Piaget's Stage Theory
What ages does the Sensorimotor stage take place?
Birth-2 years
When did modern intelligence tests begin?
The early 1900s
What is the definition of a specific learning disorder?
Persistent difficulty with learning that is substantially below the average and cannot be better explained by another problem. Specific areas of difficulty include reading, writing, and arithmetic.
What does phonology mean?
What is the first stage of language development?
Prenatal
Formal operations
Lewis Terman
Children with down syndrome are guaranteed educational services in schools by what act?
Disabilities Education Act
What does Syntax mean?
Grammar—how words are put together to make sense
In what stage does a child develop single words?
Toddlerhood
What do Piaget's stages represent?
each represent different qualities of thought
When children take the "Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children," what is their score compared to?
Only to the scores of other children of their same age
The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) estimates that how many childrens in the U.S. have a specific learning disorder?
One in five children
Pragmatics
Metalinguistic ability—understanding that words are not the same as what they mean
What did Piaget find most important about his stage theory?
The stages could only occur in the order he described
How are IQ tests designed to show your score?
The scores of most people fall near the midpoint (an IQ score of 100)
What are the components of the three-ring model of giftedness?
Above-average ability, task commitment, creativity
When children are developing all aspects of language what are the also doing?
The ability to communicate with language
How many stages are there?
Six stages
When did Piaget say learning could really begin?
Piaget said that learning begins even in the first month of life as infants begin to adapt these reflexes to the environment
How many factors does the current WISC measure?
5 factors
When was the three-ring model of giftedness created?
1998
Which aspect means the meanings of words and sentences
Semantics
What is the final stage of language development?
Adolescence