Education Philosophies & Practices Vocab Flashcard

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Each teacher's beliefs about teaching and learning.

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Teaching Philosophy

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Process of taking in new info into existing schemas.

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Assimilation

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Process of altering existing schemas to handle new information.

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Accommodation

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Period when infants and toddlers seek basic motor and sensory experiences.

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Sensorimotor Stage

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Period when children play and pretend, struggling with logic and perspective.

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Preoperational Stage

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Period when children think more logically but struggle with abstract concepts.

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Concrete Operational Stage

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Dramatic increase in logical thinking.

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Formal Operational Stage

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Preferred method of obtaining knowledge.

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Learning Style

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Test designed to disadvantage certain student groups.

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Test Bias

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Object used by teachers to enhance instruction.

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Teaching Aid