December Quiz Flashcards
What is a teaching philosophy
Set of principles that guide professional action
What 4 beliefs affect teaching philosophies?
-teaching as an art or teaching as a science
-beliefs about students: innately good, bad or tabula rasa (blank slate)
-beliefs about knowledge (transmission or constructivism)
-belief about what is worth knowing (facts, concepts, while child)
What are the main teaching philosophies
Behaviourism
Perennialism
Essentialism
Progressivism
Existentialism
Indigenous education
Social reconstructivism
Behaviourism
-people have no free choice
-teachers role is to identify desired behaviour in students and reward it
-people avoid bad behaviour because they do not want the consequences
Perennialism
-truth is constant and timeless
-great ideas have remained unchanged
-students should be exposed to the great works
Essentialism
-back to the basics (no frills)
-knowledge is temporal and students need a core of knowledge to be productive in society
Progressivism
-Teachers role is facilitator
-knowledge is temporal
-need to learn to solve problems on own
-considers whole child and students interests into curriculum
-works toward positive growth in society
Existentialism
-individual experiences are important
-teachers help students define their roles
-curriculum provides students with freedom to ask
Indigenous education
-inter-relationships between people and land define identity
-holism
-ancestral knowledge is passed down through stories
-demonstration and imitation are important
Social reconstructivism
-role of students is to change current school order
-bring community into classroom
-students learn they have control and responsibility in social reform
Explain Brofenbrenners model
Child-factors within the child that affect outcomes (beliefs and traits)
Microsystem-environments with a direct effect on the child
Mesosystem-relationships between members of the Microsystem
Ecosystem-non-direct effect through decisions that influence microsystem
Macro system-world, nation, policy
Strong links in system create resilience
Weak areas create risk factors
What does the charter of right and freedoms quarentee regarding education?
Equal right to an education without discrimination due to ethnic or national origin, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability.
How is SES defined
Socio-economic status
Parental income
Parental education
Parental work status
How is SES related to school outcomes
-better parental income, education and work status correlated with higher likelihood to graduate
-low income has strong correlation to not graduating.
-parental attitude toward schooling is strongest attribute to a child’s school success
Main points of 6 risk factors of school failure
- SES: lower=less likely to graduate. Poverty follows trend and indigenous are more likely to be poorer and therefore more likely to not graduate.
- Family structure=Large families, less spacing between kids, lower birth order (except immigrants), like parents are all less likely to have successful schooling
- Minority status= Immigrants/Refugees/ Indigenous kids are overrepresented in those who drop out/ are expelled or fail to meet English and math standards.
- Few friendships= Need at least one strong relationship to be resilient, at age 10 you need 2. Do better if you know someone in your class.
- Children in care= 66% of MB kids in care (even for 72 hours) do not graduate from high school.
- Children with special needs= nearly 1/2 teachers have no training to teach those with special needs. High or low ability needs are at a greater risk.
Do risk factors cause school failure? Why is this distinction important in relation to the self-fulfilling prophecy?
No, all of the risk factors are correlated. They do not cause school failure, they are just related to it. If we lower expectations for children with risk factors, we will cause the self-fulfilling prophecy. Need to focus on protective mechanisms to maximize success.
What do these acronyms stand for:
SLO
GLO
GBD
BLM
specific learning outcome
General learning outcome
Grand Band Descriptors
Black line masters
What is the basic format of a gronlund style behavioural objective?
After an activity where the students are exposed to the content and an activity where the students practice the skill with teacher feedback, the students will verb the content on an assessment activity.
List the 3 stages and the subsections of the triple A lesson plan model in order.
Activating:
-students will have their attention hooked
-student will show prior knowledge
-student will be told the focus of the lesson
Acquiring:
-students will be exposed to the content
-students will practice the content
Applying/Assessment:
-students will verb the content through an assessment activity
List the levels of blooms taxonomy from lowest to highest and provide 2 verbs for each level
Knowledge: describe, state, list, label
Comprehension: describe, explain
Application: demonstrate, solve, build
-Higher level: critical thinking-
Analysis: differentiate, compare
Synthesis: create, predict
Evaluation: criticize, defend
Non observable verbs
Recognize
Understand
Identify
Love
Change to knowledge verbs
List the rules for setting up a classroom
- Ensure classroom is consistent with goals of instruction
- Ensure students can see presentations/ displays
- Ensure you can see all your students
- Keep high traffic areas free of congestion with room between desks
- Keep materials accessible
Contrast the concepts of classroom rules and classroom procedures
Rules: standards of behaviour, more general, answers question: what is the goal
-be respectful
-respect people and property
Procedures: behaviours toward a specific outcome. More specific, answers the question: how do we do it?
-raise hand when you have question
-no talking at Center
How many rules are typically recommended for use in classrooms? Why?
4-8
Not too general or specific
List and describe the 7 procedures that help classes run smoothly
- Movement- to use fountain, washroom, make groups
- Use of centres-don’t make too attractive
- Communication- how do children indicate they want to participate? Is chatting allowed? What is quiet?
- Getting help- how do children indicate they need help?
- When work is completed- more work? Centres?
6.Transitions-Line up/chatting allowed? Give warnings? Procedures during and after small group work? - Emergencies-Fire-drill, medical, as per school rules
Cohens d is commonly called _______
Effect size
What number represents a small, medium and large effect size
.2
.4
.6
What kind of research design must be in place to find causality?
Experimental