Learning Psych
What theory did Albert Bandura develop (with help from Bobo the clown) about vicarious learning of attitudes
Social Learning theory
What rough percentage of students in a school will have some form of disability?
13%
What is a "language function"?
The (active) verb in an objective
Which reading skill comes first: performing a steady pulse, or counting rhythms in measures?
Performing a steady pulse.
What is the most complex type of listening?
listening to reproduce (e.g., what garage bands do).
What is Thorndike and Skinner's theory of operant conditioning?
We give a direction, students engage in a response, and we use reward or punishment to encourage or discourage that response.
What is the Least Restrictive Environment stipulated in PL 94-142, the Individuals with Disabilities Act?
Every student should be taught in the learning environment least restrictive to their needs and development.
In edTPA writing, what is an "artistic expression" objective?
An objective that addresses musical interpretation in performing, composing, or improvising.
What are readiness skills?
Things students have to already know/be able to do before they can learn something new.
If students read this and then create stars for the B section of "Twinkle Twinkle, what is the form of active student response while listening?
Graphing/mapping.
In learning to read rhythm, learners must first learn to perform pulse and patterns, then can learn to read icons (and rhythm syllables), then finally can learn to read symbolic notation
What is Jerome Bruner's enactive-iconic-symbolic pathway?
What would we call a corner that a teacher has blocked partially with bookcases, with a beanbag and headphones, and dimmed lighting so students can take a break when overstimulated?
A Sensory Retreat area
What is wrong with this objective: "Students will perform music on xylophones"?
Students aren't learning any specific concept skill, or disposition.
What is tracking and why it is important?
The teacher follows what students are reading with a finger or pointer. It is important to keep students together and to provide visual information in time (this also helps dyslexic students).
Why is movement a good active response for younger learners?
They can demonstrate knowledge that they don't yet have words for.
What modalities did Barbe and Swassing investigate for learner preference?
Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic
what are some specific teaching strategies we can use to adapt our classrooms and how we teach to meet the needs of students with disabilities?
Provide cues for what will happen in class (list on board, etc.) Practice transitions Talk through novel/surprising events before they happen Provide single step directions for all activities Give exceptional students opportunities to showcase knowledge and skills.
What are three things wrong with this objective: "identify key signatures"?
no "Students will" or "I can," it is not a complete sentence, and there is no limitation(how many key signatures?).
What is the correct takadimi for this rhythm in 4/4 time?: Quarter note, eighth note, eighth rest, eighth note, quarter note, eighth note, half note half rest
ta ta (rest) ta di di ta-a (rest)
What is nonlocomotor movement?
Movement in place.
What is Weiner's theory about the "locus of control"?
Learners assign (blame) their success or failure to either things outside of themselves (luck, weather, etc.) or to internal effort (practice, studying, etc.)
What does the term "multiple means of representation" mean?
Showing many types representation for any one concept or skill: movement, demonstrations/modeling, icons, written words, notation, graphic notation, tablature, movement, etc.
What is a good objective to address this fifth grade NC standard: "5.CR.2.1 Accompany an existing melody with an original rhythmic or melodic ostinato"? (CR = create)
SWBOT compose and perform an __________ a rhythmic/melodic ostinato to accompany the song _______________.
What order should we teach these concepts in a spiral curriculum: key signatures, the interval do - sol, many songs have a "home tone," notes of a melody can go up or down or stay the same?
notes of a melody can go up or down or stay the same, many songs have a "home tone," the interval do - sol, key signatures.
What are three things to remember when sequencing a listening activity?
Before any listening, give students something to “listen for," provide short excerpts while teaching the concept, play the excerpt multiple times, provide background/cultural information, have an active student response that leads to knowledge about the musical concept