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Human Growth/Dev ch8
chapter 8 terms from "lifespan development" textbook
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the provision of special programs that allow gifted students to move ahead at their own pace, even if this means skipping to higher grade levels | acceleration |
| a test designed to determine a person's level of knowledge in a given subject area. | achievement test |
| test designed to predict a person's ability in a particular area or line of work | aptitude test |
| the ability to identify, using another sense a stimulus that has previously been experienced only through one sense. | cross-model transference |
| the store of information, skills, and strategies that people have acquired through education and prior experiences and through their previous use of fluid intelligence. | crystallized intelligence |
| an overall developmental score that relates to performance in four domains: motor skills, language use, adaptive behavior, and personal and social skills. | developmental quotient |
| a genetically produced disorder that causes mental retardation | Down syndrome |
| the set of skills that underlies the accurate assessment, evaluation, expression, and regulation of emotions | emotional intelligence |
| an approach whereby gifted students are kept at grade level but are enrolled in special programs and given individual activities to allow greater depth of study. | enrichment |
| is intelligence that reflects information processing capabilities, reasoning, and memory. | fluid intelligence |
| the integration of all students, even those with the most severe disabilities, into regular classes and all other aspects of school and community life. | full inclusion |
| the capacity to understand the world, think with rationality, and use resources effectively when faced with challenges | intelligence |
| a score that takes into account a student's mental and chronological age | intelligence quotient or IQ |
| A children's intelligence test permitting unusual flexibility in its administration | Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (KABC-II)- |
| difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening, speaking, reading, writing reasoning, or mathematical abilities | learning disabilities |
| the setting most similar to that of children without special needs. | least restrictive environment |
| an educational approach in which exceptional children are integrated as much as possible into the traditional educational system and are provided with a broad range of educational alternatives. | mainstreaming |
| a state characterized by significant limitations in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior involving conceptual, social, and practical skills. | mental retardation (or intellectual disability)- |
| with IQ scores in the range of 50 or 55 to 70. | mild retardation |
| retardation with IQ scores from around 35 or 40 to 50 or 55. | moderate retardation |
| according to Sternberg, intelligence that is learned primarily by observing others and modeling their behavior | practical intelligence |
| retardation with IQ scores below 20 or 25 | profound retardation |
| a quality of tests that measure consistently what they are trying to measure. | reliability |
| retardation with IQ scores that range from around 20 or 25 to 35 or 40 | severe retardation |
| A test that consists of a series of items that vary according to the age of the person being tested | Stanford-Binet intelligence scale |
| the belief that intelligence consists of three aspects of information processing: the componential element, the experiential element, and the contextual element. | triarchic theory of intelligence |
| quality of tests that actually measure what they are suppose to measure | validity |
| A test for adults that provides separate measures of verbal and performance (nonverbal) skills, as well as a total score. | Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)- |
| a test for children that provides separate measures of verbal and performance (nonverbal) skills, as well as a total score. | Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV)- |