Competency 4 (Becoming An Ec-6 Teacher In Texas)

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accommodation

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changing existing knowledge in order to learn

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assimilation

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adding new knowledge to prior knowledge

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auditory modality

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oral learners

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behaviorism

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learning from reinforcement or punishment

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chunking

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grouping information in units to make more meaningful

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classical conditioning

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learning by pairing stiumulus with emotion or physiological response

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cognitive learning theory

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theory focusing on change in mental stuctures

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community resources

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what communities provide to enhance learning (museums or speakers)

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community stress

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anxiety caused by the community someone lives in

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concept

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an idea and its defining attributes

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conditional knowledge

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knowing when and why to use procedural knowledge

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constructivism

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teaching approach where the students construct their knowledge

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contiguity

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pairing behaviors so much that they are continually paired

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convergent thinking

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one answer or one way to reach a solution

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declarative knowledge

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factually based knowledge

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defining attributes

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criteria that determines if an item fits into a particular category

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divergent thinking

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multiple andswers or ways to reach a solution

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emotional intelligence

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recognizing and managing emotions

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encoding

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moving information into long-term memory

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extinguishing

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making a particular behavior disappear using gradual shaping

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facilitating teaching style

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decisions are made jointly with students

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field dependent

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a preference to learn with others or as a whole

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field independent

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a preference to learn alone or in parts

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home stress

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difficulties present in the home (i.e., divorce)

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information processing

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views learning as a change in mental process; brain works as computer

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kinesthetic modality

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movement learner

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learning

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mental processing

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learning styles

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thinking in a certain way

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long-term memory

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information permanently stored in the brain

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metacognition

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monitors own thinking and learning

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modalities

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ways of recieving information (i.e., visual, oral, touch)

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modeling

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show students behaviors or processess

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multiple intelligences

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identified by Howard Gardner including, intrapersonal or visual-spacial intelligence)

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negative reinforcement

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increasing a behavior by taking something undesirable

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nonroutine problem solving

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problem solving where easy solution is not available (divergent thinking)

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operant conditioning

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result of reinforcement or punishment

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organizational skills

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meaningful categorization in learning

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parenting styles

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how childen are raised (4 definied styles)

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positive reinforcement

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increasing behavior through the use of rewards

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presentation punishment

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decreasing behavior through the use of something distasteful

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procedural knowledge

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knowing steps involved to complete a task

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punishment

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decreasing behavior by taking away something meaningful or valued

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rehearsal

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practicing or repetition to remember

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reinforcement

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somthing of value used to influence behavior

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removal punishment

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decreasing behavior by removing something of value or meaning

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routine problem solving

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problem solving where there is set solution or procedure

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satiation

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too much reward or punishment results in item becoming meaningless and can't influence behavior

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schema

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mindfram for organizing concepts and/or relationships

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sensory memory

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place in mind where sensory information is stored

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shaping

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gradually changing behavior with the use of influencers

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shorty-term memory

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place in mind where memory is temporarily stored

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social learning theory

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theory where we learn by observing behavior in environment

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stimulus-response learning

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pairing a response to particular stimulus (phone rings:answer it)

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stress factors

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situations that cause a learner to have anxiety

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student-centered teacher

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a teacher who focuses on the needs of the students

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tactile modality

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touching learners

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teaching styles

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the teachers choice of classroom mannerisms

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transfer

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applying learned information to new situation

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vicarious learning

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visual learning, learning by watching, no direct instruction or experience

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visual modality

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sight learner

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working memory

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place in mind where information temporarily held and used