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| What are the 5 most proficiencies a teacher should keep in mind? |
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Definition
-student-centered instruction
-child's developmental level
-responds to diverse groups of learners
-professional and interpersonal communication skills
-teacher as reflective professional |
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| What level is appropriate for restricted essay items? |
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Definition
Anything lower than application
-because they do not have free range on the topic, they are restricted |
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Term
| What do students do at the Comprehension level of bloom's taxonomy? |
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Definition
translates, comprehends or interprets information based on prior learning
-explain, summarize, interpret, rewrite, convert, give example |
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| What are some "good practices" teachers should follow (what to keep in mind when answering questions on the exam)? |
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Definition
-challenging and active instruction
-effective communication
-learner-centered instructional strategies/activities
-collaboration
-professionalism
-effective Monitoring and assessment |
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| What are some responses that represent "poor practices"? |
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Definition
-harsh, negative feedback
-teaching topics in isolation
-drill and practice
-testing just for grades
-teaching by telling
-coercion, sarcasm, ridicule
-low-level objectives
-inconsistency, unfairness, unequal treatment
-yes or no questions
-leave out reluctant or problem students
-worksheets, timelines (facts and dates)
-all students seen as the same (differences ignored)
-memorization emphasized |
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| What are some good practices relating to "Challenging and Active Instruction"? |
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Definition
-active, student-centered learning
-inquiry learning
-students justify their thinking
-teachers in various roles
-creative thinking (synthesis)
-higher order and critical thinking skills (apply, analyze, synthesize, problem solve, evaluate)
-hands-on, concrete activities
-open ended questions and problem solving projects
-student collection and organization of data |
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Term
| What are some good practices relating to "Effective Communication"? |
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Definition
-teachers are effective listeners
-teachers have effective verbal/nonverbal communication
-technology as instructional tool
-use of questioning to challenge students |
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Term
| What are some good practices relating to "Learner-centered instructional strategies/activities"? |
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Definition
-variety of instruction
-developmentally appropriate
-related to interests and abilities of students
-teachers responsive to student input
-safe, positive, supportive classroom
-multicultural and equal, cross-cultural
-connecting to other subject matter and real world
-based on prior knowledge
-fits different learning styles |
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| What are some good practices relating to "Collaboration"? |
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Definition
-environments encourage social interaction
-active engagement in learning
-self motivation
-collaborative learning
-supportive interaction in classroom |
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Term
| What are some good practices relating to "Professionalism"? |
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Definition
-teachers follow standards (ethical, legal, and professional)
-works with parents and community
-teacher self-reflection
-knowledgeable of recent developments and issues
-collaborate with colleges and other professionals
-lifelong learners (seek professional development) |
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| What are some good practices relating to "Effective Classroom Management"? |
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Definition
-safe and orderly environment
-teachers are courteous and respectful
-maximized academic learning time
-encourage self-discipline and self-management |
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Term
| What are some good practices relating to "Effective Monitoring and Assessment"? |
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Definition
-assessment aligned with instruction
-provides opportunities for relearning and reassessment
-student self-assessment
-responsive to student's varied needs
-on-going process
-provide specific, constructive, timely feedback |
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Term
| "Approach, principle, strategy" in question stem usually indicates the answer is... |
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Definition
a general pedagogical practice
-not specific to scenario (broader)
-other choices may be reasonable, but are specific to scenario |
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Term
| What must you consider when answering a question about a scenario? |
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Definition
age, background, subject, grade level of students
-only the information provided
-IDEAL WORLD not reality |
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Term
| What are some conditions in the "Ideal World"? |
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Definition
-money/resources not a problem
-teacher has infinite amount of time
-teacher always with student
-plenty of personnel
-students are motivated
-everyone collaborates
- |
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Term
| What is the most important consideration for students and teachers with regard to student's use of the internet as a research tool? |
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Definition
Much of the information on the Internet has not been reviewed and verified by experts in relevant fields
-name of website, search engine results, and up to date information are not the MOST important things |
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Term
| What are some views that Texas has about good education practices (paradigms)? |
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Definition
-consider developmental stages
-model appropriate responses and behaviors (can include peer modeling)
-cooperative learning in groups (group learning)
-student-centered instruction/learning
-multicultural instruction (not just surface inclusion)
-multiple resources (people and tech)
