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Educ 4342 Final
Final Review
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Education
Undergraduate 4
05/04/2008

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Objective
Definition
Student will be able to... with % of accuracy on what activity
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Rationale

Definition
Explains why the lesson is important
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Task analysis
Definition
The process of breaking content down into component parts and making decisions about sequencing the parts
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Pyramid
Definition

Retention

Lecture= 5%

Reading= 10%

Audio/Visual= 20%

Demonstration= 30%

Discussion Group= 50%

Practice by Doing= 75%

Teach others/Immediate use of Learning= 90%

 

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Academic Learning Time
Definition
The amount of time students are successfully engaged
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Allocated Time
Definition

the amount of time assigned to different content areas

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Engaged Time
Definition
Amount of time students are attending and involved in learning activities
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Classroom Climate
Definition
the emotional and academic tone in the classroom
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Closure
Definition
The process of summarizing a topic and preparing for future learning
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Focus
Definition
The process teachers use to attract and maintain students' attention during a learning activity
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Instructional Time
Definition
The amount of time available for learning activities
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Modeling
Definition
The display of behaviours that are imitated by others
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Nonverbal communication
Definition

The part of our messages that we convey without spoken words

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Personal Teaching Efficacy
Definition

The belief that teacher and schools can have an important positive effect on students

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Teacher expectations
Definition
inferences teachers make about students' future academic achievements, behaviours and attitudes
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Transitional Signal
Definition
Communicates that one idea is ending and another is beginning, and explains the link between the two
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Bloom's Taxonomy
Definition

Knowledge

Comprehension

Application

Analysis

Synthesis

Evaluation

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Knowledge- Bloom's
Definition
Define, describe, label
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Comprehension -Bloom's
Definition
Match, restate, paraphrase
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Application-Bloom's
Definition
Apply, report, show
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Analysis-Bloom's
Definition
Analyze, research, survey
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Synthesis-Bloom's
Definition
Create, invent, produce
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Evaluation-Bloom's
Definition
Assess, judge, recommend
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Callout
Definition
Answer given by a student before being recognized by the teacher
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Equitable Distribution
Definition
Describes a question pattern in which all the students in the class are called on as equally as possible
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Prompting
Definition
Cues teachers provide or other questions they ask when students are unable to correctly answer the original question
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Questioning Frequency
Definition
The number of questions teachers ask over a period of time
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Repititious question
Definition
asking students to reconsider a question or a point that has been made earlier in the lesson
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Self-efficacy
Definition
students beliefs about their capabilities of accomplishing learning tasks.
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Classroom management
Definition

Teacher thoughts, plans and actions that create an orderly learning environment

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Disciplin (management) interventions
Definition
Teacher actions designed to eliminate undesirable student behavior
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Momentum
Definition
Provides the lesson with strength and direction
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Orchestration
Definition
Teacher's ability to keep a lesson flowing smoothly and comfortably while simultaneously maintaining order
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Overlapping
Definition
The ability to attend to two events at the same time
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Smoothness
Definition
Describes a lesson's continuity
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Withitness
Definition
Teacher is aware of the total classroom environment and communicates this awareness to students
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Social Interaction
Definition
Interaction between teacher and students and among themselves
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Authentic tasks
Definition
Questio nor problem that is real to students and that can serve as the focal point for student investigations
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Cooperative Learning
Definition
Approach that uses social interactio nto facilitate student growth and development
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Peer tutoring
Definition
students teaching students
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Problem based instruction
Definition
collection of integrative teaching strategies that use problems as the focal point, teaching problem-solving skills while developing self-directed learning
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scaffolding
Definition
instructionarl support teachers provide as students acquire new content
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Characteristics of teacher centered instruction

Definition
  • Goal oriented
  • Focused and aligned
  • teacher scaffolding
  • opportunities for practice and feedback
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Goal of Direct Instruction-Teaching
Definition
teacher presents the knowledge and explicitly directs the learning process.
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Zone of proximal development
Definition
the learning area in which a students cannot solve a problem or perform a skill alone, but can successfully with the help of the teacher
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Automaticity
Definition
when concepts and skills are overlearned to the point where they can be used with little conscious effort
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Transfer
Definition
when a skill learned in one context can later be applied in a different context
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Thinkalouds
Definition
form of modeling in which teachers describe their thinking while working with examples
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Guided practice
Definition

teacher supplies students additional examples or probs and provides students only enough scaffolding to ensure they can make progress on their own

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Lecture Discussion cycle
Definition

Introduction

Presentation

Comprehension monitoring

Integration

Closure

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Classroom Assessment
Definition
Information-gathering and decision-making process
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Alternative Assessment
Definition
directly measure student performance through "real-life" tasks
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Evaluation- 4 Elements

Definition
  1. 1 or more dimensions serve as basis for assessing student performance
  2. Description of each dimension
  3. Scale of values on which dim. is rated
  4. Definitions of each value on the scale
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Validity
Definition
The degree to which the assessment measures what it is suppoesd to measure
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Reliability
Definition
The extent to which measurements are consistent
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Practicality
Definition

Evaluation is practical- does not consume excessive amount of time and energy

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Instructional Alignment
Definition
Instruction is aligned with teacher goals, and tests are aligned with instruction and teacher goals
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Criterion Referenced Evaluation
Definition
Uses pre-established percentages or number total for grades
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Norm Referenced Evaluation
Definition

Compares students' performance to each other. Grading on a curve

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Correlates of Effective Schools

Definition

Strong Instructional Leadership

Clear and Focused School Mission

High Expectations for Students and Staff

Emphasis on Student Attainment of Basic Skills

Frequent Monitoring of Student Progress

Positive Home School Relations

Positive School Climate for Learning

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