to freedom in religious practice






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






22. A systematic linguistic analysis of the structures of the learners' native and target languages. Contrastive analysis can be performed at different levels of language--sound - lexicon - grammar - meaning - and rhetoric.






23. Goal is to establish and guide the 'next' generation and help others. Failure to do so may lead to stagnation - self-indulgence - and selfishness.






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






25. The many small skills needed in a larger course of action.






26. Requires student to supply rather than to select the answer






27. Learning strategies for learning.






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






29. Memorization of facts or associations.






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






31. One of three stages of children's use of language identified by Vygotsky that is used primarily for communicative purposes in which thought and language have separate functions; contrast with egocentric speech and inner speech.






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






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






34. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences.






35. Has difficulty with oral language (e.g. - listening - speaking - and understanding); reading (e.g. - decoding - comprehension); written language (e.g. - spelling - written expression); mathematics (e.g. - computation - problem solving); also may have






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






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






38. One of two basic principles referred to by Piaget as invariant functions; the ability of all organisms to adapt their mental representations or behavior to fit environmental demands; contrast with organization.






39. Strategy for remembering lists by picturing items in familiar locations.






40. Involves organizing - selecting - and applying complex procedures that have at least several important steps or components.






41. Release from an unpleasant situation to strengthen behavior






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






43. An intelligence test score that for people of average intelligence should be near 100.






44. Teaching the skills and knowledge necessary for a given activity.






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






46. Developed an early version of finger spelling for individuals who were deaf






47. A process that occurs when recall of certain information is inhibited by the presence of other information in memory.






48. Education of All Handicapped Children Act.






49. 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.






50. Assessment Frequent objective - essay - and performance tests.