-high expectations for all students
-student choice for learning/motivation/rules
-real life experiences/application
-authentic assessment with rubric
-problem solving
-teacher stays with (beside) the student
-what is best for student, not for teacher
-teacher and student are constantly actively engaged (monitoring and participating) |
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| What are some practices that do NOT fit the Texas view (bad paradigms)? |
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Definition
-easy/lazy for teacher
-sitting at desk/computer
-leaving the job to someone else
-upset parents, other teachers, school admin
-don't "confront" parents
-don't try to "fix" parents or offer advice(they are equal partners with teacher)
-lowering standards
-worksheets, lists
-having students do less than other students
-encouraging students to avoid difficult tasks
-grades as motivators
-extrinsic rewards
-same strategy for all students
-competition in classroom
-punishing/humiliation
-excluding students with disability
-non-specific feedback
-ONLY low level objectives
-yes/no questions only
-only memorization
-ability groups (tracking) |
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Term
| Who was the first known European to explore and map the Texas Coastline? |
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Definition
| Alonso Alvarez de Pineda (Spanish Explorer) |
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Term
| Which early explorers came to Texas, in order? |
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Definition
| Pineda, Cabeza de Vaca, Coronado, LaSalle, de Leon |
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Term
| What year did Stephen F. Austin get a grant from the Mexican government to begin colonizing Texas? |
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Definition
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Term
| What caused tension between Texans and Mexico in 1830? |
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Definition
| Mexico forbid further settlers from the United States from colonizing Texas |
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Term
| What battle had the first casualties in Texas relations with Mexico? |
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Definition
| Battle of Velasco (Mexicans lost) |
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Term
| Which fight in the Texas Revolution occurred after the Conventions of 1832 and 1833? |
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Definition
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Term
| What was the "Organic Law"? |
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Definition
| created in Texas by "The Consultation" in 1835, it outlined the organization and functions of a new Provisional Government |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| nearly 400 Texans were executed by order of Santa Anna |
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Term
| What was the decisive battle of 1836 that ended the Texas Revolution? |
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Definition
| Battle of San Jacinto, Texans under Sam Houston routed the Mexican Army and captured Santa Anna |
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Term
| Did the battles stop after the Battle of San Jacinto? |
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Definition
| No, fighting continued around the border as expeditions and raids were sent back and forth |
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Term
| What president signed Texas into the Union? |
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Definition
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Term
| Texas was the (#) state to enter the union. |
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Definition
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Term
| What caused the Mexican-American War? |
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Definition
| disputes over claims to Texas boundaries, which became fixed at the Rio Grande as a result |
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Term
| What year did Texas secede from the Union? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where and when was the last land battle of the Civil War fought? |
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Definition
| Battle of Palmito Ranch in south Texas, 1865 (more than a month after General Lee's surrender) |
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Term
| What year was Texas readmitted into the Union? |
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Definition
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Term
| What governor began a 100 year run by the democratic party in Texas? |
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Definition
| Richard Coke (he beat Davis) |
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Term
| It is not enough for students to just memorize facts about history. They must be actively engaged in historical thinking. Why? |
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Definition
-analysis of history helps people avoid mistakes of the past
-promotes development of good citizenship
-helps students know how individuals are connected with all humans |
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Term
| Using a map to show the spread of the black plague throughout the worlds teaches what social studies concept? |
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Definition
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Term
What major unresolved issues did the civil rights movement of the 1960's address?
a. causes of civil war
b. problems with social security
c. reconstruction era after civil war
d. the vietnam war |
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Definition
| c. reconstruction era after the civil war |
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Term
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Definition
| First person of color anywhere to win a Nobel Peace Price for his work with the United Nations |
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Term
| The declaration of independence gave notice to the world that the American colonies were |
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Definition
| no longer a colony of great britain |
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Term
| What is the Continental Divide and why is it important? |
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Definition
| In Americas, is the line that divides the flow of water drainage to either the pacific or atlantic ocean |
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Term
| Where is the Continental Divide in the Americas? |
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Definition
North America: northwestern canada along rocky mountains to new mexico, then along Mexico's Sierra Madre Occidental.
