Ed Psych Chapter 4

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exceptional students

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students who have abilities or problems so significant that they require special education or other services to reach their potential

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disorder

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a broad term meaning a general disturbance in physical or mental functioning

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disability

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the inability to do something specific such as walk or hear

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handicap

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a disadvantage in a particular situation, sometimes caused by a disability

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multiple intelligences

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according to Gardner's theory, 8 different types of intelligence: linguistic, musical, spatial, logical-mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalist. based on fact that brain damage interferes with functioning in one area but not others

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triarchic theory of successful intelligence

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a three-part description of the mental abilities (thinking processes, coping with new experiences, and adapting to context) that lead to more or less intelligent behavior

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intelligence quotient (IQ)

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compted comparing the mental-age score of a person on Binet's tests to their chronological age by the formula:
mental age/chronological age x 100

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tracking

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system of grouping in which students are assigned to classes based on their measured ability or their achievements

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within-class ability grouping

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system of grouping in which students in a class are divided into two or three groups baased on ability in attempt to accommodate student differences

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flexible grouping

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grouping and regrouping students based on learning needs

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Joplin Plan

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Arrangement wherein students are grouped by ability in particular subjects, regardless of their ages or grades (for reading?)

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learning preference

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preferred ways of studying and learning, such as using pictures instead of text, working with other people versus alone, learning in structured or in unstructured situations, and so on

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least restrictive environment

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educating each child with peers in the regular classroom to the greatest extent possible

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inclusion

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the integration of all students, including those with sever disabilities, into regular classes