Vocab

Question 1

Interactive Instruction

Answer 1

Discussion and participation among students. Active Conversations ie: peer practice, discussions/debates, brainstorming, think-pair-share, buzz session

Question 2

Vygotsky

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Social Development Theory: learning occurs through social interaction, more knowledgeable other, zone of proximal development. Cultural/historical development.

Question 3

Maslow

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Hierarchy of Needs: Biological, Safety, Love and Belonging, Esteem/Respect, Self Actualization

Question 4

Paraeducator

Answer 4

Assists students one on one. Benefits: increased student self - concept, increased positive attitudes towards learning, increased teacher morale, improved parent relations

Question 5

Piaget

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Theory of Cognitive Development: Concrete Operational Stage (7 - 11) and Formal Operational Stage (11 - 16+) AND Schema

Question 6

Concrete Operational Stage

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Ages 7 - 11. Students can think logically, but are limited to what they can physically manipulate. No longer egocentric. Classification.

Question 7

Formal Operational Stage

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Ages 11 - 16+. Students can use abstract thought, think logically within their mind. Can utilize metacognition. Multi - step, skills oriented problem solving.

Question 8

Schema/Schemata

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Shemata are building blocks for learning, constantly being modified by on going experiences. New learning experiences are organized into existing schemata in the mind.

Question 9

Inductive Reasoning

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Moving from experience to create a theory or hypothesis (specific to general)

Question 10

Deductive Reasoning

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Applying theory to observations/experience (general to specific)

Question 11

Bloom’s Taxonomy

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Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation OR Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, Creating

Question 12

LRE

Answer 12

Least Restrictive Environment

Question 13

Active Listening

Answer 13

encouraging, restating, reflecting, summarizing, asking questions

Question 14

Reflective Practice

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Treating oneself as an active learner. Examples: colleague observations, reflective portfolio

Question 15

Goals of pre - assessment/assessing prior knowledge

Answer 15

(1) identify student misconceptions
(2) determine the level of student understanding
(3) find what students found interesting / important in the past

Question 16

Erick Erickson

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Psychosocial stages: Stage 4 Industry vs. Inferiority (5 - 12) and Stage 5 Identity vs. Role Confusion (12 - 18)

Question 17

Erickson Stage 4

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Industry vs. Inferiority (5 - 12): Child feels the need to win approval by demonstrating competencies that are valued by society, and feels pride in their accomplishments. If they are encouraged in this they will feel confident, if they are discouraged they may develop a sense of inferiority.

Question 18

Erickson Stage 5

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Identity vs Role Confusion (12 - 18): The individual is developing their identity and identifying their role in society. Failure to identify role leads to role confusion and feeling pressured into a role can lead to rebellion or other negativity.

Question 19

Direct Instruction

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Explicit teaching, lecture or demos. Not inquiry based or experiential.

Question 20

Kohlberg

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Heinz stealing drug for wife predicament

Question 21

Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development

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Conventional Morality
Stage 3: Approval of others/good interpersonal relationships
Stage 4: Maintaining Social Order
Post conventional Morality
Stage 5: Social Contract versus Individual Rights
Stage 6: Universal Principles (personal morals)

Question 22

Webb’s Depth of Knowledge

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recall & reproduction

skills & concepts

strategic thinking

extended thinking

Question 23

Reliability vs Validity

Answer 23

Reliable - consistent results

Valid - measures what it is intended to

Question 24

Thorndike

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Operant Conditioning: learning the consequences of behavior

Question 25

Law of Effect

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Thorndike, any behavior followed by a pleasant consequence will be repeated, any behavior followed by a negative consequence will be stopped or lessened

Question 26

Sternberg

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COMPONENTIAL (analytical) EXPERIENTIAL (creative) PRACTICAL (contextual)

Question 27

Constructivism

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Piaget: learning is based on on prior experience

Question 28

Curriculum Compacting

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Reducing the number of activities/lessons in a subject for more advanced students

Question 29

Curriculum Chunking

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Breaking a unit into smaller parts to provide more support for students that need it

Question 30

Cloze reading

Answer 30

Students fill in the blanks in reading 60+% indicates independent reading

Question 31

Crystallized Intelligence

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Being able to use information, accessing long term memory. Vocabulary development and mentorship help this.

Question 32

Diagnostic Assessment

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Pre - Assessment

Question 33

DUPE problem solving

Answer 33

Define the problem Understand the facets Plan a solution Evaluate outcomes

Question 34

Mastery Learning

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Bloom. All students must reach a level of mastery (probably not 100%) before moving on to another topic. If students do not reach this level, the teacher must adjust their instruction, it is not solely the fault of the students. Students must be given sufficient time to achieve mastery.

Question 35

in suspected child abuse, who should be contacted first?

Answer 35

the school psychologist

Question 36

Public Law 94-142

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ensures free & appropriate education for handicapped students aged 3-21

Question 37

fair use doctrine

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copyrighted material can be used in the classroom, but must only be for students, without more copies than there are students in the class

Question 38

what do gifted students require directed education for? why?

Answer 38

research & study skills, in order to enable more independent work

Question 39

Diana vs State Board of Ed

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assessments must be administered in a student's native language

Question 40

procedure vs routine

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procedure: tasks always being done the same way (i.e. raising hands) routine: always doing tasks at the same time

Question 41

when is it OK to redirect a question to another student after a wrong answer?

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high-achieving students are more comfortable answering incorrectly

Question 42

John Watson

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Behaviorism: focus on behavior rather than "the mind," learning through practice and consequence

Question 43

SQ3R

Answer 43

``` Survey Question Read Recite Review ```

Question 44

Divergent Thinking

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Solving a problem with many possible solutions or open - ended questions. Elaborating many ideas when prompted by a stimulus

Question 45

Convergent Thinking

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Using a variety of sources to help solve a problem with a single solution

Question 46

Communication Theory

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Elements of Communication: source, sender, channel, receiver, destination, message, feedback

Question 47

Best Practice Indigenous Pedagogy

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Relationships, relevance, time for reflection, space - based pedagogy, Strengths - based, get them outside, learn Native culture/language/traditions, community based, experiential/learning through discovery

Question 48

Best Practice Indigenous Pedagogy

Answer 48

Relationships, relevance, time for reflection, space - based pedagogy, Strengths - based, get them outside, learn Native culture/language/traditions, community based, experiential/learning through discovery