South America: along Andes mountains |
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Term
| Which continent does NOT have a continental divide? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the Mariana Trench? |
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Definition
| The deepest part of the earth |
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Term
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Definition
| farming technique designed to conserve water and space (think rice paddies in japanese mountains) |
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Term
| The earth is a globe and can be divided into numerous lines called |
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Definition
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Term
| A 4th grade class is learning how to make budgets. This teaches students... |
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Definition
| an understanding of how to spend and save money |
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Term
| Which Supreme Court landmark decision adversely affected the factors contributing to causes of the civil war? |
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Definition
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Term
| What governmental procedure is in place to keep the power of the federal judicial branch in check? |
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Definition
| president appoints supreme court judges |
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Term
| How do people become Judges in the Supreme Court? |
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Definition
| They are picked by the president |
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Term
| Why was Marbury vs. Madison important? |
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Definition
| it set a precident for the doctrine of judicial review |
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Term
| What was a major effect of the industrial revolution? |
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Definition
| Increase worker productivity |
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Term
| What does the law of supply and demand state? |
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Definition
| The amount of items available directly affects the price per item |
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Term
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Definition
| Form of government in which one person posesses unlimited power. That one person is considered the dictator. |
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Term
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Definition
| Rule by a small number of people. |
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Term
| What is cultural diffusion? |
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Definition
| spread of culture (tools, language, ideas, beliefs) within a culture or from one culture to another |
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Term
| Using oral biographies to research the Great Depression is most likely to help the student... |
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Definition
obtain insight into the values and beliefs of individuals
(not educational backgrounds of individuals) |
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Term
| What is absolute advantage? |
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Definition
| when one country can produce a good more efficiently that another country |
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Term
| What is absolute location? |
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Definition
| the exact position on a globe using addresses, grid coordinates, or long/lat |
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Term
| What is affirmative Action? |
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Definition
| efforts to hire/recruit minorities and women that that underrepresented |
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Term
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Definition
| process of choosing a need to satisfy and how much resources to use in satisfying that need |
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Term
| How are amendments added to (or make changes to) the constitution? |
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Definition
| proposed by 2/3rds vote of both houses, or at request of 2/3rds of state legislators. Ratified by approval of 3/4ths of states. |
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Term
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Definition
| absence of any form of political authority. (usually resulting from a failure of government) |
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Term
| What time frame is referred to as "Ancient History" |
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Definition
| the beginnings of human society through 300 CE (slightly before the early middle ages) |
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Term
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Definition
| a court authorized to hear appeals |
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Term
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Definition
| distribution of legislative seats according to population |
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Term
| What are the Articles of Confederation? |
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Definition
first document created to govern the newly formed government after the American Revolution
-created a "firm league of friendship" among the 13 original states
-states agreed to send delegates to the Confederation Congress
-each state got one vote |
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Term
| What is "the direct trading of goods and services without the involvement of money" called? |
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Definition
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Term
| When was the Constitution ratified? |
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Definition
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Term
| What was "Brown v. Board of Ed. of Topeka" and when did it take place? |
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Definition
1954
-supreme court declared that "separate but equal" facilities are NOT legal under 14th Amendment |
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Term
| what can you do to ensure that a portfolio is a valid assessment? |
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Definition
| develop a rubric for grading on regular basis, use as part of students grade |
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Term
| The student's self assessments should be linked to |
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Definition
| the teachers observations of the students reading strategies |
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Term
| What should a teacher do to encourage the social dimensions of reading? |
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Definition
| develop cooperative learning and literacy groups |
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Term
| What is the most important consideration regarding cultural appropriateness when judging materials for for the reading classroom? |
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Definition
| avoiding stereotypes and enhancing authentic portrayal of cultural group |
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Term
| Teaching students to research and write reports in history is a good example of what approach to reading? |
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Definition
| integrated approach to reading |
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Term
| Thomas Hardy's novels can be used in a thematic unit teaching about what? |
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Definition
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Term
| Using learning logs and oral discussions to respond to a book is an example of what concept? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the integrated approach to learning? |
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Definition
