Chapter 11

Question 1

physical growth at ages 6-11
self care

Answer 1

1) slow n steady

2) easy they can do themselves

Question 2

physical activity at 6-11

Answer 2

ove to play
active
overall health = good
play fair
less obesity

Question 3

hazards: Little League ELbow

Answer 3

learning to throw a ball - overuse hands - nothing major

Question 4

Benefits during physical time

Answer 4

improved problem solving abilities
have respect for their teammates

Question 5

hazards during physical time

Answer 5

loss of self-esteem, into friends @ this stage
more prone to injuries bc more active

Question 6

brain development

Answer 6

a lot of interconnections w/ brain occur
many milestones
learning 2 read
brain = maturing
learning social skills - who to trust
learning to control impulses
plan for their future - can wait for gratification
can analyze consequences

Question 7

speed of thought

Answer 7

reaction time - time it takes to respond to stimulus physically or cognitvely - faster can think through faster

Question 8

attention

Answer 8

hv selectively attention
can concertrae on one stimulus and ignore the other

Question 9

automaticity:

Answer 9

able to learn diff material bc it no longer requires concious thought, becomes routine

Question 10

brains at work:

Answer 10

bc brain becomes automatic allows children to concetrate and play a game
can play video games - good bc brain development
not so good bc too much screens = bad

Question 11

measuring the mind
aptitude:

Answer 11

: potential to master a specific skill or body of knowledge

Question 12

iq test

Answer 12

meausres intellectual aptitude

Question 13

achievemnet test and iq = correlated
meaning

Answer 13

one related to the other

Question 14

Cognitive Development:

Piaget: diff stages

3rd stage

Answer 14

concrete operational

Question 15

3. concrete operational -

Answer 15

ability t think logical, not powered by ego centric thoughts, realize othe rppl have iff opinions and conclusion, not only me
become systematic, can teach them a lot more

Question 16

classification:

Answer 16

organzie things into groups
transitive inference: ability to infer - figure out s/t
the unspoken link btwn two things - find out missing link and infer

Question 17

seriation:

Answer 17

things can be arranged in a logical sequence

Question 18

conservation

Answer 18

now they know things are same amount

Question 19

reversibility

Answer 19

things can be reversed now

Question 20

how do you think piaget would teach geography to 3rd graders?

Answer 20

• iaget: use logic
  once children grasp clasfication
  they can understand cities within states
  states within nations
  nations within continents

Question 21

how do you think vygotsky would teach geography to 3rd graders?

Answer 21

vygotsky: social and curious to learn
have them learn first about their own location
use that curiositu to your advantage

Question 22

information proccesing theory

Answer 22

we process info like compute

Question 23

sensory memory:

Answer 23

stores stimulus that hapens for split second after receiving it

Question 24

working memory:

Answer 24

cognitive system that temporarily stores and manipulates information, acting as a mental “sticky note” for short-term tasks

Question 25

short term meory

Answer 25

brains post it memory can hold info for short time

Question 26

long term memory:

Answer 26

not how we encode it (inital info of info) how we store it (repetition, associatons) how well we t=retreive depends on how well we encoded it

Question 27

what helps children learn better -

Answer 27

their memory

Question 28

knowledge based

Answer 28

helps memory body of knowledge in a particular area that helps it easier to master info

Question 29

Multiple Intelligence Theory: who introduced this theory to the world

Answer 29

Howard Gardner

Question 30

Thought behind Multiple Intelligence Theory:

Answer 30

human beings are not created the same process info differently therefore, one size fits all approach to education will leave studnets behind

Question 31

mathimatical logical:

Answer 31

learning through reasoning and problem solving: numbers

Question 32

Musical:

Answer 32

learn through patterns and songs, rythmns, instruents and musical expression

Question 33

verbal-lingustic

Answer 33

like to learn through spoken and written world - love to read

Question 34

visual-spatial:

Answer 34

think in images, pictures

Question 35

bodily/kinesthteic

Answer 35

interaction with enviornment

Question 36

naturalist:

Answer 36

love nature outdoors - scientists

Question 37

interpersonal:

Answer 37

learns through interactions w/ othe rppl like to work in groups

Question 38

intrapersonal:

Answer 38

learning through feelings, values

Question 39

existental:

Answer 39

learn through big picture of life