The lingo of learning : 88 education terms every science teacher should know / / Alan Colburn

• Autore: Colburn Alan <1961->
• Pubblicazione: Arlington, Va., : NSTA Press, National Science Teachers Association, c2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (123 p.)
• Disciplina: 507/.1
• Soggetto topico: Science - Study and teaching; Education
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- CONTENTS -- Alphabetical List of the 88 Education Terms -- THE AUTHOR -- THE REVIEWERS -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Educational Outcomes -- objective -- benchmarks -- standards -- Bloom's taxonomy -- affective domain -- science literacy -- REFERENCES & -- FURTHER INFORMATION: -- Chapter 2: General Instructional Approaches -- STS, science-technology-society -- problem-based learning -- integrated science, coordinated science -- thematic instruction -- teacher-centered instruction/direct instruction -- student-centered instruction -- mastery learning -- reception learning -- discovery learning -- REFERENCES & -- FURTHER INFORMATION: -- Chapter 3 Instructional Models -- cooperative learning -- inquiry, inquiry-based instruction -- structured inquiry activity -- guided inquiry activity -- open inquiry activity -- verification activities -- learning cycle -- 5E model -- REFERENCES & -- FURTHER INFORMATION: -- Chapter 4 Teaching Techniques -- pedagogy -- advance organizer -- anticipatory set -- discrepant event -- graphic organizers -- concept maps -- vee maps -- KWL charts -- convergent and divergent questions -- wait-time -- nonverbal behaviors -- REFERENCES & -- FURTHER INFORMATION: -- Chapter 5 Assessment -- formative assessment and summative assessment -- performance assessment, authentic assessment -- rubrics (grading standards) -- holistic scoring and analytic (or criterion-based) scoring -- portfolios -- criterion-referenced tests and norm-referenced tests -- REFERENCES & -- FURTHER INFORMATION: -- Chapter 6 Diversity -- learning styles -- multiple intelligences -- gifted and talented -- SDAIE/sheltered instruction -- ESL, LEP, ESOL -- inclusion, mainstreaming -- REFERENCES & -- FURTHER INFORMATION: -- Chapter 7 Learning Theories -- Piaget -- cognitive development -- concrete reasoning, formal reasoning. ; developmentally appropriate curricula -- constructivism -- misconceptions -- conceptual change -- zone of proximal growth/zone of proximal development -- scaffolding -- REFERENCES & -- FURTHER INFORMATION: -- Chapter 8 Research Concepts -- qualitative research -- quantitative research -- action research -- validity -- reliability -- Likert scale -- sample, sampling -- (statistically) significant difference -- REFERENCES & -- FURTHER INFORMATION: -- Chapter 9 Teacher Education -- preservice teacher -- inservice teacher -- supervising, cooperating, or mentor teacher -- professional development schools -- induction -- clinical supervision -- professional development -- modeling -- National Board Certification -- REFERENCES & -- FURTHER INFORMATION: -- Chapter 10 Documents -- National Science Education Standards -- Project 2061: Science for All Americans Project 2061: Benchmarks for Science Literacy -- Scope, Sequence, and Coordination project -- "alphabet soup" curricula -- REFERENCES & -- FURTHER INFORMATION: -- Chapter 11 Nature of Science -- the" scientific method -- inference (versus observation) -- induction -- deduction -- epistemology -- empirical, direct evidence, indirect evidence -- variable -- experimental designs (randomized, prospective, retrospective) -- hypothesis -- theory -- law -- REFERENCES & -- FURTHER INFORMATION: -- I N D E X -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: What does “constructivism” mean? What is the difference between “reliability” and “validity?” You’ll be surprised at the ease of finding definitive answers to terminology questions like these with The Lingo of Learning . Ideal for the time-pressed science teacher who is ready to learn once and for all what key terms really mean.
• Titolo autorizzato: The lingo of learning
• ISBN: 1-281-75830-2; 1-935155-88-1; 9786611758301
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810365203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II