Ch.10 Flashcards
adolescents who are gifted
have above average intelligence and/or superior talent in some domain, such as art, music, or math
precocity, marching to their own drummer, passion to master, and superior information processing skills
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
problems in one or more of these areas: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity
experts recommend combo of meds and behavioral interventions
authoritarian strategy of classroom management
teaching strategy that is restrictive and punitive
focus is mainly on keeping order in classroom rather than on instruction and learning
authoritative strategy of classroom management
teaching strategy that encourages students to be independent thinkers and doers but still involves effective monitoring
engage students in considerable verbal give and take and show caring attitude toward them
still set and enforce limits when necessary
inclusion
educating students with disabilities in the regular classroom
individuals with disabilities education act (IDEA)
spells out broad mandates for services to all children and adolescents with disabilities
jigsaw classroom
classroom strategy in which students from diff cultural backgrounds are placed in cooperative group in which together they have to construct diff parts of a project to reach a common goal
learning disabilities
difficulties in learning that involve understanding or using spoken or written language
can appear in listening, thinking, reading, writing, and spelling
may involve difficulty in doing math
least restrictive environment (LRE)
setting that is as similar as possible to the one in which children or adolescents without a disability are educated
under IDEA, efforts to educate in this setting have been given a legal basis
multicultural education
education that values diversity and includes the perspectives of a variety of cultural groups
permissive strategy of classroom management
teaching strategy that offers students considerable autonomy but provides them with little support for developing learning skills or managing their behavior
public law 94-142
all students with disabilities be given free, appropriate education
top-dog phenomenon
circumstance of moving from the top position to the lowest position