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PRAXIS II - 353 SPED
Core Content Knowledge for Special Education - Approaches/Theories
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 8 learning and achievement theories | Cognitive, Constructionist, Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Sociological, Ecological, Therapeutic and Medical |
| Theoretic strategies include attention to learning styles, metacognition, teaching learning strategies, peer grouping, scaffolding, focus on behavioral temperament and social context of learning. | Cognitive Theories |
| Gestalt and Piaget | Cognitive Theorists |
| Theory analyzing problem solving, memory and language. Focus is on how students understand, how students look at and how students solve problems. | Cognitive Theories |
| Piaget | Constructionist Theorist |
| Experiential learning | Constructionist Theories |
| Students create and construct mental models, teachers facilitate experimentations and hands-on learning. | Constructionist Theories |
| Inquiry based learning is an example of this theory. | Constructionist Theories |
| The study of human behavior focused on motivation and drives and the importance of emotions. | Psychodynamic Theory Defined |
| Brucke, Jung and Freud | Psychodynamic Theorists |
| Thought processes, genetic make-up, emotional health and environment are the sources to a student's personality and reactions to situations. | Psychodynamic Theories |
| Human behavior and relationships formulated by conscious and unconscious stimuli. | Psychodynamic Theories |
| Skinner | Behavioral Theorist |
| ABC model | ANTECEDENT or stimulusTarget BEHAVIOR or responseCONSEQUENCES or reinforcement |
| IEP, BIP and FBA are examples | Behavioral Theories |
| Key components of Behavioral Theories | Explicit teaching and direct instruction |
| Focus is on tasks to grasp, skills to develop, and environment. | Behavioral Theories |
| Operant conditioning | Assessment of a student's learning by analyzing tasks presented and how the student responds. |
| Bandura | Sociological Theorist |
| Students learn through observation (watching). | Sociological Theories |
| Demonstration and modeling are an example of this theory. | Sociological |
| The study of how humans develop within their own environments. | Ecological Theories |
| Society and culture affect how a student will learn and each students future academic success. | Ecological Theories |
| Family systems theory | Ecological Theory example |
| Collaborative approach utilizing speech pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, and medical personnel. | Therapeutic Theories |
| Focus is on the needs of exceptional students and may require therapy and interventions through push-in and pull-out models. | Therapeutic Theories |
| Conditions are due to genetic causes, diseases, illnesses, accidents, and other etiologies. | Medical Theories |
| Factors of medical conditions should be considered not the theory itself when developing an IEP. | Medical Theories |