combining two subjects, such as history and reading
-combining reading and language arts is also considered integrated learning |
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Term
| What strategy is best to increase comprehension levels of students struggling with a science textbook? |
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Definition
provide advanced organizers
-encourage students to use charts and graphs as they read |
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Term
| What is meant by "integrated language arts"? |
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Definition
activities, strategies, and teaching methods that combine reading and language arts
(reading, writing, interpretation of literature, etc) |
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Term
| What is the Norman Conquest? |
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Definition
-1066
-led by william the conquerer
-victory at battle of hastings led to Norman control of england
-started rivalry between england and france |
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Term
| What are the three major economic systems? |
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Definition
-traditional systems
-command systems
-market systems |
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Term
| What are some Common Rimes (or Common Word Families)? |
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Definition
at: mat, fat, cat
op: hop, stop, mop
ate: skate, late, rate |
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Term
| Who was Robert La Follete? |
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Definition
-progressive Wisconsin senator/governor
-opposed railroad trusts, WWI, league of nations |
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Term
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Definition
Type of context clue
-decoding unfamiliar word using surrounding words in a text
-provides information about meaning of the word |
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Term
| What is Reciprocal Teaching? |
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Definition
-teacher and students discussion
-involves questioning, predicting, summarizing, and clarification of words and ideas
-increases metacognition and active learning |
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Term
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Definition
| when a nation exports more than it imports |
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Term
| Who explored the Louisiana Territory and led an expedition of the mississippi river to the Pacific Ocean? |
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Definition
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Term
| List the New England Colonies. |
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Definition
-Massachusetts
-Connecticut
-Rhode Island
-New Hampshire |
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Term
| What do students do in Evaluative Comprehension? |
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Definition
-judge, analyze, evaluate character by applying own personal attitudes and beliefs
-examine point of view
-think critically about the text |
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Term
| What percentage of the earth's surface is covered by oceans? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are some characteristics of the Free Enterprise System? |
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Definition
-economic freedom
-voluntary exchange
-private property rights
-profit motive |
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Term
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Definition
successive words that begin with same consonant sound or letter
Ex: peter piper picked a pack of pickled peppers |
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Term
| List some reading strategies? |
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Definition
-self-monitoring
-decoding skills
-questioning
-predicting
-clarifying
-rereading |
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Term
| What are some activities that enhance comprehension? |
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Definition
-prereading activities
-KWL charts
-previewing vocabulary words
-predicting
-asking questions |
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Term
| What region of texas is used for farming cotton and wheat, major oil production, and includes amarillo, lubbock, kerrville? |
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Definition
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Term
| Who was the 16th president? |
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Definition
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Term
| Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
-measures a specific objective
-uses a range of indicators
-arranged in levels
-helps students be more thoughtful in judging the quality of their work |
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Term
| What are the First 10 amendments called and what is their overall purpose? |
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Definition
Bill of Rights
-protects individuals freedoms |
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Term
| The history of words and how they were developed is known as? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| letters/symbols that represent phonemes (sounds) |
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Term
| What was the Panic of 1893? |
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Definition
serious economic depression in US that began in 1893
-caused by railroad overbuilding, leading to series of bank failures
-worst depression in US until the Great Depression |
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Term
| What are vowel dipthongs (and some examples?) |
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Definition
vowel pairs that make one blended sound
ew in new, oi in toil, ou in shout, etc |
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Term
| "oi in boil, uy in buy, oy in toy, and ou in grout" are all examples of what? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is affective domain? |
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Definition
Attitudinal and emotional areas of learning, such as values and feelings
-moral teaching? |
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Term
| What does an aptitude test measure? |
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Definition
natural ability
-predicts subsequent performance |
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Term
| What is phonetic segmentation? |
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Definition
| Counting the sounds heard within a word |
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Term
| What are the minimal sound units that can be represented by letters? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is divergent thinking? |
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Definition
An open ended type of thinking
-extends in different directions and considers multiple answers to a question |
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Term
| Which is better, extrinsic or intrinsic motivation? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning? |
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Definition
both used in research to establish hypothesis
-basically opposites
DEDUCTIVE reasoning comes to conclusion based on predetermined generalizations
-begins with the general and ends with the specific
INDUCTIVE reasoning makes new generalizations after looking at events
-begins with specifics and moves to the general |
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Term
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Definition
| the height of something above earth's surface/sea level |
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Term
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Definition
major regional or global biotic community
-charactized mostly by dominate forms of plant life and prevailing climate
Ex: grassland, desert, tundra |
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Term
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Definition
