Week Two Competency Flash Cards

Front 1

Accommodation

Back 1

Learning by changing existing knowledge structures

Front 2

Acculturation

Back 2

Blending a native culture with a new culture, keeping elements of both

Front 3

Adolescence

Back 3

A transitional period of physical and psychological developments of both

Front 4

Affective domain

Back 4

Feelings, emotions, values, and attitudes

Front 5

Assimilation

Back 5

Learning by adding new knowledge to existing knowledge

Front 6

Biracial or Multiracial

Back 6

Having ancestors from two or more racial groups

Front 7

Cognittive domain

Back 7

Memory, reasoning, and thinking abilities

Front 8

Constructivism

Back 8

Learner-centered approach to teaching; students construct knowledge for themselves

Front 9

Cultural pluralism

Back 9

A system in which many different cultural groups are valued and share power

Front 10

Culture

Back 10

A way of life shared by members of certain group, including values, beliefs, and attittudes

Front 11

Development

Back 11

Changes taking place as one grows

Front 12

Developmentally appropriate or Age appropriate

Back 12

Considering the age and stage of growth of the child in providing and planning learning experiences

Front 13

Diversity

Back 13

Variety of different groups within the same setting

Front 14

Egocentric

Back 14

Self-centeredness, especially in very young children

Front 15

Ethnic group or Ethnicity

Back 15

A social group defined on the basis of its religious, national, or cultural characteristics

Front 16

Ethnocentrism

Back 16

Believing one's culture is better than other cultures

Front 17

Field-dependent

Back 17

Perceiving as a whole and prefering to learn with others

Front 18

Field-independent

Back 18

Perceiving in parts and prefering to learn alone

Front 19

Guided practice

Back 19

Practicing under the direction of the teacher

Front 20

Higher level thinking skills

Back 20

The ability to use basic knowledge in analyzing, evaluating, or manipulating information

Front 21

Interdisciplinary unit

Back 21

Many subject areas are included under on topic or theme

Front 22

Kinesthetic learners

Back 22

Students who learn best by movement

Front 23

KWL

Back 23

Stands for "What I Know, What I Want to know, and What I Learned."

Front 24

Maturation or Development

Back 24

The process of growing and changing

Front 25

Melting pot theory

Back 25

The theory that cultures should blend into the main culture, losing unique characteristics

Front 26

Metacognition

Back 26

Ability to monitor and think about one's own thinking, learning, and remembering

Front 27

Modeling

Back 27

The teacher or student demonstrates processes, skills, or behaviors for learning

Front 28

Prejudice

Back 28

Positive/negative mindset for a group of people

Front 29

Psychomotor domain

Back 29

Physical activities or skills

Front 30

Salad bowl theory

Back 30

The theory that cultures mix but retain uniqueness

Front 31

Scaffolding

Back 31

Support for learning and problem solving that is withdrawn as competence improves

Front 32

Schema

Back 32

Mental structure for organizing concepts and relationships

Front 33

Self-Actualization

Back 33

Reaching one's fullest potential

Front 34

Self-concept

Back 34

One's perception of self (neither good nor bad)

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Self-efficacy

Back 35

Self-confidence that one can succeed (good)

Front 36

Self-esteem

Back 36

Feelings about oneself (can be good or bad)

Front 37

Stereotype

Back 37

Assumption about certain types of people

Front 38

Tactile learners

Back 38

Students who learn best by touch

Front 39

Zone of proximal development

Back 39

Difference between what a student can do alone and with help from peer or adult