Personal
Development
Development
These are three factors that affect the development of personality.
What is :
heredity
Environment
cultural expectations/socialization
interaction of all of these factors
Behaviors aimed at benefiting others more than oneself
what are pro-social behaviors
A distinct way of behaving, thinking and feeling that is unique to each individual
what is personality?
This theory of learning is focused on .....
the context of your surroundings that support learning, development and behaviors
Two key points when considering Group Differences
within group variability
between group variability
An ability to think about how other people are likely to feel, thing, act or react is called?
What is social cognition or Theory of Mind
behaviors and standards about what is right and wrong are referred to as ------- behaviors
moral behaviors
A person's development of sense of 'self-concept', 'self-esteem' and 'self-efficacy' is referred to as --
what is sense of self
learners learn more effectively when they collaborate with others to construct meaning; this is referred to as -----
Social constructivism
(often done through cooperative learning groups)
Three challenges of poverty
poor nutrition/ health services
inadequate housing/frequent moves
toxins/ high risk envrionments
emotional/financial stress
gaps in knowledge/absenteeism
lower quality schools
understand others emotions
predict or explain other behaviors
be compassionate
understand inferences / sarcasm
children develop an ability to distinguish between harmful/damaging transgressions (a.k.a......) and unethical transgressions (a.k.a......)
moral transgressions vs. conventional transgressions
When students adopt some of a new culture's values and customs
what is acculturation?
The goal of this type of teaching is to promote more effective metacognitive strategies, particularly during reading and listening, by explaining and modeling questioning strategies.
what is reciprocal teaching?
Define Multicultural education
what is an education environment which promotes concepts of all cultures/differences as important and vibrant parts of education.
According to Erickson's Psychosocial theory of development; development is a result of ....
a person's ability to work through challenges that occur at certain stages
three factors that influence moral and pro-social development
what are personal interests?
cognitive development
desire to abide by social rules? cultural rules
adult use of induction (thinking about harm it could cause)
experience of disequilibrium
consequences for self
Identify two characteristics of At-Risk students and a strategy to support/engage in the classroom
history of academic failure ~ identify early signs & use student strengths
emotional/beh. problems ~ increase student interest, create welcoming environment, provide supports academically
lack of engagement ~ make relevant to student's lives, use student strengths, encourage involvement with school activities
absenteeism ~ visit the home,
The six contexts of learning communities
world wide
society
culture
social
academics
technology
Define cultural competence & identify two ways to improve cultural competences
Cultural competence ~ being aware of your own cultural biases or lenses
learn & build on norms of cultural community of the family
understand within group differences & use to inform your teaching practices
learn a students "fund of knowledge"
be sensitive to culture shock
adapt instructional strategies and incorporate traditions from other cultures
what is childhood ~ self-esteem & SOS is very high
what is early adolescence ~ SOS often drops significantly
what is late adolescence ~ SOS becomes multifacted
A key characteristic of Kohlberg's Post - Conventional Reasoning stage of Moral development
Rules are changeable and change is needed in order to maintain social order and protect human rights
Two terms for using complex real life activities/problems in order to teach skills and knowledge
What are authentic activities or problem based learning
project based learning or service based learning
All learning communities require these three things....
previous knowledge base
vocabulary development related to the context
collaboration
meta-cognitive skills (thinking processes) related to the context
Differences in development between gender include these areas (name 4)....
sense of self
experience with technology
class behaviors
physical & motor skills
cog & academic development
motivation in academics
interpersonal behaviors
career aspirations