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107 Cards in this Set
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Advanced organizer
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Stucture providing a preview of the upcoming lesson.
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Analogy
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A logical comparison inferring that if two things are known to be alike in some ways, then they must be alike in other ways
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Collaborative (Collaboration)
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To work together
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Critical thinking
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Evaluating information and logically solving problems
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Curriculum
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What we teach
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Discourse
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Verbal expression in speech or writing
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Domain
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Related area
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Eclectic
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Using a variety of sources
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Empower(Empowerment)
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To have control or be confident in one's own abilities
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Emplicit
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Clearly defined or direct
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Feedback
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Information about the result of a performance
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Graphic organizer
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Visual overview that shows the relationship of important concepts- for example, webbing or mapping
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Heterogeneous grouping
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Grouping students with like characteristics or abilities
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Homogeneous grouping
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Grouping students with nlike characterisitics of abilities
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Implicit
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Implied or suggested but not directly indicated
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Impulsivity
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A tendency to respond quickly without thinking
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Instruction
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How we teach the curriculum
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Internalize
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To take in or absorb and make part of one's beliefs or attitudes
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Learn-Centered or Student-Centered
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Teaching style focusing on the needs of the students
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Modality(Modalities)
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Preferred way(s) of learning such as seeing (visual), hearing (auditory), touching (tactile), or moving (kinesthetic).
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Objectivity
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Perceiving somethin without being influenced by personal opinions
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Paradigm
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An example, pattern, or framework for thinking
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Pedagogy
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The art, profession, or study of teaching
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Preocious
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Advanced in development
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Proficiency
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Correctly demonstrating a skill
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Project learning
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An in-depth studey in an area of interest done independently or in small groups
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Rationale
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Reason behind a lesson or rule
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Reflection
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To think back and carefully consider specifics of teaching and learning
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Rote learning
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Memorizing facts or associations
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Scope
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Amount covered by a given activity or subject
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Self-directed learning
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The process of gradually shifting responsibility for learning to the student through activities that engage them in increasingly complex patterns of thought
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Student ownership
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Taking control of the learning process
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Subjectivity
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Based on personal opinions or feelings rather than on external facts or evidence
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Teacher-centered
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Traditional teaching style in which teachers make all of the decisions focusing on the subject
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Technology
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Any device used to complete an objective or task (not exclusively computers
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Terminology (terminologies)
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Vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field
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Vicarious learning
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Learning by watching someone else, without direct experience
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Achievement
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The amount a student has learned in a subject area
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Algorithm
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A set of rules or procedures for performing a task
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Authenic assessment or Performance assessment
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Demonstrating a skill or solving a problem in a real-life situation
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Deductive reasoning
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Moving from a general rule or Decree to more specific Details (Example of this reasoning process: Decree: All insects have six legs. Specific Details: An ant is an insect. Therefore, an ant must have six legs.)
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Empathetic listening
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Communicating understanding of students' feeling by putting yourself in their place
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Formative assessment
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Measurement taking place both before and during instruction to guide lesson pace and planning
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Holistic evaluation
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Judging the overall quality of project or paper.
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Inductive reasoning
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Moving from specfic Information to a general conclusion. (Example of this reasoning process: Instances: An ant, a bee, and a grasshopper are all insects with six legs. General Conclusion: Therefore, all insects have six legs.)
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Inquiry or Discovery learning
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Obtaining information by asking a question or investigating a problem
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Instuctional strategy
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Plan for how a lessonwill be taught
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Mnemonic
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A memory aid including tricks to aid in recall of information (For ecample: Deductive reasoning = Decree to Details)
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Needs assessment
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Discovering what is needed as a first step in determining a plan of action to address a problem or instructional goal
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Nonverbal cues
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Physical acts that sends a message
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Percentile score
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Test score in comparison to other scores. For example, if a student scores in the 85th percentile, the student scored the same or better than 85 percent of other students taking the same test.
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Pretest
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A sample test given before content is presented to assess student knowledge of a topic
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Restating
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To say again in another way
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Rubric
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Set of scoring guidelines for evaluating student work to ensure consistency in grading
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Summative assessment
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Measurement following instruction to summarize students' learning and the teacher's instructional methods
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Accountability
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Holding teachers and schools responsible for student learning
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Administratiors
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Superintendent, principals, and other supervisors who carry out policies of the school board in a school district
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At-risk
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Describes a student with a greater than usual chance of having difficulty in school due to factors such as limited English proficiency, cultural diversity, poverty, race, homelessness, or teen pregnancy.
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Charter school
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Experimental schools operating by contract or charter receiveing public funds but following different rules than public schools
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Compensatory education
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Special programs for at-risk students such as remedial instruction, special activities, or early learning experiences
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Compulsory education
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School attendance required by law for every child, aged 6-19
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Confidentiality
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Keeping certain information private only between people involved
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Ethics
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Principles of good behavior, explaining how one should act in certain situations
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Mentor
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An established teacher given the job of advising a new teacher or a person who serves in a counseling role for a student
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Modification
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Adjustment for students who are in need
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Novice
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Someone who is new or inexperienced
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Professionalism
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Conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a career
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Title I
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Federally funded programs for students needing extra help
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Accommodation
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Learning by changing existing knowledge structures
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Acculturation
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Blending a native culture with a new culture, keeping elements of both
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Adolescence
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A transitional period of physical and psychological development beginning around 11 to 13 years, extending 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 by adding new knowledge to existing knowledge
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Biracial or Multiracial
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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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Learner-center approach to approach to teaching; students construct knowledge for themselves
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Cultural pluralism
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A system in which many different cultural groups are valued and share power
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Culture
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A way of life shared by members of a certain group, including values, beliefs, and attitudes
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Development
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Changes taking place as one grows
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Development appropriate or Age appropriate
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Considering the age and stage of growth of the child in providing and planning learning experiences
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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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A social group defined on the basis of its religious, national, or cultural characteristics
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Ethnocentrism
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Believing one's culture is better than other culture
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Field-dependent
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Perceiving as a whole and prefering to learn with others
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Field-independent
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Perceiving in parts and prefering 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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The ability to use knowledge in analyzing, evaluating, or manipulating information
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Interdisciplinary unit
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Many subject areas are included under one topic or theme (also called Thematic units 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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Stands for "What I Know, What I Want to know, and What I Learned." Used as an instructional activity to establish student knowledge before and after introducing a lesson or unit
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Maturation or Development
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The process of growing and changing
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Melting pot theory
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The theory that cultures should blend into the main culture, losing unique characteristics
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Metacognition
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Ability to monitor and think about one's own thinkin, learning, and remembering
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Modeling
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The teacher or student demonstrates 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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The theory that cultures mix but retain uniqueness
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Scaffolding
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Support for learning and problem solving that is withdrawn as competence improves
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Schema (Schemata)
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Mental structure(s) for organizing concepts and relationships
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Self-actualization
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Reaching one's fullest 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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Sterotype
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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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