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October 2024
Test blueprint-31.10.2024
Test blueprint-31.10.2024
A table used to identify the type of behavior and content to be tested.
A table used to identify the type of behavior and content to be tested.
Task stage-30.10.2024
Task stage-30.10.2024
The second stage of teaching in which a teacher’s concerns focus on improving his or her teaching skills and mastering the content being taught.
The second stage of teaching in which a teacher’s concerns focus on improving his or her teaching skills and mastering the content being taught.
Task persistence-29.10.2024
Task persistence-29.10.2024
An attribute usually determined by such characteristics as a learner’s ability to concentrate on detail, impose high standards on herself or himself, persist in achieving personal goals, evaluate personal performance, and devote a high level of energy to academic tasks.
An attribute usually determined by such characteristics as a learner’s ability to concentrate on detail, impose high standards on herself or himself, persist in achieving personal goals, evaluate personal performance, and devote a high level of energy to academic tasks.
Task analysis-28.10.2024
Task analysis-28.10.2024
A process for identifying the behavioral components of more complex skills and arranging them in a hierarchical sequence.
A process for identifying the behavioral components of more complex skills and arranging them in a hierarchical sequence.
Systems-ecological perspective-27.10.2024
Systems-ecological perspective-27.10.2024
A view of child development that considers the family, school, and peer group as a type of social ecosystem in which each part is dependent on and affected by the other parts.
A view of child development that considers the family, school, and peer group as a type of social ecosystem in which each part is dependent on and affected by the other parts.
Symbolic schemata-26.10.2024
Symbolic schemata-26.10.2024
The mental representations of objects, events, and experiences without the need to perform some type of action on them.
The mental representations of objects, events, and experiences without the need to perform some type of action on them.
Surface behaviors-25.10.2024
Surface behaviors-25.10.2024
Normal developmental behaviors children find themselves doing when confined to a small space with large numbers of other children.
Normal developmental behaviors children find themselves doing when confined to a small space with large numbers of other children.
Survival stage-24.10.2024
Survival stage-24.10.2024
The first stage of teaching during which beginning teachers focus primarily on their own well-being rather than on their learners or the process of teaching.
The first stage of teaching during which beginning teachers focus primarily on their own well-being rather than on their learners or the process of teaching.
Structuring-23.10.2024
Structuring-23.10.2024
Getting learners ready to learn by selecting, organizing, and previewing the content to be presented.
Getting learners ready to learn by selecting, organizing, and previewing the content to be presented.
Stimulus control-22.10.2024
Stimulus control-22.10.2024
In operant conditioning, the control of the occurrence of a response by a dependable signal or cue, which indicates that a reinforcer will occur if the correct response is emitted.
In operant conditioning, the control of the occurrence of a response by a dependable signal or cue, which indicates that a reinforcer will occur if the correct response is emitted.
Stem-21.10.2024
Stem-21.10.2024
The statement portion of a multiple-choice question.
The statement portion of a multiple-choice question.
Standard scores-20.10.2024
Standard scores-20.10.2024
Scores that indicate where a particular learner’s raw score ranks among the scores of other learners in the norming group.
Scores that indicate where a particular learner’s raw score ranks among the scores of other learners in the norming group.
Standardization-19.10.2024
Standardization-19.10.2024
The administration of a test to all persons in a defined group in the same way under the same conditions.
The administration of a test to all persons in a defined group in the same way under the same conditions.
Standard deviation-18.10.2024
Standard deviation-18.10.2024
A measurement of variability and clustering around a mean.
A measurement of variability and clustering around a mean.
Stages of identity-17.10.2024
Stages of identity-17.10.2024
Discrete periods of personality development during which the individual confronts an identity crisis he or she must overcome to pass successfully to the next stage.
Discrete periods of personality development during which the individual confronts an identity crisis he or she must overcome to pass successfully to the next stage.
