Vocabulary
Instruction
The Curriculum
Influences on Education
Vocabulary 2.0
100
Implied rather than stated.
What is 'implicit"?
100
The process or art of imparting knowledge.
What is "instruction"?
100
Latin word meaning "the course to be run".
What is "curriculum"?
100
Meaning "happening or existing during the same time period"?
What is "contemporary"?
100
Fully and clearly defined.
What is "explicit"?
200
Verbal communication that features smooth, point-by-point development.
What is "connected discourse'?
200
The perceptions and attitudes that shape a teacher's behavior.
What is a "teacher's disposition"?
200
This curriculum is taught implicitly.
What is "hidden" curriculum?
200
This has been a common way to organize curriculum since the time of ancient Rome.
What is "academic-subjects"?
200
Goals that push learners to compete with other students.
What "performance goals"?
300
Voice intonation, precision and articulation.
What is "paralanguage"?
300
The rate at which a teacher proceeds through a lesson.
What is "pacing"?
300
This curriculum is taught explicitly.
What is "formal" curriculum?
300
These are defined by the Alaska state government.
What are "State Standards"?
300
Also called learning intentions.
What are "lesson objectives"?
400
To have skill or intimate knowledge of a subject.
What is "expertise"?
400
This includes organizing content, motivating students, presenting information, monitoring progress and assessing student learning.
What is "active teaching"?
400
This curriculum describes learning that occurs within learners as they process new information.
What is "inner" curriculum?
400
This legislation has mandated school testing.
What is "No Child Left Behind"?
400
Goals that are noncompetitive.
What are "mastery goals"?
500
These are the three types of curriculum taught in schools.
What are "inner, hidden, and formal"?
500
This characteristic of effective teaching includes verbal and non-verbal teacher behavior.
What is "teacher clarity"?
500
These three orientations heavily influence a schools curriculum.
What are "learner-centered, needs-of-society, and academic-subjects" orientations?
500
These are starting to heavily influence curriculum as they can impact both teachers and students.
What are "high-stakes" tests?
500
They emphasize mastery goals rather than performance goals.
Who are "Constructivists"?
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