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| the act of teaching and learning |
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| Curriculum Development Cycle: |
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1. a situation is analyzed
2. a program designed
3. the program is implemented
4. assessment to ensure goals are met |
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1. teacher has planned curriculum
2. teacher analyzes plan in relation to students
3. teacher adjusts it to fit students
4. teacher implements plan |
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| boundaries (scope) and order (sequence) |
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| What factors can corrupt the goals of curriculum? |
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| Not acknowledging the student, lack of content knowledge, lack of teacher allegience to curriculum |
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| Name the first step in the six-step cycle of delivery: |
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| 1. Determine teaching tasks and student outcome |
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| Teachers become professional when they: |
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| Discover that research can provide guidance beyond their own experience |
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| What is the key to success in delivering currriculum? |
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| What are the two levels of classroom planning? |
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| Preteaching decisions about the classroom variables and detailed selection of activities based on philosophy and learning theory |
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Dewey, Ausubel,
Vygotsky, and Piaget felt that learning occurs through these four factors: |
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1. Doing (Dewey)
2. Meaningful application (Ausubel)
3. Social interactions (Vygotsky)
4. Prior knowledge (Piaget) |
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| Behavioral learning theory assumes that learning occurs: |
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| because of something the teacher does to the student (direct instruction) |
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| Developmental learning theory focuses instruction on: |
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| the needs and developmental stages of the student (Piaget's theory of Cognitive Development) |
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| Perceptual learning theory think that students: |
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| filter input through previous experiences and expectations to aquire meaning ("Guide on the side" role of the teacher) |
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| Strategies for teaching with a cognitive focus include: |
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1. linking to prior knowledge
2. restructuring background knowledge
3. teaching students how to learn
4. exstablishing motivation
5. teaching students to use existing knowledge to learn more |
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| Prior to 1913, the most common organizational system in the US was: |
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| The two-tier system, K-8 and 9-12. |
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| Ability grouping or tracking often excludes: |
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| the poor, minorities, and ELL students |
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| These two factors must be balanced in early childhood education: |
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| exploration and academics |
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| What is the goal of developmentally appropriate practice? |
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| To provide instruction suited to the age and cognitive readiness of each child |
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| Post WWI, teacher training began to include: |
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| Dewey and other progressive educators saw school as: |
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| an agency of society designed to improve our democratic way of life |
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| What legislation halted the progressive movement in education? |
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| the NDEA, in response to Soviet space exploration, began a "back to basics" focus in schools |
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| Two common groups in elementary school are: |
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| heterogeneous and homogeneous |
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| Teachers are seeing more learning disabilities as a result of: |
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1. poor healthcare
2. drug use |
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| In cooperative learning, children are trained to do what? |
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| Use each other as resources for learning |
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| Curriculum content in elementary school includes these subjects: |
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1. L.A. and reading
2. Mathematics
3. Science
4. Social studies
5. Geography
6. Health and P.E.
7. The arts |
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