Question 1

Bloom's Taxonomy Levels

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Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, Creating.

Question 2

Inquiry-based Learning

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An active learning approach where students ask questions, investigate, and use their learning to build new understanding.

Question 3

Differentiated Instruction

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Approach to teaching that involves adjusting the curriculum, teaching strategies, and classroom environment to better meet individual student needs.

Question 4

English Language Learner Strategies

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Methods such as scaffolding, modeling, and visual aids to help students who are learning English as a second language.

Question 5

Response to Intervention (RTI)

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An educational approach that identifies and supports students with learning and behavior needs.

Question 6

Classroom Management Strategies

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Techniques such as clear expectations, consistency, and positive reinforcement to maintain an effective learning environment.

Question 7

Cooperative Learning

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Instructional strategy where small groups of students work together on a common task.

Question 8

Constructivist Theory

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Theory suggesting that individuals construct their own understanding and knowledge through experiences and reflecting on those experiences.

Question 9

Zone of Proximal Development

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The gap between what a learner can do without help and what they can do with help.

Question 10

Formative Assessment

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A range of formal and informal assessment procedures conducted by teachers during the learning process in order to modify teaching and learning activities.

Question 11

Summative Assessment

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Evaluating student learning at the end of an instructional unit by comparing it against some standard or benchmark.

Question 12

Growth Mindset

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Belief that abilities and intelligence can be developed through dedication and hard work.

Question 13

Fixed Mindset

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Belief that intelligence and abilities are static and unchangeable.

Question 14

Self-efficacy

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Belief in one's ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task.

Question 15

Social Cognitive Theory

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Learning theory that emphasizes the role of observational learning, social experience, and reciprocal determinism in the development of personality.

Question 16

Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development

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Eight stages from infancy to adulthood that people pass through in maturation.

Question 17

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

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Pyramid structure starting with physiological needs at the bottom and reaching self-actualization at the top.

Question 18

Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development

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Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational.

Question 19

Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory

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Emphasizes how culture and social interaction guide cognitive development.

Question 20

Multiple Intelligences

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Theory proposed by Howard Gardner that differentiates intelligence into specific modalities.

Question 21

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

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Framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.

Question 22

Metacognition

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Understanding and awareness of one's own thought processes.

Question 23

Pedagogy

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The method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept.

Question 24

Andragogy

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The method and practice of teaching adult learners.

Question 25

Content Literacy

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The ability to use reading and writing for the acquisition of new content in a given discipline.

Question 26

No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)

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2001 U.S. Act of Congress that reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; included Title I provisions applying to disadvantaged students.

Question 27

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

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U.S. law passed in December 2015 that governs United States K–12 public education policy.

Question 28

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

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U.S. law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation.

Question 29

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

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A civil rights law designed to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

Question 30

Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

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A proactive approach to establishing the behavioral supports and social culture needed for all students in a school to achieve social, emotional and academic success.

Question 31

Exceptional Learners

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Students who require special education and related services if they are to realize their full human potential.

Question 32

Phonemic Awareness

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The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds-phonemes--in spoken words.

Question 33

Morphology

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The study of the forms of words, including affixes, root words, stems, and parts of speech.

Question 34

Syntax

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The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

Question 35

Semantics

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The study of meaning in language.

Question 36

Pragmatics

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The study of language in the context of its use, including such matters as deixis, taking turns in conversation, text organization, presupposition, and implicature.

Question 37

Language Acquisition Device (LAD)

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A hypothetical module of the human mind posited by Noam Chomsky to account for children's innate predisposition for language acquisition.

Question 38

Balanced Literacy

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A curriculum methodology that integrates various modalities of literacy instruction, which are adjusted to meet the needs of individual students.

Question 39

Quantitative Literacy

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The ability to understand, interpret, and evaluate mathematical, statistical, and probabilistic data in everyday contexts.

Question 40

Affective Domain

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Part of Bloom's Taxonomy, this refers to how people react emotionally and to their ability to feel other living things' pain or joy.

Question 41

Cognitive Domain

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Part of Bloom's Taxonomy, this refers to mental skills (knowledge).

Question 42

Psychomotor Domain

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Part of Bloom's Taxonomy, this refers to physical movement, coordination, and use of the motor-skill areas.

Question 43

Culturally Responsive Teaching

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An education that considers the cultural backgrounds of all students in a classroom to create an inclusive and effective learning environment.

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