Key Terms Flashcards
Self-Esteem
Feelings of high or low self-worth.
Peer Pressure
The internal pressure one feels to behave as a peer group does, in order to gain its members’ approval.
Bullying
Repeated, systematic efforts to inflict harm through physical, verbal, or social attack on a weaker person.
Body Image
The way you see your body.
Scaffolding
Vygotsky’s idea that learners should be given only just enough help so that they can reach the next level.
Industry vs. Inferiority
Erikson’s stage between 6 and 11 years, when the child learns to be productive.
Identity vs. Role Confusion
Erikson’s stage during which teenagers and young adults search for and become their true selves.
Modeling
Learning by imitating others; copying behavior.
Teaming
To swap ideas, use two approaches for concept when material is complex, different points of view.
Integrated Curriculum
Curriculum in which concepts and skills from various disciplines are combined and related.
Integrated Unit
Lessons that integrate, or bring together, more than one content area in a single lesson.
Freshman Academy
Separate part of the school, with its own staff; just for Freshmen.
Mentoring
Advising people with less experience.
Process Writing
Prewriting, drafting, conference, revising, editing, publishing.
Cloze Method
A procedure where a word or words has/have been removed and the student must fill them in based on context clues.
Writing Across the Curriculum
Incorporating writing activities into science, social studies, math, and other subjects as appropriate.
Cooperative Learning
Small groups of classmates work toward common goals.
Jigsaw Learning
A cooperative learning strategy: groups find different pieces of information, then come together to combine it.
KWL Chart
Activating prior knowledge activity:
STAD
A cooperative learning method for mixed ability groups involving team recognition and group responsibility for individual learning.
Accommodations
Variables that can be: High-Tech. Low-Tech, and Social
Enrichment
Educational approach that provides a child with extra learning experiences that the standard curriculum would not normally include.
Monitoring
Classroom management technique: up and moving, eye contact, proximity, and overlapping.
Differentiating Instruction
A means of devising or creating multiple paths to achieve learning goals or objectives.
Graphic Organizer
A visual aid to help organize information.
Student Centered
Learning target focused on the student and his or her performance.
Discovery Learning
A constructivist approach to teaching in which students are encouraged to discover principles for themselves.
