EDE 3223 Midterm

This We Believe calls for the middle school to have these four distinct essential attributes:

Develop. responsive, challenging, empowering, equitable

Which of these is NOT a benefit of adolescent brain development?

Make decisions without long-term consequences in mind

Graphic organizers are an effective strategy for ELL students.

True

Piaget says children learn by...

going through development stages

Physical growth and development spurts in the middle grades years

happen sporadically.

What does this image best represent? *girl is worried everyone is looking at a zit on her face*

imaginary audience

The socioeconomic gap that exists in the U.S. is referred to in the text as the

privilege gap.

According to an early advocate of MLE, problems with the JH model included all except

students were randomly grouped in classes.

All of the following would be considered more "middle school" than "junior high" except:

subject-centered

All of the following are true about flexible ability grouping except

the agreement that it's the best way to structure teams.

Which of the following is NOT a physical development issue for middle school students?

the need to sit still and quiet

All of the following are true about young adolescent relationships with adults except

y. adolescents tend to be totally indifferent toward adults.

Persistent problems with the junior high model included all of the following except

students were randomly grouped in classes

In which document do we find thirteen goals for young adolescents?

This We Believe

The process of interpreting new experiences by incorporating them into existing schemes is..

Assimilation

What does ELL stand for?

English Language Learner

Young adolescents usually make decisions based on thinking and logic, not emotion.

False

Which of the following is the most concrete (vs. abstract) teaching activity:

Field Trip

Which is not a benefit of teaming?

Homogeneous grouping becomes a more acceptable practice.

Supporting a child until they can do the task independently is known as..?

Scaffolding

Which of the following is the most important grouping-related advantage of teaming?

Teaming supports grouping and regrouping as needed.

Dividing grade levels into smaller groups with teams of teachers.

What is an Interdisciplinary Team?

The person most often attributed as the "founding father" of the Middle School:

William Alexander

All of the following describe a middle school except:

a subject-centered curriculum

This We Believe was written

as a position paper of the National Middle School ASsoc. to identify program components suitable for y. adolescents to explain the unique characteristics of young adolescents.

What does the text call concentrating on what kids in poverty lack?

deficit theory

This type of development has been described as a roller coaster ride._________________________

emotional

Which development area strongly influences the ability to pay attention and retain information?

emotional

Students with learning disabilities often make the most progress when they...

experience a combo of regular ed and sped services

Which of the following describes a social development issue for middle school students

flock mentality

During this stage, the child is able to form and test hypotheses

formal operational

Teams of teachers and students who stay together for more than one year

looping

Effective middle schools

may vary in terms of program components.

Thinking about one's own thinking is referred to as

metacognition

____ development influences every other type of development that young adolescents experience.

physical

What concept does this image represent? *image of happy talking to sad in the emotions movie*

self-regulation

Vygotsky says children learn by...

social interactions with others

The 16 characteristics of successful middle schools are listed in the categories below - except

student development