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45 Cards in this Set
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Accomodation
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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 developemnt 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-centered 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 lif eshaed by member 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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Developmentally 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-centered, 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 cultures.
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Field-dependent
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Perceiving as a whole and preferring to learn with others.
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Field-independent
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Perceiving as a whole and preferring to learn with others.
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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 basic 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.
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Kinesthetic 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 thinking, 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
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Metal structures 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
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Self-efficacy
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Self-confidence that one can succeed.
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Self-esteem
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Feeling about oneself
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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 cna do alon and with help from a peer or adult.
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Sensor Motor
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Using senses and actions to understand the world
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Preoperational
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Using representations rather than motor actions
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Concrete
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Logical problem solving only using hands on materials
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Formal Operation
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Understanding highly abstract concepts
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Transformation
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the act or process of transforming
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Irreversibility
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not reversable
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