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Final Exam Flashcards

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Importance of vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary gap is large
  2. Vocabulary knowledge can have a profound influence on reading comprehension
  3. Mastery of the technical language has long need recognized as a predictor of success in any field
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Four principles of effective vocabulary instruction

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  1. Be actively involved in word learning
  2. Make personal connections
  3. Be immersed in vocabulary
  4. Consolidate meaning through multiple information sources
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Three types of vocabulary content area

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  1. General
  2. Specialized
  3. Technical
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General vocabulary

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Consists primarily of words used in everyday language, usually with widely agreed upon meaning

Example: pesky, bothersome, vexing

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Specialized vocabulary

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Flexible and transportable across curricular disciplines- these words hold multiple meanings in different content areas

Example: staff, note, pitch

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Technical Vocabulary

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Specified to only one field of study

Examples: concerto, forte, ritardando

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Graphic organizers

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Popular tool for promoting and extending student understanding of concepts and the relationship between them

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Value of using graphic organizers

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  1. Comprehension
  2. Activate comprehension strategies and mobilize strategies
  3. Promote students to reread text passages in order to clarify understanding
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Four main categories of graphic organizers

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  1. Concept maps
  2. Flow diagrams
  3. Tree diagrams
  4. Matrices
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Concept Maps

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Shape-bound words or phrases radiating from a central figure that represents the main idea or concept

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Flow diagram

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Visual displays are ideal for processes, events, and time lines

Arrows show the direction of sequence of the topic illustrated

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Tree diagram

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Radiate from a general concept to a primary level of classification

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Matrices

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An arrangement of words or phrases in table format to be read both horizontally and vertically

Show relationships

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Graphic organizers used effectively

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  1. Introduced carefully
  2. Visual illustrations: tools to help students understand
  3. Used for assessment
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Notetaking

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Refer to students written notes from a lecture or class discussion

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Note Making

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Refer to the slightly different phenomenon of recording notes from printed materials

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Similarities of notetaking and note making

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  1. Skilled note takers generally do better in school

2. Process function and product function are required

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Directed Notetaking Activity (DNA)

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  1. Process approach to notetaking that includes three instructional principles
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Three instructional principles for DNA

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  1. Structured format (split page method)
  2. Self-questioning strategy for monitoring levels of involvement
  3. Direct, explicit teaching of the notetaking process
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Strategies to make students successful at note taking

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  1. Organize lectures well
  2. Introduce information at beginning
  3. Present visually
  4. End class with review
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Process Writing

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Engaging in revisions, based on feedback from another person

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Seven steps in writing process

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  1. Prewriting activities
  2. Writing a draft
  3. Peer reviewing the draft
  4. Revising
  5. Editing
  6. Writing the final draft
  7. Publishing
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Three kinds of knowledge

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  1. Declarative
  2. Procedural
  3. Conditional
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Declarative Knowledge

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  1. Asks what…
  2. Focus on things that we know
  3. Examples: composers, dates, eras
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Procedural Knowledge

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  1. Asks how
  2. Demonstrates their understanding
  3. Examples: quarter tests, written exams, describe steps for music
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Conditional Knowledge

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  1. Asks when or why…
  2. Strategies and when to use them
  3. Examples: pros and cons for singing solfege
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RAFT

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Role
Audience
Format
Topic

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RAFT example

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Role: composer

Audience: listener

Format: letter

Topic: what to listen for

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