Types of learning
A student who is motivated to achieve good grades for college admission is likely driven by...
Extrinsic motivation
An informal check for understanding where a teacher measures the progress of student learning.
Formative assessment
A classroom in which students with more severe disabilities receive education separately from general education classrooms.
Self-Contained
Altering or changing instructional materials and/or strategies, activities, and assessments.
Modifications
A plan providing special services such as accommodations for students with an identified disability but not qualifying for an Individual Education Plan.
504
Working with a partner or group to complete a project.
Cooperative Learning
Learning style in which learning takes place by the students' ability to reason, problem-solve, and think methodically.
Logical Learning
Teacher-centered instruction method.
Direct Instruction
A brief activity at the beginning of class.
Bell work
A licensed professional who helps students with injuries or disabilities with basic life skills.
Occupational Therapist
Participating in activities that involve engaging with nature.
Naturalistic
A formal activity measuring the amount of information students have learned at the end of a unit, class, or program.
Summative Assessment
Equipment or technology used to aid and assist students with disabilities.
Assistive/Adaptive Technology
The act of unifying students of diverse cultures and groups.
Integration
Staff members supporting instructional programs under the direction of professionally certified staff.
Paraprofessional
Hands-on learning that focuses on the experience.
Experiential Learning
A solitary learning style which includes learning individually in private or quiet environments.
Intrapersonal Learning
A student with a disability is placed into an educational program to the full extent that he/she can be accommodated.
LRE Least Restrictive Environment
Adjusting lesson plans or changing settings, delivery methods, and assessment techniques for student success.
Accommodation
Significantly below average IQ with deficits in adaptive behavior that affects a student's educational performance.
Intellectual (Mental) Disability
A learning process where students oversee their own learning through personal discovery of a topic.
Discovery Learning
A check for understanding that measures student knowledge prior to learning to help drive instruction.
Diagnostic Assessment
A learning style which refers to a student's ability to interact with others and understand social situations.
Interpersonal Learning
A learning style where the student best learns from hands-on activities and physical activities.
Kinesthetic
In a class discussion about social issues, students learn from each other’s perspectives and experiences. This learning style emphasizes:
Interpersonal Learning