Definition Questions Unit 2 Flashcards
GIFTED LEARNERS x11
- Learn in more detail & more quickly than other learners
- BUT don’t all learn the same way
- Curriculum & teaching approaches should be adapted to accommodate their needs
- Could act as mini-tutors
- INTELLECTUAL GIFTED LEARNERS
- Learn quickly
- Curious & dedicated
- Creative – Do things in different way
- AFFECTIVE GIFTED LEARNERS
- High expectations of self & others
- Impatient with development
LEARNING STYLE x3
-Way a learner learns
-Best way a learner discovers, learns, and understands things
-Depend on:
How we store info in our brains
Personality
Culture
VERBAL LEARNERS X2
- Rely more on words to learn
- Learn best when communication is done verbally
IMAGINAL LEARNERS X2
- Rely more on visuals to learn
- Learn best when communication is done visually
CONCRETE LEARNERS X1
Learn best by being taught using physical things
ABSTRACT LEARNERS X1
Learn best when taught using thoughts & feelings
ANALYTIC LEARNERS X1
break up learning content into parts to understand it
GLOBAL LEARNERS X1
form overall understanding of learning content
TEACHING STYLE X4
- The way teachers prefer to teach
- Influenced by our learning style – teach way like to be taught
- Has nothing to do with the media or methods that we use
- Can be field-dependent & field-independent
HIDDEN CURRICULUM X7
-Relates to values & ideas taught informally in schools
-Relates to ethos of school
Includes:
-teachers’ values & expectations
-cliques
-school regulations
-informal elements in hidden curriculum should be respected in formal curriculum
-Hidden Curriculum should make everyone feel
welcomed
respected
accommodated
SCHOOL ETHOS
- Values that a school supports & maintains
- These values determine how a school believes it should function to be effective
- Everyone in school should know & share these values
- Values should come from all members that belong to school
