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Piaget's term for the ability to reason logically about direct experiences and perceptions.
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concrete operational thought
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The logical principle that things can be organized into groups (or categories or classes) according to some characteristic they have in common
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classification
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The logical principle that certain characteristics of an object remain the same even if other characts. change
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identity
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The logical principle that a thing has been changed can sometimes be returned to its original state by reversing the process by which it was changed.
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reversibility
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The view of cognition as comparable to the functioning of a computer and as best understood by analyzing each aspect of that functioning-- sensory data input, connections, stored memories, and output.
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information-processing theory
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The component of the information-processing system in which incoming stimulus information is stored for a split second to allow it to be processed. (sensory register)
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sensory memory
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The component of the information-processing system in which virtually limitless amounts of information can be stored indefinitely/
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long-term memory
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The component of the information-processing system in which current conscious mental activity occurs. (short-term memory)
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working memory
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A body of knowledge in particular area that makes it easier to master new information
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knowledge base
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Mechanisms (including selective attrition, metacognition, and emotional regulation) that combine memory, processing speed, and knowledge to regulate the analysis and flow of information within the information processing system
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control processes
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"Thinking about thinking" or the ability to determine how best to accomplish it, and then to monitor and adjust one's performance on that task
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metacognition
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A child who is learning english as a second language
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English-language learner (ELL)
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A strategy in which instruction in all school subjects occurs in the second (majority) language that a child is learning.
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total immersion
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A strategy in which school subjects are taught in both the learner's original language and the second (majority) language
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bilingual education
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An approach to teaching English in which all children who do not speak English are placed together and given an intensive course in basic Eng. so that they can be educated in the same class rooms as English speakers
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ESL (English as a second language)
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A U.S law passed in 2001 that was intended to increase accountability in education by requiring standardized tests to measure school achievement.
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No child left behind act
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An ongoing and nationally representative measure of children's achievement in reading, mathematics, and other subjects over time (nation's report card)
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National Assessment of Educational Process (NAEP)
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A federal program that was est. by the NCLBA and that provides states with funding for early reading instruction in public schools, aimed at ensuring that all children learn to read well by the end of the third grade.
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Reading First
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The unofficial, unstated, or implicit rules and priorities that influence the academic curriculum and every other aspect of school learning.
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hidden curriculum
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An int. assessment of the math and science skills of fourth and eighth graders. (not reliable)
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TIMSS (Trends in math and science study)
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Inaugrated in 2001, a planned five-year cycle of international trend studies in the reading ability of fourth graders
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Progress in international reading literacy study (PIRLS)
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Teaching reading by first teaching the sounds of each letter and of various letter combinations
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phonics approach
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Teaching reading by eccouraging early use of all langauge skills--- talking and listening, reading and writing.
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whole-language approach
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