Teaching& Educational Psychology
Cognitive Development
Personal and Social Development & Group Differences
Individual Differences & Special Educational Needs
Let's mix it up!
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Interviewing middle school students about bullying at their school is an example of what type of study?
What is qualitative study!
100
As children grow older, many of their neurons begin to transmit messages more rapidly than they did in the early years of life, thanks to...
What is myelination!
100
Sudip's parents are very strict, letting him know their high expectations and imposing strong penalties for failing or breaking their rules. Sudip's parents employ what type of parenting style?
What is authoritarian parenting.
100
This score alludes to intelligence and is derived from comparisons with the test performance of others.
What is IQ score.
100
Students can behave more intelligently when they can use outside resources as well as their minds, say which theory of intelligence?
What is distributed intelligence.
200
A psychologist conducts a research study and finds that children who have been regularly abused at home have more difficulty in school than nonabused children. What type of study is this?
What is correlational study!
200
Who says that children are eager to interact with and make sense of their world?
What is Piaget!
200
A teacher that engages students in discussions in which they express diverse points of view and get to hear other students’ points fosters…
What is perspective taking.
200
Educating all students, including those with special needs, in the general education classroom is an example of...
What is inclusion.
200
'The ability to solve new problems, use logic in new situations, and identify patterns' is the definition of which basic type of intelligence? Extra 100 points if you identify the name of the theorist!
What is fluid intelligence. Cattell --> Crystalized and fluid intelligence.
300
A fourth-grade teacher uses a reading program that research has shown to be effective for fourth graders is an example of … What is...?
What is evidence-based practice.
300
An organized set of similar thoughts or actions is a...
What is a scheme!
300
Marcia is pretty sure she can win a spot on the school's dance squad if she practices her routine every day until the tryouts. This means that she has high…
What is self-efficacy.
300
Many of our students are likely to be "intelligent" in one way or another. Which theorists would agree with this statement?
What is Gardner and Sternberg.
300
Give as many characteristics as you can that are typical of schools in low-income school districts! Each characteristic is worth 100 points. :)
What is: - Outdated and poorly maintained equipment, - lower expectations for students' achievement, and - fewer opportunities to engage in advanced thinking skills - etc.
400
Hard-and-fast conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships can be drawn only from…
What is experimental studies.
400
Ms. Chen gives her class some hints about how to solve an especially difficult word problem. According to Vygotsky, Ms. Chen is providing…
What is scaffolding!
400
This theory entails progressing through a series of stages from self-centeredness to increasing concern about the needs and rights of others.
What is Kohlberg's theory of moral development.
400
Students should be included in general classrooms as long as they do not pose a danger to themselves or others and as long as, given specially adapted instruction, they are able to make reasonable progress toward their educational goals. This explains student's right to...
What is least restrictive environment (IDEA).
400
List three concepts related to Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development and explain each. +100 points for each additional term!
What is self talk, cognitive tools, internalization, zone of proximal development, more knowledgable peer, and scaffolding!
500
Describe three strategies for collecting information about your own students!
What is observation, taking a classroom's temperature, tests/exams, formal and informal observation, performance, etc....
500
Piaget's processes of assimilation and accommodation both involve…
What is relating new information to prior knowledge.
500
Compared to their wealthier peers, students from low-income families are less likely to attend and graduate from college. Give two reasons why that is…
What is less resources in high-schools, being held to lower standards, etc...
500
What does IDEA stand for?
What is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
500
Mr. Wagner stands in front of the class explaining the process of evolution. Ellen is sitting in the front row, but her mind is on the unpleasant argument she had with her best friend just before class. Based on this information, how far in Ellen’s memory system did Mr. Wagner’s lecture get?
It reached the sensory register.
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