Fanous Domain 1

Front 1

Accommodation

Back 1

learning by altering
current knowledge base

Front 2

Acculturation

Back 2

blending a native
culture with a new
culture, and keeping
elements of both

Front 3

Adolescence

Back 3

transitional period
of physical and
psychological
development of teenagers

Front 4

Affective Domain


Cognitive Domain

Back 4

AD: feelings, emotions, values, and attitudes


CD: memory, reasoning, and thinking abilities

Front 5

Assimilation

Back 5

learning incorporating new information into current knowledge base

Front 6

Biracial or Multiracial

Back 6

having ancestors
from two or more
racial groups

Front 7

Constructivism

Back 7

learner-centered
approach to teaching; students construct knowledge for
themselves

Front 8

Cultural Pluralism

Back 8

system in which many different cultural groups are valued and share power

Front 9

Culture

Back 9

a way of life shared
by members of a
certain group,
including values, beliefs, and attitudes

Front 10

Development

Back 10

changes taking place as one grows

Front 11

Developmentally-appropriate or
Age-appropriate

Back 11

taking into
consideration the age and state the child is in and providing activities appropriately

Front 12

Diversity

Back 12

variety of different groups within
the same setting

Front 13

Egocentric

Back 13

self-centeredness,
especially in very young children

Front 14

Ethnic group or Ethnicity

Back 14

a social group defined on the basis of its
religious, national, or cultural characteristics

Front 15

Ethnocentrism

Back 15

prejudices that one's culture is better than other cultures

Front 16

Field-dependent

Back 16

preferring to learn with others instead of alone

Front 17

Field-independent

Back 17

perceiving in parts and preferring to learn alone

Front 18

Guided practice

Back 18

lessons completed alongside the teacher

Front 19

Higher level thinking skills

Back 19

the ability to use basic knowledge in
analyzing, evaluating, or
manipulating information

Front 20

Interdisciplinary unit

Back 20

many subject areas are included under one topic or theme (aka Thematic units / Integrated approach)

Front 21

Kinesthetic Learners

Back 21

students who learn best through movement

Front 22

KWL

Back 22

"what I Know, what I Want to know, and what I Learned"
student-completed chart that expresses their knowledge of a subject

Front 23

Maturation

Back 23

the process of
growing and changing; development

Front 24

Melting pot theory

Back 24

the theory that when many cultures are in a specific area they will blend into the main culture, losing unique characteristics

Front 25

Metacognition

Back 25

thinking about your thinking

Front 26

Modeling

Back 26

the teacher or student demonstrates
processes, skills, or
behaviors for learning

Front 27

Prejudice

Back 27

positive/negative mindset for a specific group of people

Front 28

Psychomotor domain

Back 28

physical activities or skills

Front 29

Salad bowl theory

Back 29

the theory that when many cultures are in a specific area the main culture will persevere without losing its unique characteristics

Front 30

Scaffolding

Back 30

teacher involvement subsides as learning and understanding
advances

Front 31

Schema (Schemata)

Back 31

current knowledge base used to make
connections with new knowledge

Front 32

Self-actualization

Back 32

reaching one's
full potential

Front 33

Self-concept

Back 33

one's perception
of self (neither good
or bad)

Front 34

Self-efficacy

Back 34

confidence that one can succeed (good)

Front 35

Self-esteem

Back 35

feelings about oneself (can be good or bad)

Front 36

Stereotype

Back 36

making (negative) assumptions about certain types of people without facts or evidence

Front 37

Tactile Learners

Back 37

students who learn best by touch

Front 38

Zone of Proximal Development

Back 38

difference between what a student can do alone and what they can do with help from a peer or and adult

(Vygotsky)