PSYC 20651 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Early Head Start, Direct Instruction, Kindergarten

• School: Kent State University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 20651
• Professor: Elizabeth Jean

Document Summary

Contemporary approaches to student learning and assessment: constructivist approach, learner-centered, encourages exploration, emphasizes collaboration and active knowledge construction. Direct instruction approach: teacher-centered, highly structured, maximizes student learning time on academic tasks, accountability demand, no child left behind (nclb) national policy in 2002, pros, high expectations for all students. Identification of poorly performing schools, teachers, and administrators: cons, narrow view of students" skills, doesn"t measure creativity, motivation, persistence, flexible thinking, social skills, teachers spend too much time teaching to the test . Elementary school: elementary school, new roles and obligations come with 1st grade, student role. Interact with peers and teachers: new reference groups, new standards, school provides a rich source of new ideas to shape sense of self. Educating adolescents: transition to middle or junior high school, puberty, body image concerns, operational thought, social cognition. Increased responsibility/autonomy: shift from single classroom to multiple teachers, larger heterogeneous set of peers.