Chapter 9 Flashcards
How advances in the prefrontal cortex effect cognitive skills
Linked to children’s improved attention, reasoning, and cognitive control
Most common disability students have
Learning disability; 80% struggle with reading
ADHD symptoms and treatment
Inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity
Adderall and Ritalin
Piagets concrete operational stage
7-11 years, reason logically
Ex. Clay balls two different shapes but same size
Seriation
The ability to order items along a quantitative dimension such as length or weight (concrete operations)
Critical thinking
Reflectively and productively and evaluating evidence
Sternbergs triarchic theory of intelligence
Analytical intelligence, creative intelligence and practical intelligence
Analytical intelligence
Intelligence assessed by intelligence tests
Creative intelligence
Intelligence that makes us adapt to novel situations , generating novel ideas
Practical intelligence
Intelligence that is required for everyday tasks (street smarts)
Levels of mental retardation
Mild, moderate, severe, profound
85% mild
The most common level of mental retardation
Whole language approach
Reading instruction should be parallel to children’s natural language learning
Example: reading newspapers and magazines and discussing it in class
Phonics approach
Reading instruction should teach basic rules for translating written symbols into sounds
How advances in the prefrontal cortex effect cognitive skills
Linked to children’s improved attention, reasoning, and cognitive control
Most common disability students have
Learning disability; 80% struggle with reading
