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| specifically structured to meet the developmental needs of young adolescents of ages 10-15 |
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| junior high vs. middle school |
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| middle school is student centered/oriented and focuses on life skills; junior high is more core academic based |
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| middle school texts/important organizations |
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| middle school journal, middle ground, turning points, this we believe, AMLE.org |
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| Parents Concerns about Middle School |
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| parents are more concerned with safety both physically and emotionally more so than the actual schooling; |
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| physical development issues |
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| puberty, wellness, sexual maturation, etc |
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Swiss psychologist
• Cognitive development is continual
• Worked with Binet on measuring intelligence through tests
• Theory of cognitive development • Combination of environmental influence and
the brain’s maturation
• Schema, adaptation, assimilation, accommodation, & equilibrium |
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• American child psychologist • Has written several books, etc., regarding how
play is important to early development
• Concerned with developmentally appropriate and inappropriate instruction |
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| stages of cognitive development |
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– Sensorimotor – Preoperational – Concrete operational
– Formal operational |
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| middle school abstract topic |
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| healthy eating, bullying, etc |
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| steps of information processing |
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» Selection
» Interpretation » Memory » Inference » Thinking
» Reasoning » Action |
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| knowing about knowing, refers to insights children have about their own cognitive processes |
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refers to the knowledge that children have about their own morality
◦ Able to think about their moral reasoning processes
◦ More likely to be aware of inconsistencies in reasoning and were also more likely to attempt to resolve these inconsistencies. |
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| Basic self-concept Transitory self-concepts (mood) Social self (how others see us) Ideal self (would like to be) |
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| Basic self-concept Transitory self-concepts (mood) Social self (how others see us) Ideal self (would like to be) |
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believed there were seven key conflicts that help enable an individual to determine their self- identity.
Three of these are particularly connected to transitioning from childhood to adulthood |
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| marcia's identity statuses |
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Identity diffused: have not experienced a crisis period (time of identity choices), nor made any commitment (choice).
Foreclosure: have not experienced a crisis but they have made commitments to occupations and ideologies that are not the result of their own searching but are ready-made and handed down to them, frequently by parents.
Moratorium: means a period of delay granted to someone who is not yet ready to make a decision or assume an obligation. During adolescence, a period of exploration of alternatives before commitments are made.
Identity Achieved: have experienced a psychological moratorium, have resolved their identity crisis by carefully evaluating various alternatives and choices, and have come to conclusions and decisions on their own. |
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| ethnic identity development |
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separation
dissimilation
integration
marginality |
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| What is Gender-schema theory? |
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| multistep developmental process through which children come to appreciate gender appropriate actions. |
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| What is multiple intelligences? |
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verbal
logical
visual
bodily
musical
inter personal
intra personal
naturalist
existentialist |
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Imaginative
Analytic
Common Sense
Dynamic |
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| What are Learning modalities? |
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refers to how students use their senses in the learning process
can be four things
visual
auditory
kinesthetic
tacile |
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