Midterm Flashcards
(77 cards)
Middle childhood is a time in which children….
Developments of who they are
Begin to accurately assess their own competence
Develop a sense of power based on their status, with peers and the ability to understand their own behaviour
Seek acceptance by Peers
Evaluate themselves in terms of appropriate or inappropriate behaviour
Perceive themselves differently, begin comparing themselves
Attention is directly related to ______
I will give you the amount of attention related to their_____
Age
Physical activity resets_________ _______
Attention, Span
All children will develop at their own ________
It is important to acknowledge this, so we can plan with children’s _________ _________ & _________ in mind
Pace
Individual needs and interests
From sensory motor to preoperational children’s develop the ability to
Use of symbols: spoken and written word, pictures, objects, gestures, etc.
From pre-operational to concrete operations children, develop the ability to
Conserve inform operations
The biggest shift we have in our lifetime cognitively is
Preoperational to concrete operational thought because of the ability to conserve
Define conservation
The understanding that certain properties of objects, such as quantity and number, do not change in spite of perceived transformation
Children who can conserve are
less likely to make judgements about reality based on……
Can now think about
Can d……..
Can r…….
Immediate, perceived appearances of things
Transformations
Decentrate - multiple attributes
Reverse actions
Preschoolers cognitively cannot recall…..
The past without help
How does cognition relate to school age friendships
Not focussing on how people look
Looking at internal enduring qualities
They begin to understand internal traits like kindness
School agers changes in thought
Can use strategies and rules to solve problems
Rules make things more systematic
Less egocentric
Realizes there are many sides to a problem that must be considered
Imitations of concrete operations
They are still working on
understanding what hasn’t happened yet
what might be in the future
How does make-believe play Promote concrete operational thought
Decentration: the realization that children can be themselves and enact a rule simultaneously
Reversibility: the awareness that they can change from their make-believe role back to the real identity at any time
Affective school-age educators
Likes children and relates well to them
Encourages children to be independent
Understands child development
Is a good role model
Passionate and understands the power of connection
Allows freedom while setting limits
Has good communication skills
Understands the balance of expectations and support
Can guide children in problem-solving
Includes physical activity into planning
Cares about families
Is able to work as part as a team
Understand their role
inductive and deductive reasoning:
Connection with relationships and natural consequences
(Inductive and deductive reasoning)
Test hypotheses:
Applying expectations in the world
Inductive thinking
Reasoning from experience
Deductive thinking
Forming patterns and expectations
Inductive logic
Going from your own experiences to a general principle
Mnemonic devices
Repetition, imagery, chunking
Kindergarten children need to be touching items they need to……
Remember
School agers will rehearse, but only if
Reminded to do so each and every time
Older, school-age children rehearse _______ ________ and use ________ with the intention of retaining information
Word lists
Chungking
