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25 Cards in this Set
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ACCULTURATION |
The process of a cultural group of individual taking on traits from another culture without loss of cultural identity.
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ANECDOTAL RECORD |
A written record of a student's progress over time based on teacher observation with notes. |
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CLIQUE |
A small group of peers. |
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CLOZE PROCEDURE |
An open ended comprehension assessment method in which a selected word or words are eliminated from a text selection, while the student is instructed to fill in the missing word or words. |
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COGNITION |
The mental operations involved in thinking. |
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COGNITIVE |
Refers to mental activity, such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering. |
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CONSTRUCTIVISM |
A learner-centered approach to teaching the emphasizes teaching for understanding predicated on the concept that students constructs knowledge for themselves based on what they already know and by interactions with their environment. |
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CONVERGENT QUESTION |
A question that has limited number of correct responses. |
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DEDUCTIVE REASONING |
Reasoning that proceeds from general principles to a logical conclusion. |
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DIAGNOSTIC TEST |
An assessment that provides information that can be used to identify specific areas of strength and weakness. |
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DIVERGENT THINKING |
The type of thinking whereby and individual arrives at a new or unique answer that has not been completely determined by earlier information. |
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EGOCENTRIC |
Believing that everyone sees the world as you do. |
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EGOCENTRISM |
Piaget's term for the pre-operational child's inability to distinguish between his or her own and another's perceptions; also, in adolescents a preoccupation with self. |
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INTERDISCIPLINARY INSTRUCTION |
Teaching by themes or activities that cross subject area to bear on issues or problems raised in another (also called multidisciplinary approach.) |
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INTRINSIC MOTIVATION |
An internal source of motivation associated with activities that are rewarding in themselves.
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JIGSAW |
A cooperative learning strategy in which students become "experts" and teach other students. |
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LEAST RESTRICTED ENVIRONMENT (LRE) |
The placement mandated under (IDEA) that requires that students with disabilities be educated in a regular classroom to the maximun extent appropriate. |
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METACOGNITION |
The process of thinking about and monitoring one's own thinking. |
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OPEN ENDED QUESTION |
A question that has an unlimited number of correct responses. |
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PACING |
Determining the speed of performance of a learning task. |
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PROBING |
The communication technique of eliciting additional information from a student, often for the purpose of obtaining clarification of or justification for the students contribution to a discussion or response to a question. |
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SCAFFOLDING |
Providing temporary support for learning and problem solving, such as giving clues, reminders, encouragement, and examples. |
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SELF-ACTUALIZATION |
Reaching one's fullest potential. |
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SELF-EFFICACY |
The confidence a person has that he or she has the power within himself or herself to be successful. |
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REGISTER |
The form of different language forms that depend on the setting, the relationship of the speaker to the person he or she is addressing, and the function of the interaction.
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