Weekly tests used by the teacher to determine student academic progress and how instruction needs to change to help students understand material
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the order of objectives taught by the teacher at one grade level
What is formative?
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What is Sequence?
evaluating conclusions by logically and systematically examining the problem - the evidence, and the solution
What is critical thinking?
The support a teacher gives a student for learning and problem solving
What is scaffolding?
changes in body structure and function over time
What is Biological?
adhd is a shortened version of this word
What is Attention deficient - hyperactivity disorder?
daily assessments (short, written, or observed) to measure student mastery of an objective.
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the search for mental balance between cognitive schemes (things we already know) and information from the environment- new information
what is informal assessment?
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what is equilibration?
process through which experience causes permanent change in knowledge or behavior
What is learning?
coming up with many possible solutions to a problem
What is divergent thinking?
information on a particular topic to be taught in one 15- 50 minute time period
What are lessons?
An agreement between the parent and the school about the services that will be provided to the student
What is IEP?
Learning in which voluntary behavior is strengthened or weakened by consequences or antecedents
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all the subject matter curriculum standards of a subject to be taught by a teacher at one grade level
What is operant conditioning?
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What is scope?
characteristic approaches to learning and studying. How do students learn best? Visual/ seeing, Auditory/ hearing, kinesthetic/moving, tactile/touching
What are learning styles?
the knowledge, values, attitudes, and traditions that guide the behavior of a group of people and allow them to solve the problems of living in their environment
What is culture?
gradual orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated
What is cognitive development?
this Act guarantees a free public education to all children regardless of disability
What is IDEA?
view that emphasizes the active role of the learner in building understanding and making sense of information
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motivation that comes from outside sources (My parents said I would get $20 if I made an A in this class.)
What is constructivism?
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What is extrinsic?
narrowing possibilities to a single answer
What is convergent thinking?
The student completes a process on their own (You do it)
What is independent practice?
changes in emotions, attitudes, feelings, and how one interacts with others
What is affective?
MS college and career readiness standards. The standards used by MS teachers to develop objectives to teach students in English, Math, and Science.
What is MCCR?
Tests that occur at the end of a unit/ 9-weeks/semester exam/ end of year to measure knowledge of the subject matter. This information is usually not covered again in the class.
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The teacher "shows" the students how to do a process (i do it)
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The teacher and the students complete a process together (We do it)
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mental or physical movement between subjects or activities
What is summative?
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What is Modeling?
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What is guided practice?
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What are transitions?
imaginative, original thinking or problem solving
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Problems with acquisition and use of language; may show up as difficulty with reading, writing, reasoning, or math
What is creative thinking?
What is Learning Disability?
the grade level objectives used by MS teachers to teach social studies
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Motivation that comes from within (I want to make an A on this test, Therefore I will study)
What is Frameworks?
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What is Intrinsic?
A flexible approach to teaching that matches content, process, and product based on student differences in readiness, interests, and learning needs
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situations in which elaboration, interpretation, explanation, and argumentation are integral to the activity of the group (everyone has their own task) and where learning is supported by other individuals
What is differentiated instruction?
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What is corporative learning?
educating each child with peers in the general education classroom to the greatest extent possible
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students are actively involved with the learning by paying attention, answering questions, and participating in activities
What is LRE?
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What is time on task?