Who's Who?
In the Classroom
A Page Out of Piaget's Book
In and Out of My Mind
Free for All
100
This theorist referred to children’s systems of thought as “operations,” which allowed them to grow in logic as they developed.
Who is Jean Piaget?
100
This is recognized as the “sweet spot” in learning. It is the gap between what a learner can do independently and what they can achieve with guidance from someone more skilled.
What is the zone of proximal development?
100
Children in this phase of cognitive development have yet to learn object permanence.
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What is sensorimotor?
100
Children have developed this when they understand that other people may have different perceptions than they do.
What is theory of mind?
100
The nerves that make up the brain.
What are neurons?
200
This psychologist originated the idea of scaffolding, in which work is broken up into manageable chunks.
Who is Lev Vygotsky?
200
One of these is formed by a student, their parents, and their teacher, all working together to ensure the student gets the best possible education.
What is a learning partnership?
200
Children in this phase of cognitive development have totally mastered the concept of conservation.
What is concrete operational?
200
Students with this type of metacognitive knowledge can determine which cognitive strategies are appropriate for a given situation.
What is conditional?
200
The memory that holds and manipulates information for use only in the immediate future.
What is short-term memory?
300
This theorist studied self-efficacy, which is a valuable predictor of how well children believe in themselves and their ability to learn.
Who is Albert Bandura?
300
A good one of these is formed when students feel comfortable thinking outside the box; the “psychological atmosphere” of a learning environment.
What is a classroom climate?
300
Children in this phase of cognitive development may have trouble understanding why they have to let a classmate have a turn as line leader.
What is preoperational?
300
When they face problems that can’t be solved with algorithms, students have to use a general approach, known as this.
What is a heuristic?
300
This branch of the nervous system handles our “flight, fight, or freeze” instincts.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
400
This author invited readers to understand learning partnerships as an equation, in which rapport + alliance = cognitive insight.
Who is Zaretta Hammond?
400
The brain has one of these, which makes it much more likely to focus on bad experiences than good ones; we must be aware of this to head off the spread of negativity in the classroom.
What is negativity bias?
400
Children in this phase of cognitive development are ready for classroom discussion about abstract concepts.
What is formal operational?
400
Students who use this covert study strategy repeatedly make sure they can recall and understand the information they take in.
What is comprehension monitoring?
400
One of these forms when we learn something new; neurons come together to create a course we can repeatedly retread to deepen our learning.
What is a neural pathway?
500
This theorist and educator is the inventor of culturally responsive pedagogy.
Who is Gloria Ladson-Billings?
500
Look out for this, which happens when cortisol is released and students feel too unsafe to use their working memory.
What is amygdala hijacking?
500
Children in this phase of cognitive development can recognize that one object might belong to more than one category.
What is concrete operational?
500
This takes place when a student incorrectly applies their prior knowledge to a new situation.
What is negative transfer?
500
The brain system that constantly checks the environment for potentially embarrassing or isolating situations; the “emotional ‘smoke detector’.”
What is the reticular activating system (RAS)?