Chapter 6 Vocabulary

Question 0

Basic needs (Glasser’s)

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If the following five needs are satisfied, children will most likely learn: survival, love, power, fun, and freedom; if these five needs are not satisfied, children will try to “take” them from others, often in inappropriate ways

Question 1

Alternative education program

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A campus- or district- level placement for extremely disruptive students or students who have violated school policies or state laws; normally located in a separate facility in a district or can be located in an in-school suspension area; an alternate to home suspension

Question 2

Behavior contract

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A mutually agreed-upon set of behaviors that shapes a student’s or a class’s behavior gradually over time by pairing rewards that increase in value over time with increased movement toward the goal

Question 3

Conditions of learning (Cambourne’s)

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If the following seven conditions are met, learning increases: immersion, demonstration, expectations, responsibility, employment, approximation, and engagement

Question 4

Code of ethics

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Required standards for the professional and ethical conduct of educators; a set of behavioral principles that guide educators’ interactions

Question 5

Compensatory education programs

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Designed to meet the needs of at-risk students; provide supplementary services for academic assistance; additional funding is provided

Question 6

Discipline

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A set or system of behavioral rules and the related consequences for misbehavior, designed to encourage proper conduct and pro social actions on the part of students

Question 7

Flexible groups

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Students grouped for a short period of time to learn or practice a specific skill or strategy

Question 8

Grooved

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Students know and automatically followed routines, schedules, and other management procedures after a period of time and practice

Question 9

Independent learners

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Active earners who can initiate their own projects and topics of study; they can work alone or with a group without the teacher’s direct and constant supervision

Question 10

Individual Education Plan (IEP)

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A comprehensive statement of the educational needs of a child with special needs and the specially designed instruction and related services to be employed to meet those needs; often behavioraL objects are included as apart of an IEP

Question 11

Invisible child

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Not acknowledging a misbehaving child who is assessed by the teacher as “attention getting” in order to extinguish the misbehavior by not rewarding the child with more attention

Question 12

Judicious discipline

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Uses logical consequences that relate in some way to the misbehaviors

Question 13

Management plan

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A set of well-thought-through rules and consequences, routines, schedules, and other strategies, as well as the related instruction in proper conduct that supports good behavior and learning throughout a period of time

Question 14

Logical consequences

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The punishment for a misbehavior is “in line” with the offense in terms of how a child may value (or not value) a consequence

Question 15

Mild desist

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Putting a child “on notice” that you’re aware of his or her behavior by a simple reminder of calling his or name, repeating a direction, engaging in direct eye contact or other body language cues, and so forth

Question 16

Monitoring

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A teacher’s constant vigilance and scrutiny of children’s behavior to catch negative (and positive) behaviors so that the classroom stays structured and learning can take place; a teacher also monitors instruction and how it’s progressing

Question 17

Nurturing environment

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A classroom in which children’s emotional, social,and psychological needs are met as well as their intellectual needs

Question 18

Paraprofessionals

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Trained assistants hired by school districts who perform duties at the direction of a teacher or administrator

Question 19

Placement-Review Committee

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A campus committee required under the Texas Education Code to review the placement of a student after he or she has been removed from a regular classroom by the teacher

Question 20

Proximity

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A technique in which the teacher moves closer to a student to prevent or stop him or her from misbehaving; sometimes called “the cop on the bumper” technique

Question 21

Ripple effect

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Occurs when a class quickly escalate out-of-control because students see that a particular student is not being corrected (so the misbehavior must be okay with the teacher); teachers avoid this by carefully monitoring and correcting any misbehaviors at once

Question 22

Room arrangement

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A proactive part of management; a teacher must be able to see all children at all times, move easily to all parts of the room, and have children see instruction and presentations; children must to be able to move through the room without disruption

Question 23

Routines

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Activities that occur in the same manner daily in the classroom that are not of an instructional nature

Question 24

Rules

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A set of behavioral guidelines that are most effective when few in number and stated in the affirmative; for example, “children will respect each other’s space”

Question 25

Shaping

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Teachers can not necessarily expect most children’s behaviors to change to perfection quickly and radically, but, through positive rewards over time, they can encourage gradual movement toward correct behavior

Question 26

Sponge activity

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A short activity or warm-up used to immerse children in learning at the beginning of the class, to settle children down, and move them into a learning mode, giving the teacher time to take care of classroom executive business

Question 27

Student code of conduct

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A required set of behavioral expectations and consequences, including conditions for suspension, placement in an alternative education programs, and expulsion

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Tactile/kinesthetic learners

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Students who learn best by touching, handling, or manipulating materials and students who learn through movement

Question 29

Time on task

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The actual time a student is engaged in active learning

Question 30

Transition

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To move from one activity or lesson to another or from one place to another