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Psych. chapter 9
Psychology chap 9. Development through life span
| question/ term | answer/definition |
|---|---|
| Grouping Practices in Elementary Schools | Homogeneous ability groups Multigrade classrooms Cooperative learning |
| Children with Learning Difficulties | Difficulties include: mild mental retardation, learning disabilities, 5–10% of children Law requires “least restrictive” environment mainstreaming full inclusion |
| Creativity and Divergent Thinking | The ability to produce original, appropriate work |
| Convergent and Divergent Thinking | Convergent Divergent single correct answer -Generating multiple, unusual Emphasized on possibilities intelligence test |
| Educating Gifted and Talented Children | -Gifted ≈ high IQ -Talented ≈ outstanding in a specific field -Several education methods: enrichment in regular classroom pull out for special instruction move to higher grade multiple intelligences model |
| Asian Schools versus North American Schools | Asian schools show more: -cultural valuing of academic achievement -emphasis on effort -high-quality education for all -0 time devoted to instruction |