Foundations Of Education

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Constructivism

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An educational philosophy that states that people learn by doing, or from experience

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Educate America Act/Goals 2000

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A federal mandate targeting the ¨whole¨ child to improve education

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Definition and 3 features of Humanism (SSL)

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A branch of psychology positing¨fulfillment of potential¨ as life goal:

(1) self-directed learning

(2) self-evaluation,

(3) lifelong learning

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'Whole Child' Approach in Progressivism

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Encourages academic and citizenship education

(e.g., a social studies unit focusing on why people should vote)

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Extinction

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Occurs when a reinforcement in Behaviorism is removed or too inconsistent

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Information Processing Theory (SWeL)

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Theory of information processing:

1. Sensory storage to

2. working memory to

3. long-term memory

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Critical Theory in Education

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Educators question societal views regarding social structure and privileged

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Connectionism

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Learning occurs when bonds are made between a stimulus and a response (Thorndike)

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Behaviorism

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People perform actions to acquire rewards or evade punishments

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Self-Directed Learning

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1. Students determine what is important or

desirable to learn

2. Teacher acts as an aide in this process

3. Motivates students to learn

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Collective Action

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Group of people that come together to achieve a collective objective

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Educational Realism

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Educational philosophy that uses logic, critical thinking, and the scientific method to study the natural world

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Negative punishment

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1. Diminishes bad behaviors.

2. Involves taking something away a person

wants

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Pragmatism

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Educational philosophy that stresses the teaching of practical life skills via practical and experiential learning

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Law of Readiness

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Feature connectionism

1. A stimulus-response bond is strengthened when students are ready to learn.T

2. Teachers that give students transition/settling time can increase learning

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Jeffersonianism

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Based on the philosophy of Thomas Jefferson

1. Stresses inclusive and citizen education

2. Utilizes mentoring

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Automaticity

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When a task is practiced repetitively to make it automatic

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Cognitive Load

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Overload of information leading to poor transfer of information from working memory to long-term memory

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Five Components of Progressivism (SWAnCaSt)

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1. Student-centered hands-on learning'

2. Whole child' approach

3. Active learning

4. Collaboration

5. Scientific method

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Perennialism

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An educational philosophy that relies on evergreen ideas, or ideas about education that have been around for a long time

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Extrinsic Motivator

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A type of reward that is outside an individual