Woolfolk Ch 10 Vocab

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Learning sciences

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An interdisciplinary science of learning based on research in various fields of science related to education

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Constructivism

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View that emphasizes the active role of the learner in building and understanding and making sense of information

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First wave constructivism

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A focus on the individual and psychological sources of knowing as in Piaget’s theory

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Radical constructivism

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Knowledge is assumed to be the individual’s construction; it cannot be judged right or wrong

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Appropriating

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Being able to internalize or take for yourself knowledge and skills developed in interaction with others or with cultural tools

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Second wave constructivism

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A focus on the social and cultural sources of knowing, as in Vygotsky’s theory

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Constructionism

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How public knowledge in disciplines such as science, math, economics, or history is constructed

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Community of practice

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Social situation or context in which ideas are judged useful or true

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Situated learning

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The idea that skills and knowledge are tied to the situation in which they were learned and that they are difficult to apply to new settings

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Complex learning environments

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problems and learning situations that mimic the ill-structured nature of real life

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Social negotiation

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Aspect of learning process that relies on collaboration with others and respect for different perspectives

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Intersubjective attitude

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a commitment to build shared meaning with others by finding common ground and exchanging interpretations

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Multiple representations of content

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Considering problems using various analogies, examples, and metaphors

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Spiral curriculum

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Brunet’s design for teaching that introduces the fundamental structure of all subjects early in the school years, then revisits the subjects in more and more complex forms over time

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Scaffolding

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Support for learning and problem solving; the support could be clues, reminders, encouragement, breaking the problem into steps, providing examples, or anything that allows the student to grow in independence as a learner

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Inquiry learning

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Approach in which the teacher presents a puzzling situation and students solve the problem by gathering data and testing their conclusions � Dewey

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Problem-based learning

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Methods that provide students with realistic problems that don’t necessarily have “right” answers

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Cognitive apprenticeship

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A relationship in which a less experienced learner acquires knowledge and skills under the guidance of an expert

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Reciprocal teaching

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Designed to help students understand and think deeply about what they read

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Collaboration

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A philosophy about how to relate to others�how to learn and work

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Cooperation

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Way of working with others to attain a shared goal

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Cooperative learning

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Situations in which elaboration, interpretation, explanation, and argumentation are integral to the activity of the group and where learning is supported by other individuals

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Reciprocal questioning

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Students work in pairs or triads to ask and answer questions about lesson material

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Jigsaw classroom

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A learning process in which each student is part of a group and each group member is given a part of the material to be learned by the whole group. Students become experts on their piece and then teach it to the others in their group

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Structured controversy

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Students work in pairs within their four-person cooperative groups to research a particular controversy

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Virtual learning environment VLE

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learning in virtual or online systems

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Learning management system LMS

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System for using and managing e-tools

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Personal learning environment PLE

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provides tools that support individualized learning in a variety of contexts and situations

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Personal learning network PLN

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Framework for knowledge construction through online peer interactions

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Immersive Virtual Learning Environment

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Professional practicum Sim