Stage of group formation-16.10.2024
Stage of group formation-16.10.2024
In social psychology, a period of group development in which the concerns of the group and functioning of the group are different from the periods preceding and following.
In social psychology, a period of group development in which the concerns of the group and functioning of the group are different from the periods preceding and following.
Sociolinguistics.-15.10.2024
Sociolinguistics.-15.10.2024
The study of how cultural groups differ in the courtesies and conventions of language rather than in the grammatical structure of what is said; the social conversation of speech.
The study of how cultural groups differ in the courtesies and conventions of language rather than in the grammatical structure of what is said; the social conversation of speech.
Social structure-14.10.2024
Social structure-14.10.2024
Roles and functions that members of a group assume.
Roles and functions that members of a group assume.
Social organization-13.10.2024
Social organization-13.10.2024
The relationships—roles, functions, and common goals—between adults and children during learning.
The relationships—roles, functions, and common goals—between adults and children during learning.
Social needs-12.10.2024
Social needs-12.10.2024
Needs for affiliation, power, and achievement that are either not present or not as strong outside a group context.
Needs for affiliation, power, and achievement that are either not present or not as strong outside a group context.
Social cognition-11.10.2024
Social cognition-11.10.2024
How one thinks and becomes concerned about other people’s actions and feelings.
How one thinks and becomes concerned about other people’s actions and feelings.
Situational cues-10.10.2024
Situational cues-10.10.2024
Stimuli in the learner’s behavioral environment that predispose the learner to behave in a certain manner.
Stimuli in the learner’s behavioral environment that predispose the learner to behave in a certain manner.
Situated learning-09.10.2024
Situated learning-09.10.2024
Situated learning is an approach where students learn through real-world, context-specific activities, engaging with tasks similar to those they'll encounter outside the classroom. This method emphasizes active, social, and contextual learning rather than abstract instruction.
Situated learning is an approach where students learn through real-world, context-specific activities, engaging with tasks similar to those they'll encounter outside the classroom. This method emphasizes active, social, and contextual learning rather than abstract instruction.
Sex-role stereotypes-08.10.2024
Sex-role stereotypes-08.10.2024
The overextension of sex roles as well as the rigid application of sex roles to individuals without taking personal qualities into account.
The overextension of sex roles as well as the rigid application of sex roles to individuals without taking personal qualities into account.
Sensorimotor stage-07.10.2024
Sensorimotor stage-07.10.2024
The first of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, characterized initially by only reflex actions but later by the learning of object permanence and the beginnings of internal cognitive mediation.
The first of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, characterized initially by only reflex actions but later by the learning of object permanence and the beginnings of internal cognitive mediation.
Self-fulfilling prophecy-06.10.2024
Self-fulfilling prophecy-06.10.2024
The correlation that has been observed between expectations and performance.
The correlation that has been observed between expectations and performance.
Self-esteem-05.10.2024
Self-esteem-05.10.2024
A global evaluation or judgment of one’s worth.
A global evaluation or judgment of one’s worth.
Self-efficacy theory-04.10.2024
Self-efficacy theory-04.10.2024
An approach to motivation that emphasizes an individual’s personal expectations, internal standards, and self-concept.
An approach to motivation that emphasizes an individual’s personal expectations, internal standards, and self-concept.
Self-directed instruction-03.10.2024
Self-directed instruction-03.10.2024
An instructional method that places much of the responsibility for learning on the learner by using metacognition, subvocal rehearsal, guided practice, and selfevaluation.
An instructional method that places much of the responsibility for learning on the learner by using metacognition, subvocal rehearsal, guided practice, and selfevaluation.
Self-determination theory-02.10.2024
Self-determination theory-02.10.2024
An approach that holds that an attitude of determination is the foundation for motivated behavior.
An approach that holds that an attitude of determination is the foundation for motivated behavior.
Self-concept-01.10.2024
Self-concept-01.10.2024
A schema that an individual holds toward him- or herself.
A schema that an individual holds toward him- or herself.
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