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Teaching Strategies

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1. A type of model that conveys a message to the learner through the use of abstract constructs - like words that stand for the real thing. Cartoons and printed materials are examples of symbolic forms of a message.






2. A reduction or complete loss of vision due to infection - accident - poisoning - or congenital degeneration of the eyes.






3. Numbers and words - symbols written and spoken to convey ideas or represent objects - which are the most common forms of communication yet are the most abstract types of messages.






4. A complete loss or a reduction in sensitivity to sounds by persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.






5. A systematic and continuous process by which the significance of something is judged; the process of collecting and using information to determine what has been accomplished and how well it has been accomplished to guide decision making.






6. Learning information all at once - which is much less effective for remembering facts than learning information over successive periods of time - similar to cramming.






7. The opportunity for repeated practice of a behavioral task.






8. A mutually agreed-on specific plan of action between the learner and educator clearly defining the specific behavioral objectives and predetermined goal to be achieved as a result of instruction.






9. An opinion or conveyance of a message through oral or body language by the teacher to the learner about how well he or she performed a psychomotor skill.






10. A method of instruction by which learners participate in an unrehearsed dramatization - acting out an assigned part of a character as they think the character would act in reality.






11. The effects of learning one skill on the subsequent performance of another related skill. Includes self-transfer - near transfer - and far transfer.






12. Scientific inquiry applied to a specific program or activity to determine processes - outcomes - and/or their relationship






13. The ability to access - evaluate - organize - and use information from a variety of sources.






14. The process of becoming sensitive to the interactions with other cultural groups by examining one's biases and prejudices toward others of another culture or ethnic background.






15. One of the newest forms of online communication - also known as web logs or web diaries - is an increasingly popular mechanism for individuals to share information and/or experiences about a given topic that include images - media objects - and links






16. The level of reading difficulty at which printed teaching tools are written. A measure of those elements in a given text of printed material that influence with what degree of success a group of readers will be able to read and understand the informa






17. A category of common physical disabilities that includes in particular hearing and visual impairments.






18. A concept in which the belief is held that one's own culture is superior and all other cultures are less sophisticated.






19. Intended outcomes of the educational process that are in reference to an aspect of a program or a total program of study that are content oriented and teacher centered.






20. The way information is taught that brings the learner into contact with What is to be learned. EX: lecture - group discussion - one-to-one instruction






21. Learning information over successive periods of time - which is much more effective for remembering facts and forging memories than massed practice or cramming which does not allow for long-term recall of information






22. A form of hierarchical classification of cognitive - affective - and psychomotor domains of behaviors according to their degree or level or complexity.






23. Thoughts - attitudes - and beliefs that reflect the social needs and desires of an individual or ethno cultural group.






24. A response that is generated within the self - giving learners a sense or a feel for how they have performed; often used in relation to a psychomotor skill performance.






25. A general category of learning disability that refers to orally responding and performing physical tasks - which include language and motor disorders.






26. A flexible telecommunications method of instruction using video or computer technology to transmit live - online - or taped messages directly between the instructor and the learner - who are separated from one another by time and/or location.






27. A systematic and continuous assessment of success of the teaching process made during the implementation of materials - methods - and activities to control - ensure - or improve the quality of performance in delivery of an educational program.






28. A process whereby parents who are low income and educational level produce children of low income and educational attainment - who grow up and repeat the process with their own children - generation after generation are born into poverty by many fact






29. The gap between those individuals who have access to information technology resources and those who do not.






30. The values and behaviors every human group assigns to its conventions - which arise out of its own historical background and can only be accurately interpreted and understood in the light of that group's cultural worldview.






31. The process of assessing outcomes or effects of an educational activity that extend beyond the activity itself to address organizational and/or societal effects.






32. An absence or impairment of the ability to comprehend What is read or heard due to a dysfunction in the Wernicke's area of the brain which controls sensory abilities. The person is unable to understand the significance of the spoken word and is unabl






33. A disorder of children with prominent attention difficulties as demonstrated by inattention and impulsivity that are signs of developmentally inappropriate behavior.






34. The total inability of adults to read - write - or comprehend information or whose reading and writing skills are at or below the fourth grade level.






35. Describes an individual's adaptation to the customs - values - beliefs - and behaviors of a new country or culture.






36. A single - specific - unidimensional behavior that is short term in nature - which should be achievable at the conclusion of one teaching session or within a matter of a few days following a series of teaching sessions.






37. Non-print instructional media that can influence all three domains of learning and stimulate the senses of hearing and/or sight to help convey the message to the learner. 5 major types: projected - audio - video - telecommunications - and computer fo






38. Evidence that is not generated from research but is appropriate for use when - for example - it is derived from a systematically conducted experiment.






39. A disorder that manifests itself during the developmental period when a child demonstrates subaverage general intellectual functioning with concurrent deficits in adaptive behaviors. Sometimes referred to as mental retardation or developmental delay.






40. One of three domains in the taxonomy of behavioral objectives which is concerned with the physical activities of the body - such as coordination - reaction time - and muscular control - related to the acquisition of a skill or task.






41. A population of people - also referred to as a subculture - that has different experiences from those of the dominant culture.






42. A facsimile constructed to scale that resembles the features or substance of the original object. It may be examined or manipulated by the learner to get an idea of how something works.






43. A generic term that refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested by significant difficulties with learning. Inattention and impulsivity are signs indicating developmentally inappropriate behavior.






44. A desirable outcome to be achieved by the learner at the end of the teaching-learning process; global - more future oriented and long term in nature






45. A systematic assessment taking place immediately after the learning experience to determine the degree to which learners have acquired the knowledge or skills taught during a teaching-learning session.






46. A huge global computer network - of which the WWW is a component - established to allow transfer of information from one computer to another. It provides a diverse range of services used to deliver information to large numbers of people and to enable






47. A message that can be sent via the computer at the convenience of the sender and the message will be read when the receiver is online and ready to read it; messages that can be sent and responded to any time - day or night.






48. The conscientious use of current best evidence in making decisions about client care - most EBP models gather evidence from systematic reviews of clinically relevant - randomized controlled trials upon which to base practice decisions - especially ab






49. The ability to use the necessary hardware and software to meet the needs for information.






50. A common instructional method for exchange of information whereby the teacher delivers individual verbal instructional of learning activities in a format designed specifically to meet the needs of a particular learner.