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