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Middle childhood |
The period between early childhood and early adolescence, approximately from ages 6 to 11. |
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Childhood Overweight |
In a child, having a BMI above the 85th percentile according to the US Centers for Disease control's 1980 standards for children of a given age. |
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Childhood Obesity |
In a child, having a BMI above the 95th percentile |
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Asthma |
A chronic disease of the respiratory system in which inflammation Narrows the Airways from the nose and mouth to the lungs causing difficulty in breathing. signs and symptoms include wheezing shortness of breath chest tightness and coughing |
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Concrete operational thought |
Piaget's term for the ability to reason logically about direct experiences and perceptions |
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Classification |
The Logical principle that things can be organized into groups, or categories art classes, According to some characteristics they have in common |
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Seriation |
The concept that things can be arranged in a logical serious, such as the number series or the alphabet |
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Select attention |
The ability to concentrate on some stimuli while ignoring others |
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Sensory Memory |
The component of the information-processing system in which incoming stimulus information is stored for a split-second to allow it to be processed. Also called the sensory register |
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Working memory |
The component of the information-processing system in which current conscious mental activity occurs. Formerly called short-term memory |
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Long term memory |
The component of the information-processing system in which virtually Limitless amounts of information can be stored indefinitely |
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Knowledge base |
The body of knowledge that makes it easier to learn new information in a particular area |
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Controlled process |
Mechanisms including selective attention, metacognition, and emotional regulation, that combine memory, processing speed, and knowledge to regulate the analysis and flow of information within the information processing system. Also called executive process |
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Metacognition |
Thinking about thinking, or the ability to evaluate a cognitive tasks in order to determine how best to accomplish it and then to Monitor and adjust one's performance on that task |
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Reaction time |
The time it takes to respond to a stimulus, either physically come up with a reflexive movement such as an eye blink, or cognitively, with a thought. |
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Automatization |
A process in which repetition of a sequence of thoughts and actions makes the sequence routine, so it no longer requires conscious thought. |
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ELLs, English Language Learners |
Children in the United States who is Proficiency in English is low, usually below a cut-off score on an oral or written test. Many children who speak a non-english language at home are also capable in English, they are not ELLs |
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Immersion |
A strategy in which instruction in all School subjects occur in the second, usually the majority, language that a child is learning |
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Bilingual education |
A strategy in which school subjects are taught in both the Learners original language and the second, majority, language |
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ESL (English as a second language) |
An approach to teaching English in which all children who do not speak English are placed together in an intensive course to learn basic English |
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Hidden curriculum |
The unofficial, unstated, or implicit rules and priorities that influence the curriculum, organization, and setting in a school |
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Trends in math and science study (TIMMS) |
An international assessment of the math and science skills of fourth and eighth graders |
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Progress in international reading literacy study (PIRLS) |
Inaugurated in 2001, a planned five-year cycle of international Trend studies in the reading ability |
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No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) |
A US law enacted in 2001 that was intended to increase accountability in education by requiring states to qualify for federal Educational Funding by administering standardized tests to measure School achievement |
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National assessment of educational progress (NAEP) |
An ongoing a nationally representative measure of Us children's achievement in Reading, mathematics, and other subjects over time. Nicknamed the nation's report card |
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Charter schools |
Public schools with their own set of standards funded and licensed by the state or Local District in which they are located |
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Private schools |
Schools funded by parents and sponsoring institutions. Such schools have control over admissions, hiring, and specifics of curriculum, although some regulations apply. |
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Vouchers |
A monetary commitment by the government to pay for the education of a child. Vouchers very a great deal from place to place, not only in amounts and availability, but in who gets them and what schools accept them. |
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Home schooling |
Education in which children are taught at home, usually by their parents, instead of attending any school, public or private. |
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Developmental Psychopathy |
The field that uses insights into typical development to understand and remediate developmental disorders |
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Aptitude |
The potential to master a specific skill or to learn a certain body of knowledge |
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Achievement test |
A measure of Mastery or Proficiency in reading, math, writing, science, or some other subject |
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Flynn Effect |
The rise in average IQ scores that has occurred over the decades in Many Nations |
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Multiple intelligences |
The idea that the human intelligence is comprised of a varied set of abilities rather than a single, all-encompassing one |
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Multifinality |
A basic principle of Developmental Psychopathology which holds that one cause can have many, multiple, final manifestations |
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Equifinality |
A basic principle of Developmental Psychopathology that holds that one symptom can have many causes |
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Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder ADHD |
Condition in which a person not only has difficulty concentrating but also is inattentive, impulsive, and overactive |
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Special learning disorder |
A marked deficit in a particular area of learning that is not caused by an apparent physical disability, or buy an unusually stressful home environment |
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Dyslexia |
A specific learning disorder characterized by an unusual difficulty with reading |
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Dyscalculia |
A specific learning disorder characterized by unusual difficulty with math |
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) |
Any of several conditions characterized by inadequate social skills, impaired communication, and unusual play |
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Neurodiversity |
The idea that people with special needs have diverse brain structures, with each person having neurological strengths and weaknesses that should be appreciated, and watch the same way diverse cultures and ethnicities are welcome. |
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Response to intervention (RTI) |
An educational strategy that uses early intervention to help children who demonstrate below-average achievement. Only children who are not held or designated for more intense measures |
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Individual education plan (IEP) |
A document that specifies educational goals and plans for a child with special needs |
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Social comparison |
The tendency to assess one's abilities, achievements, social studies, and other attributes by measuring them against those of other people, especially one's peers. |
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Industry vs. Inferiority |
The 4th of Erikson's 8 psychosocial crisis, during which children attempt to master many skills, developing a sense of themselves as either accomplished or by failure, competent or incompetent. |
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Resilience |
The capacity to adapt well to significant adversity and to overcome serious stress |
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Paretification |
When a child acts more like a parent than a child. This may okay if the actual parents do not act as caregivers, making a child feel responsible for the family. |
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Family structure |
The legal and genetic relationships among family members. Possible structures include nuclear family, extended family, step family, single parent family, and many others. |
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Family function |
The way a family Works to meet the physical and psychological needs of its members |
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Nuclear family |
A family that consists of a father, my mother, and their biological children under the age of 18 |
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Single parent family |
A family that consists of only one parent and his or her children |
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Extended family |
A family of three or more Generations living in one household |
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Polygamous family |
A family consisting of one man, more than one wife, and their children |
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Aggressive rejected |
A child who is not liked by peers because of his or her provocative confrontational Behavior |
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Withdrawn rejected |
A child who avoids social interaction with peers. Other children do not want to be friends with such a child because of his or her timid, isolated, and anxious Behavior. |
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Bullying |
Repeated, systematic efforts to inflict harm on other people through physical, verbal, or social attack on a weaker person |
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Bully victim |
Someone who attacks others and who is attacked as well. Also called provocative victims because they do things that elicit bullying |
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Preconventional moral reasoning |
Kohlbergs first level of moral reasoning, emphasizing personal rewards and punishments |
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Conventional moral reasoning |
Kohlbergs Second level of moral reasoning, emphasizing social rules and laws |
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Post conventional moral reasoning |
Kohlbergs third level of moral reasoning, emphasizing principles thought to be Universal |
