Aggressive behavior that is intentional, repeated over time, and involves an imbalance of power or strength

Theory that suggests that we learn through observations, imitation, and modeling

An individual that exhibits one or more characteristics over a long period of time and to an extreme degree that it adversely affects a child’s educational performance

Erikson’s stage of development in which children work to complete tasks by meeting the challenges presented by parents, peers, and school

How one views themselves with regard to moral behaviors

A child who is left home alone or without supervision for a significant part of the day, usually because their parents are working

One’s definition or description of their characteristics; the answer when you ask yourself the question “Who am I?” It is knowing about one's own tendencies, thoughts, preferences and habits, hobbies, skills, and areas of weakness

A situation in which a task is just beyond a child’s ability

An evaluation of one’s attributes

The collection of skills that allow individuals to perform successfully in social situations

The cycle of behavior in which a teacher transmits an expectation about a child, and thereby brings about the expected behavior

The use of small groups where student’s work together to maximize learning

Information, skills, and strategies that people learn and accumulate over time

The ability to remember, reason, and process information

Showing high performance capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or a specific academic field

Impairment in some aspect of learning that can lead to putting a child below grade level in some academic subject

The physical transformation from a child to an adult capable of reproduction

In children and adolescents, a common thought pattern in which they may have difficulty understanding other points of view and may believe that everything around them is related to themselves; think that everyone is watching them, and they are excessively focused on themselves

Rapid increases in height and weight; marked growth that occurs during adolescence

The lack of simultaneous growth of body and limbs noted during adolescence