Behavior and Social Skills Flashcards
(12 cards)
Formal Operational Stage
the final stage of Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive development, occurring from 12 years old and beyond, in which people can use deductive reasoning to think abstractly and solve complex problems
Proactive Strategies
actions that increase the probability of positive behaviors occurring
Example.
providing clearly defined expectations and building relationships
Concrete Operational Stage
the third stage of Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive development, occurring from 7 years old to adolescence, in which children begin to think logically and use inductive reasoning
Receptive Language
the ability to understand meaning from language
Manifestation Determination Review (MDR)
an ARD committee meeting that must be held before any disciplinary action which would remove a special education student from the prescribed placement in his or her IEP for more than 10 days; the meeting must determine if the behavior which led to the discipline is a direct result of the student’s disability or not
Expressive Language
the ability to express meaning through language
Cognitive Modeling
teachers provide an example, generally one-step at a time, to guide students through a process
Cognitive Development
development of the ability to reason, think through problems, and explore new situations and stimuli; develops in 4 stages from birth to roughly 15 years old, according to Jean Piaget’s theory of child development
Jean Piaget
theorist known for his theory of cognitive development
Preoperational Stage
the second stage of Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive development, occurring from 2-7 years old, in which children think egocentrically and symbolically
Behavioral (Instructional) Objectives
aims of instruction (or any learning activity stated in terms of observable behavior)
