-
for the most part, middle and late childhood is a time of _____ excellent health
excellent health
-
the leading cause of death during middle and late childhood
injuries
-
defined in terms of height and weight
body mass index
-
children at or above the 97th percentile are included in the ____ category
obese
-
children at or above the 95h percentile of the bmi index are considered
overweight
-
over the last 3 decades, the percentage of US children who are at risk of being overweight has
doubled
-
_____ are more likely than ____ to be overweight. this difference occurs in many countries
girls; boys
-
_____ disease is uncommon in children
cardiovascular
-
children with high body mass index and waist circumference are at risk for ___ ____ which is a constellation of obesity, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes
metabolic syndrome
-
cancer is the ____ leading cause of death among US children
second. 1/330
-
until the 1970's most US public schools either ___ enrollment to children with ____ or inadequately served them
refused; disabilities
-
act that required that all students with disabilities be given a free, appropriate public education
education for all handicapped children act
-
a written statement that spells out a program specifically tailored to a child with a disability
individualized education plan
-
a setting that is as similar as possible to the one in which children who do not have a disability are educated
least restrictive environment
-
educating a child with special education needs full time in the regular classroom
inclusion
-
this stage proposed by piaget lasts from approximately __ -___ years of age
7-11
-
in the concrete operational stage, children can perform concrete operations and they can reason _____ as long as reasoning can be applied to _____ or concrete examples
logically; specific
-
____ operations allow the child to consider several characteristics rather than focus on a single property of an object.
concrete
-
one important skill of the concrete operational stage is that kids have the ability to ____ or ____ things into different sets or subsets and to consider their _______
classify or divide; interrelationships
-
the concrete operation that involves ordering stimuli along a quantitative dimension such as length
seriation
-
the ability to logically combine relations to understand certain conclusions
transitivity
-
argue that piaget got some things right but that his theory needs considerable revision
neo piagetians
-
a child who has difficulty in learning that involves understanding or using spoken or written language, and the difficulty can appear in listening, thinking, reading, writing, and spelling. to be classified as a ___ ____ the learning problem is not primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities
learning disability
-
___x as many boys than girls are classified as having a learning disability
3
-
boys are more likely to be referred by teachers for teachers because of troublesome behavior
referral bias
-
___ percent of children with a learning disability have a ____ problem too
80; reading
-
three types of learning disabilities
- -dyslexia
- -dysgraphia
- -dyscalculia
-
individuals who have a severe impairment in their ability to read and spell
dyslexia
-
learning disability that involves difficulty in handwriting
dysgraphia
-
developmental arithmetic disorder. difficulty in math computation
dyscalculia
-
____ disabilities are due to problems in ____ information from multiple brain regions or subtle difficulties in brain structures and functions
learning; integrating
-
problem solving skills and the ability to learn from and adapt to the experiences of everyday life
intelligence
-
a persons mental age divided by chronological age, multiplied by 100
intelligence quotient
-
tests that analyze an individual's response in five content areas
-fluid reasoning
-knowledge
-quantitative reasoning
-visual spatial reasoning
-working memory
stanford binet tests
-
sternbergs theory that intelligence consists of analytical intelligence, creative intelligence, and practical intelligence
triarchic theory of intelligence
-
_____ theory of intelligence says that intelligence comes in 3 forms
-analytical
-creative
-practical intelligence
triarchic
-
ability to analyze, judge, evaluate, compare, and contrast
analytical intelligence
-
consists of the ability to create, design, invent, originate, and imagine
creative intelligence
-
involves the ability to use, apply, implement and put ideas into practice
practical intelligence
-
8 frames of mind that belong too...
-verbal
-mathematical
-spatial
-bodily kinesthetic
-musical
-interpersonal
-intrapersonal
-naturalist
gardners eight frames of mind
-
frame of mind:
the ability to think in words and use languages to express meaning
verbal
-
frame of mind:
the ability to carry out mathematical operations
matematical
-
frame of mind:
the ability to think three dimensionally
spatial
-
frame of mind:
the ability to manipulate objects and be physically adept
bodily kinesthetic
-
frame of mind:
a sensitivity to pitch, melody, rhythm, and tone
musical
-
frame of mind:
ability to understand and interact effectively with others
interpersonal
-
frame of mind:
ability to understand oneself
intrapersonal
-
frame of mind:
ability to observe pattern in nature and understand natural and human made systems
naturalist
-
a condition of limited mental ability in which an individual has a low IQ, usually below 70 on a traditional test of intelligence and has difficulty adapting to everyday life
mental retardation
-
mental retardation that is caused by a genetic disorder or by brain damage. indicates physical damage
organic retardation
-
mental deficit in which no evidence of organic brain damage can be found
cultural familiar retardation
-
having above average intelligence of about 130 IQ or higher, and/or superior talent for something
giftedness
-
3 criteria for gifted peoples
- precocity
- marching to their own drummer
- a passion to master
-
they begin to master an area earlier than their peers. learning in their domain is more effortless for them than ordinary children. high ability in a particular domain
precocity
-
they need minimal help, or scaffolding from adults to learn. they resist and kind of explicit information. make discoveries on their own in strange ways
marching to their own drummer
-
driven to understand the domain in which they have high ability. intense, obsessive interest and an ability to focus. do not need to be pushed by their parents
passion to master
|
|