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39 Cards in this Set
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Accommodation
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Learning done by changing existing knowledge structures
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Acculturation
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Blending a native culture with a new culture while keeping the elements of both
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Adolescence
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A period of transition of physical and psychological development from 11 to 13 years , the extends through the teenage years.
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Affective Domain
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Feelings, emotions, values and attitudes
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Assimilation
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Learning done by adding new knowledge to existing knowledge
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Biracial or Multi-racial
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Having ancestors from two or more racial groups
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Cognitive Domain
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Memory, Reasoning, and Thinking abilities
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Constructivism
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A learner-centered teaching approach in which learner constructs knowledge for themselves
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Cultural Pluralism
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A system where many culture groups are valued and share power
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Culture
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A way of life including values, beliefs, and attitudes shared by members of a certain group.
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Development
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Changes taking place as one grows
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Developmentally Appropriate or Age Appropriate
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Providing and planning learning experiences considering the age and stage of growth of the child
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Diversity
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Variety of different groups within the same setting.
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Egocentric
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Self-centeredness. (especially in very young children)
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Ethnic Group or Ethnicity
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Social Group defined by its religious, national, or cultural characteristics.
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Ethnocentrism
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Believing one's culture is better than other cultures
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Field-dependent
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Perceiving as a whole; preferring to learn with others
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Field-independent
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Perceiving in parts and preferring to learn alone
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Guided-practice
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Practicing under the direction of the teacher
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Higher-level thinking skills
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Being able to use basic knowledge in analyzing, evaluating, or manipulating information
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Interdisciplinary Unit
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Many subject areas under one topic or theme (also called Thematic Unit or an Integrated Approach)
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Kinesthetic (Tactile) Learners
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Students who learn best by movement
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KWL
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Stand for :
What I Know What I Want to Know What I Learned Used as an instructional activity to establish a student's knowledge before, and after a lesson |
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Maturation or Development
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Process of growing and changing
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Melting Pot Theory
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Theory that cultures should blend into the main culture, while losing unique characteristics
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Metacognition
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Being able to monitor and think about one's own thinking, learning and remembering
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Modeling
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When teacher or student shows processes, skills, or behaviors for learning
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Prejudice
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Positive/Negative mindset for a group of people
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Psychomotor domain
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Physical activities or skills
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Salad Bowl Theory
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Theory that cultures mix but retain uniqueness
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Scaffolding
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Support for learning/problem-solving that is taken away as a student competency improves
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Schema (Schemata)
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Mental structures for organizing concepts and relationships
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Self-actualization
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Reaching one's full potential
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Self-Concept
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One's perception of self (neither good nor bad)
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Self-efficacy
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Self-confidence that one can succeed (good)
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Self-Esteem
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Feelings about oneself (can be good or bad)
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Stereotype
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Assumption about certain types of people
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Tactile Learners
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Students who learn best by touch
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Zone of Proximal Development
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Difference between what a student can do alone and with help from a peer or adult (Vygotsky)
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