Gross National Product
-total market value of all goods and services produced in US in one year
-in terms of current dollar rates |
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Term
| What is the law of supply? |
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Definition
-at higher prices, more of an item will be supplied
-if too much is produced, the price drops, and less is supplied |
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Term
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Definition
The means of production are privately owned
-prices determined by supply and demand
-businesses are free to channel resources |
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Term
| What is meant by "baseline" in terms of a students theirself? |
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Definition
| current level the child is functioning at before instruction |
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Term
| What is semantic mapping? |
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Definition
organizing in a chart format
O-[]-O
/ \
O O |
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Term
| Which court case overturned the "Seperate but Equal" doctrine? |
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Definition
| Brown v. Board of Education |
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Term
| What were the 6 flags that have flown over texas? |
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Definition
| Spain, France, Mexico, Texas, Confederacy, U.S. |
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Term
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Definition
| relationship between the knowledge of a word/idea and its meaning |
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Term
| What was Plessy v. Ferguson? |
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Definition
1954
-set standard of "seperate but equal" |
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Term
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Definition
any illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in court
-extended to state courts
-called "exclusionary rule" |
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Term
| What is meant by "emergent readers"? |
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Definition
children usually ages 2 to 5
-developing important oral language skills
-beginning to notice and play with words |
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Term
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Definition
extensive set of knowledge about written language and strategies
-permit readers to determine sounds of words and meanings as they read |
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Term
| What is phonological awareness? |
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Definition
| becoming aware of language as an object that can be analyzed and manipulated |
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Term
| What is phonemic awareness? |
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Definition
| being able to hear each seperate sound in a word as individual units (phonemes) |
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Term
| What are the smallest unit of speech sounds called? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the difference between phonological awareness and phonemic awareness? |
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Definition
-phonological awareness deals with words and syllables
-phonemic awareness individual sounds (phonemes) |
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Term
| What makes a word a "sight word"? |
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Definition
one that we see enough that we do not have to sound it out or resort to strategies
-words that we recognize instantly |
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Term
| What is morphemic analysis? |
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Definition
use of prefixes and suffixes to break a word apart for both its meaning and pronunciation.
-helpful in later stages of word analysis |
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Term
| What does "chunking words" mean? |
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Definition
breaking words into smaller units
-sometimes called structural analysis or syllabication |
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Term
| If a child writes "I LV MI CT" what does that tell us? |
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Definition
they know much about letter-sound relationships with initial and final consonants
-but is only beginning to develope awareness of vowels |
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Term
As a word identification strategy, structural analysis would be most effective in helping eight graders determine the meaning of which word?
-sartorial
-wisteria
-haberdasher
-bibliophile |
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Definition
bibliophile
-can divide the word into biblio (books) and phile (one who loves |
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Term
| What is structural analysis? |
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Definition
| dividing an unfamiliar word into parts to determine the meaning |
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Term
| Enlightenment thinkers most influenced subsequent developments in European history by doing what? |
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Definition
| applying reason and scientific method to the study of all aspects of social and political life |
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Term
| What is Discovery Learning? |
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Definition
approach to teaching
-students exposed to specific examples and use them to discover general principles and relationships
-students use examples to come to own conclusions |
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Term
| Why was Sam Houston important? |
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Definition
Led Texan army against Mexico
President of the Republic of Texas
Senator for Texas
Govenor of Texas |
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Term
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Definition
expression that does not mean what its parts say
"kick the bucket" meaning "to die" and not actually kicking a bucket |
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Term
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Definition
smallest part of WRITTEN language that represents a phoneme in the spelling of a word
ex: b, d, f, p, s, ch, sh, th, -ck, ea, -igh |
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Term
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Definition
sentence patterns and structure, or grammar, of language
syntax cues are used by readers in constructing meaning from print |
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Term
| What are the levels in Maslow's hierarchy of needs? |
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Definition
all humans have 5 basic needs
higher levels are not attempted to be reached until lower are met
Physiological: food, water shelter
>Safety
>>Belonging: love
>>>Self Esteem
>>>>Self Actualization: seeking to discover and develop oneself |
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Term
| What is absolute advantage? |
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Definition
| ability of a producer to produce higher quantity of a good with the productive resource available |
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Term
| What defines a capitalist economy? |
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Definition
economy which uses market-determined prices to guide buyers decisions about production and distribution of goods
-generally have productive resource which are privately owned |
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Term
| What is comparative advantage? |
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Definition
ability of a producer to produce a good at lower marginal cost than other producers
-marginal cost in sacrifice of some other good compared to the amount of a good obtained |
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