Concept Attainment Flashcards

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What is a concept?

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category that were group our knowledge and experience in
- has label and definition
- at least 2 examples

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What is the aspect(s) that defines a concept?

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Criterial attributes

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What are criterial attributes?

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Essential characteristics, defining features that are present in a particular sequence, relationship or pattern to qualify for category placement

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What are non-criterial attributes?

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Features that frequently are present in concept illustrations but they are not an essential part of the concept

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What is a conjunctive concept?

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class of object that have more than one feature in common (ex. chair has a seat, legs and back)

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What is a disjunctive concept?

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object s that have at least one of several possible features (ex. citizens can be born in Canada or take the citizenship test)

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What is an adjunctive (relational) concepts?

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a concept that demonstrates a comparison or relationship between bjects or events (ex. of a deep colour- dark)

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How can we teach concept attainment?

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Provide students with concept definition and get them to define examples or get students to define the concepts after teaching them

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