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| Mental networks of organized information |
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| Using existing schemas to make sense of new information |
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| Changing an existing schemas or creating a new one to explain new information. |
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| Reliance of thinking processes on perception more than logic - use of symbols, imaginary play, egocentrism |
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| Concrete Operational Stage |
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| Use of mental operations to solve concrete problems - conservation, transformation, reversibility, classification, seriation |
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| Use of mental operations to solve abstract problems - hypothetical deductive reasoning, analogical reasoning, combinatorial reasoning, probability and proportional reasoning |
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| The specialization of the two brain hemispheres |
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| The cells that are in charge of storing and transmitting information |
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| The space between neurons where electric connections happen |
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| The ability to form new synapses in response to experience with the world |
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| The appropriation of the language and culture of one's community |
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| When a more capable individual interprets a child's behavior and helps transform the behavior into a representation that has the same meaning to the child and others |
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| Zone of proximal development |
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| The cognitive level at which children are able to solve problems with the assistance of a more capable other |
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| An instructional method in which support is given to students early on in the learning process, as they navigate their ZPD |
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| Engaging in learning activities with a more capable other |
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| A one-on-one relationship in which a less capable person is paired with a more experienced person |
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| The phenomenon of talking to ourselves outloud to complete a task |
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R: Reticular Activating System
A: Amygdala
D: Dopamine |
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| Teaching while encorporating several brain functions; body, imagery, visual, auditory, and emotional |
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