Intro
What is the study of how teachers and students interact through the learning process?
Educational Psychology
What are the three developmental domains?
Physical, Social/Emotional, and Cognitive
Which developmental domain does Piaget focus on?
Cognitive
What did Rita Pierson say was the reason students come to school?
Relationships
What is the brain made of?
Neurons
Which developmental domain does Erikson focus on?
Social/Emotional
True or False: Every student is unique.
TRUE!!
What is the name of the electronic current that passes information from one neuron to the next?
Action potential
What is it called to develop from head to toes AND from the midline outwards?
Cephalocaudal development & Proximal distal development
Name two factors that teachers need to be aware of when working with students in the classroom setting?
Immigration status, socioeconomic class, children with exceptionalities, parents' marital status, family medical/mental health history, and incarceration
When we learn something new, the brain goes through the process of ___________ and/or ____________.
Assimilation and Accommodation
What was Vygotsky's theory? There were two major components.
Zone of Proximal Development (scaffolding) and "the more knowledgeable other"