Information processing
Define Information processing theory?
Compares human thinking processes, by analogy, to computer anaylsis of data.
Which theorist emphasizes social context of education and learning?
Vygotsky
At what age do children understand basic punctuation and consonant-vowel blends?
8 years of age
At what age can children understand word problems with three variables?
Age 10
At 4-5 years old, what are the expectations for math
Count to 20
Understand more and less
recognize name and shapes
Like computers, people sense and percieve large amounts of ______.
Information
What term can be used to describe "thinking about thinking"
metacognition
What is the unofficial, unstated, or implicit patterns within a school that influence what children learn?
The hidden curriculum
Who is more likely to talk less to their young children?
Low socioeconomic families
At 6 years old, what are the expectations for math
Count to 100
understand bigger and smaller
add and subtract 1 digit numbers
Describe concrete operational thought
Ability to reason logically about direct experiences and perceptions.
What is considered crucial for cognition in middle childhood?
Language literacy skills
In middle school, does gender affect report cards and grades?
Yes, girls tend to have better grades.
True or false? Almost 1 out of 4 U.S. school students have "home language"
True
At 8 years old, what are the expectations for math
Add and subtract two digit numbers
Understand simple multiplecation and division
Understand world problems with variables
what do you call the organization of things into groups?
classification
Good pragmatics allows a child to______?
talk appropriatly to their audiance
What is the most common type of school in the United States?
Public school
True or False? learning two languages during middle childhood related to cognitive advances?
At 10 years old, what are the expectations for math
Add, Subtract, multiply, divide, multi digit numbers
Understand fractions, percent, area, and perimeter
Understand wordproblems with three variables
What is seriation?
Things can be aranged in logical series
What is immersion in terms of learning a second language?
Being around the second language for long periods of time.
What is TIMSS?
Trends in Math and Science Study
True or False? Every culture learns the same things, and the same way in school?
False
At 12 years old, what are the expectations for math
Begin to use abstract concepts, such as formulas and algebra