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the understanding that actions can be undone or reversed
reversible thinking
the understanding that one change can offset another
compensation
the ordering of stimuli along a quantitative dimension
seriation
people who show exceptional abilities in one domain of intelligence but have retarded mental development in some other domains
savants
children who show exceptional abilities at a very young age in one domain of intelligence but not necessarily in others
prodigies
novel and appropriate behavior that is different from what the person has done or seen before
creativity
thinking that moves in many directions to produce many ideas or alternatives
divergent thinking
thinking that attempts to find a single correct answer to a problem
convergent thinking
the assumption that the noun most closely preceding the verb is the subject of the sentence
minimal distance principle
technique used to teach reading, whereby children are trained to translate letters and groups of letters into sounds
phonics approach
technique used to teach reading based on the idea that learning to read is a natural process that occurs most effectively in a print- rich environment
whole language approach
educational approach based ont he idea that children will naturally develop the skills involved in written and oral language and gradually improve these skills as they grow older
emergent literacy
the abililty to move away from one's own perspective and recognize what other perceive
discrimination
educational apprach in which students are encouraged to actively participate in their education
constructivist theories of learning
educational approach in which students work together in groups to solve problems
cooperative learning
educational approach that encourages students to discover principles themselves
discovery learning
educational approach in which students are taught how to use specific methods of problem solving to integrate new information with preexisting information
generative learning
educational practices and curicula that present non- european perspectives or improve educational outcomes for students from a wide spectrum of backgrounds
multicultural education
learning disabillity marked by difficulties in processing language
dyslexia
a disorder makred by an inappropriately low level of attention and inappropriately high levels of impulsivity and activity
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
condition characterized by subaverage general intellectual functioning and impaired adaptive functioning, with onset in childhodd
mental retardation