Define Gross Motor Skills
Physical abilities that involve large muscle groups in the body, like those in the arms, legs, and torso
This is the first textbook to exist. It was made out of wood and contained a bible verse and prayers.
Hornbook
This was the first college in America.
Harvard
This theorist said that there is a five tier hierachy of needs. Needs of the lowest levels must be met before the top levels can be met.
Maslow
This is the largest lobe in your brain and it is responsible for your ability to think reasonably and responsibly (hint: it doesn't develop until you're 25)
Frontal Lobe
Name the four types of human development
Physical, Cognitive, Social, Emotional
What were the names of the first early public elementary schools that were free to all students?
Common Schools
This was the first compulsory education act. It required that parents ensure their children knew the principles of religion and capital laws of commonwealth.
Massachusetts Bay School Law of 1642
This theorist believed that there are 8 intelligence types, known as multiple intelligences.
Gardener
This is the nucleus of a neuron.
Soma (cell body)
Explain the difference between growth and development
Growth is physical changes in the body (growing taller) and development is the skills aquired and milestones met (social, cognitive, etc...)
This man led the movement towards progressive education that was based on problem solving, critical thinking and being more student centered.
John Dewey
This court case declared racial segregation in schools as illegal.
Brown vs. Board of education
Vygotsky created the Zone of Proximal Development. What is that?
The Zone of Proximal Development is the space between what a child can do with help and what they can do on their own.
This is the waxy substance that wraps around axons.
Myelin
What does DCS stand for?
The Department of Child Services
This woman developed schools for early childhood education that was based on how children learned naturally. There are schools all across america based on this model now.
Maria Montessori
This court case allowed for the taaxingof common and secondary schools, making public high schools widespread.
Kalamazoo Case
Intimacy vs. Isolation, Initiative vs. Guilt and Trust vs. Mistrust are all examples of stages for what theorist?
Erik Erikson
These receieve and process incoming information from other nerve cells
Dendrites
List the types of child abuse
Physical, Sexual, Emotional, Neglect
The Massachusetts Act of 1647 mandated that towns with 50 or more households hire a teacher to teach reading and writing is also known as what?
Old Deluder Satan Act
This act granted children with disabilities the right to an education in the least restrictive environment.
Education for All Handicapped Children Act
A child watches their dad yell at the TV during a football game. As the child gets older, they too yell at the TV during football games.
What theorist & theory is this an example of?
Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory
The ______ lobe is responsible for spatial functions. The ______ lobe is repsonsible for timing, attention, memory and expressive and receptive speech.
Parietal Lobe, temporal lobe