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EDSE 2300 Test Opp #3
EDSE 2300 Test Opp #3
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Education
Undergraduate 2
04/30/2013

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Examples of incidental learning
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Winning; Being on time; Following the rules
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High school curriculum
Definition
Focuses on specialized and separate content course
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Pedagogy
Definition
The "how"; It's the art and science of teaching
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STAAR
Definition
Replaced the TAKS test; Is intended to be more rigorous
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TAKS
Definition
State mandated student assessment program in Texas; Was replaced 2011-2012
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TEKS
Definition
State-mandated curriculum guidelines that establish what every student should know and be able to do (from elementary though high school) in Texas
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Accountability
Definition
the process of requiring students to demonstrate understanding of the topics they study as measured by standardized tests, as well as holding educators responsible for students' performance
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Alternatives
Definition
The "A B C D" of a multiple choice question
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Assessment
Definition
The process teachers use to gather information and make decisions about students' learning and development
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Criterion referenced tests
Definition
Measure student performance against some agreed on level of performance
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Formal assessment
Definition
Systematic teacher attempts to gather information from each students; Can take many forms such as quizzes, tests, and homework; Can provide you as the teacher with picture of learning that is occurring in your classroom
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National Committee on Excellence in Education
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Published "A Nation at Risk"
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Bruner
Definition
Developed the idea of the Spiral Curriculum
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Content Standards
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Detail what students should know and be able to do in each subject; are efforts to define common subject matter guidelines
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Explicit/Formal Curriculum
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Is the organization of intended outcomes for which schools take responsibility; Is reflected in such things as curriculum guides, courses offered, syllabi, tests gives; Is the planned content of instruction that enables schools to meet its aims
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Forces/factors that influence curriculum
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Teachers, Parents, Students, Admins, Colleges and universities, Education commissions and committees, Professional organizations, Special interest groups, Publishers, Government, Textbooks, Standards and accountability
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Implicit/Hidden Curriculum
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Emerges incidentally from the interadion between the students and the environments of school; influences the attitudes and values
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Instruction
Definition
The strategies teachers use to help reach learning goals in the curriculum
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Middle school curriculum
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Attempt to integrate the curriculum, combining and relating concepts and skills from different disciplines
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Spiral Curriculum
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Repeition, returning to the topic; Some topic may be examined at more detailed and difficult levels as grade level increases
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A Nation at Risk
Definition
Began in 1983; This report noted education's shortcomings and advocated for back the the basics
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Direct Instruction Model
Definition
Designed to promote students' procedural knowledge (knowing how to do something); teacher centered model is "businesslike" and task oriented
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Formative Evaluation/Assessment
Definition
Collect before and during instruction; Intended to inform teachers about their students' prior knowledge and skills in order to assist with planning; used to make judgments about student grouping, unit and lesson plans, and instructional strategies; can include formal and informal assessments
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High-Stakes Test
Definition
Standardized assessments that states and districts use to determine whether students will advance from one grade to another, graduate high school, or have access to specific fields of study
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Informal Assessment
Definition
Gathered continually during instruction; Used to make split-second instructional and management decisions
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Standards Movement
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Commonly traced back to publication of "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform"; Published by the National Commission on Excellence in Education
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Syntax of Direct Instruction
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Phase 1: Provide objectives and establish set
Phase 2: Demonstrate knowledge or skill
Phase 3: Provide guided practive
Phrase 4: check for understanding and provide feedback
Phase 5: Provide extended practice
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Academic Learning time/ALT
Definition
Amount of time students are both engaged and successful
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Engaged Time
Definition
Time students actually spend actively involved in learning activities
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Instructional Time
Definition
Amount left for teaching after routine management and administrative tasks are completed
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Learning Community
Definition
A place in which the teacher and all the students work together to help everyone learn
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Order
Definition
The cooperation of students according to Doyle
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Overlapping
Definition
When teacher addresses the misbehavior while continuing the lesson
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With-itness
Definition
"Eyes in the back of your head"; When misbehavior occurs, the teacher is quick and accurate in addressing the issue
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Procedural knowledge
Definition
Knowing how to do something
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Reliability
Definition
Describes the quality of assessment information
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Sizer
Definition
An educator associated with the second education reform wave; recommends that students cover fewer topics but study them in greater depth
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Stem
Definition
The Part of a multiple choice question that presents the problem
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Stiggins
Definition
Related Assessment related Acrivity
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Summative Assessment/Evaluation
Definition
Collected after instruction has happened; typically at end of unit or lesson; Purpose to see how well a particular student or group of students performed the learning objective; Used by teachers to make decisions about grades
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Teacher-made Tests
Definition
Provide content and lesson specific information about learning process; designed to provide feedback for both teachers and students; administered frequently throughout the school year
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Validity
Definition
Refers to the extent to which assessment results are interpreted and used appropriately
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Dangles
Definition
When a teacher starts an activity, leaves it, and never returns to it
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Desist Incident
Definition
Any occurrence that is seriousness enough, that if not dealt with will lead to widening management problems
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Flip-flops
Definition
When a teacher stats a topic or activity, leaves it, and returns
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Fragmentation
Definition
When it occurs, it makes transitions bumpy; When teacher over breaks down instruction into overly detailed instructions
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Group Alerting
Definition
Questioning technique to keep students on their toes
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Overdwelling
Definition
Teacher go over and over it even after students get it; Can apply to academic content or infer as well as correcting misbehavior
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Positive Classroom Climate
Definition
Refers to a class in which learners feel physically and emotionally safe, personally connected to both their teacher and their peers
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Procedures
Definition
Useful in terms of preventative management; can be extremely useful; useful during unstable periods; Can have many of these
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Rules
Definition
Only about 3 - 5; Posted somewhere in the classroom; should be fair and reasonable; for the growth and maturation of students; be applied consistently and impartially; should be stated positively
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Transitions
Definition
When the class goes from one activity to another; cue and signals
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Alliterative Item Fault
Definition
3-1 split between vowels to consonants in multiple choice questions
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Choice C Item Fault
Definition
Choice C is over used in multiple choice questions
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Grammatical clue Item Fault
Definition
using A or AN to help the student to establish the correct answer in multiple choice questions
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Long Choice Item Fault
Definition
One choice is longer than the rest in multiple choice questions
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Stem Cue Item Fault
Definition
The stem does not present a clear, single, definate problem
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Null Curriculum
Definition
Part of the "invisible curriculum"; What is left out of the formal curriculum; what is not taught or learned but students know that it exists; it refers to subjects that are not taught or learned by students know it exists
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Target Mistake
Definition
Not accurate when giving blame to a student who misbehaves
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Thrust
Definition
When teacher verbalizes a random thought while teaching and/or while students are engaged in work
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Performance Standards
Definition
Assess how well students are meeting content standards; such as TAKS and STAAR
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