Cognitive 1
I am the ability to focus on several aspects of a problem at a time.
Decentration
According to informational processing, executive functioning is influenced by
heredity and environmental factors
I am the set of beliefs about mental activities that becomes more refined and elaborate in middle childhood.
theory of mind
What is the most effective approach to teaching mathematics in elementary school?
Mixing drill in computing and number sense
According to Piaget, the concrete operational stage covers what age range?
7-11
Through direct training, this can be increased
Working memory capacity
The ability to view a situation from at least two perspectives is known as
recursive thought
I have a theory of multiple intelligences
Gardner
According to Piaget, to conserve children must attain these two skills
decantation and reversibility
In middle childhood, this becomes more selective, flexible, and playful
attention
Cognitive self-regulation includes the ability to continuously monitor progress toward a goal, check outcomes, and
redirect unsuccessful efforts
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children and this intelligence test are used to measure intelligence in children
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales
I am the mental representation of spaces
Cognitive maps
Children use this to create relationships between pieces of information from different categories.
Elaboration
These two approaches are used to help children learn how to read
whole language and phonics
What environmental factor severely depresses the intelligence of ethnic minority children?
Poverty
In children, what do mental operations work poorly with?
abstract ideas
I interfere with a child's ability to be focused on tasks that require mental effort for more than a few minutes.
ADHD
In what age range do children read to acquire new knowledge, and understand that there are different types of texts, i.e., biographies, fiction, and poetry.
9-15 years
As their education increases, parents tend to move away from a collaborative style of communication to this type of communication that is more aligned with the language used in classrooms and tests.
hierarchical style of communication