Exam 7: Ecology of Teaching

Mary Ella is a child who has been repeatedly exposed to family violence. Based on your readings, describe the kinds of feelings one would expect Mary Ella to have.

If you believe that learning occurs spontaneously, and that the best learning occurs when children interact with materials and people in their environment, you are looking at learning as a

A chronic, progressive, and potentially fatal disease characterized by excessive tolerance for and physical dependence on alcohol is called _________.

The researcher best known for the idea that any person can be conditioned to learn provided they are presented with appropriate reinforcers is _________.

According to Gardner (1999), which would not be considered a type of intelligence?

Stephanie has a classroom in which the students work together to accomplish shared goals. Stephanie's classroom would be characterized by a _________ goal structure.

In the United States, the first formal mandate for educational accountability was

Children score higher on cognitive and academic tests when their parents

Lin records everything a child does for a certain period of time each day. Lin is using what assessment method?

The differential treatment of groups of people because of their class background, and the reinforcement of those differences through values and practices of societal institutions is known as _________.

With which method are you most likely to compare a child's performance to existing norms?

According to the categories found in your book, an example of an environmental risk is

Describe how an individualistic perspective might look different in the classroom from one that is collectivistic. Focus your answer on differences related to objects/people, possessions, achievement goals, and social roles.

When schools and teachers are held responsible for student learning and/or achievement outcomes, this is called _________.

Traditional teaching settings are characterized by _________; whereas modern teaching settings are characterized by _________.

The principle of _________ refers to the mandate that children with disabilities are to be placed with nondisabled peers whenever appropriate.

Skills related to solving logical problems and performing mathematical calculations are considered _________ intelligence.

Detail how students' expectations for learning vary by goal structure of the classroom. Base your answer on the three types of goal structures described in your textbook.

Compare/contrast an authoritarian teacher with one who has a democratic or laissez-faire style.

In a learner-directed classroom, __________________motivation guides children's learning.