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MLDG 3130
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Undergraduate 3
10/08/2013

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middle school
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specifically structured to meet the developmental needs of young adolescents of ages 10-15
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william alexander
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father of middle schools
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junior high vs. middle school
Definition
middle school is student centered/oriented and focuses on life skills; junior high is more core academic based
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middle school texts/important organizations
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middle school journal, middle ground, turning points, this we believe, AMLE.org
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Parents Concerns about Middle School
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parents are more concerned with safety both physically and emotionally more so than the actual schooling;
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physical development issues
Definition
puberty, wellness, sexual maturation, etc
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Jean Piaget
Definition
Swiss psychologist
• Cognitive development is continual
• Worked with Binet on measuring intelligence through tests
• Theory of cognitive development • Combination of environmental influence and
the brain’s maturation
• Schema, adaptation, assimilation, accommodation, & equilibrium
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Elkind
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• American child psychologist • Has written several books, etc., regarding how
play is important to early development
• Concerned with developmentally appropriate and inappropriate instruction
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stages of cognitive development
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– Sensorimotor – Preoperational – Concrete operational
– Formal operational
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middle school abstract topic
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healthy eating, bullying, etc
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steps of information processing
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» Selection
» Interpretation » Memory » Inference » Thinking
» Reasoning » Action
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metacognition
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knowing about knowing, refers to insights children have about their own cognitive processes
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moral metacognition
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refers to the knowledge that children have about their own morality
◦ Able to think about their moral reasoning processes
◦ More likely to be aware of inconsistencies in reasoning and were also more likely to attempt to resolve these inconsistencies.
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4 dimensions of the self
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 Basic self-concept  Transitory self-concepts (mood)  Social self (how others see us)  Ideal self (would like to be)
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change in self concept
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 Basic self-concept  Transitory self-concepts (mood)  Social self (how others see us)  Ideal self (would like to be)
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Erik Erikson
Definition
believed there were seven key conflicts that help enable an individual to determine their self- identity.
Three of these are particularly connected to transitioning from childhood to adulthood
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marcia's identity statuses
Definition
 Identity diffused: have not experienced a crisis period (time of identity choices), nor made any commitment (choice).
 Foreclosure: have not experienced a crisis but they have made commitments to occupations and ideologies that are not the result of their own searching but are ready-made and handed down to them, frequently by parents.
 Moratorium: means a period of delay granted to someone who is not yet ready to make a decision or assume an obligation. During adolescence, a period of exploration of alternatives before commitments are made.
 Identity Achieved: have experienced a psychological moratorium, have resolved their identity crisis by carefully evaluating various alternatives and choices, and have come to conclusions and decisions on their own.
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ethnic identity development
Definition
separation
dissimilation
integration
marginality
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What is Gender-schema theory?
Definition
multistep developmental process through which children come to appreciate gender appropriate actions.
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What is multiple intelligences?
Definition
verbal
logical
visual
bodily
musical
inter personal
intra personal
naturalist
existentialist
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Four learning styles
Definition
Imaginative
Analytic
Common Sense
Dynamic
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What are Learning modalities?
Definition
refers to how students use their senses in the learning process
can be four things
visual
auditory
kinesthetic
tacile
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