EDPS 251 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cooperative Education, Direct Instruction, Ethnocentrism

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Top dog phenomenon: the change in social status that occurs when one moves from one level of school to another. Authoritative strategy: encourages students to be independent, cooperative, and cognizant of the classroom expectations, still has effective monitoring, teachers clarify rules and regulations, establishing these standards with inputs from students. Permissive strategy: offers students considerable autonomy, but provides them with little support for developing learning skills or managing their behavior, students in this tend to have inadequate academic skills and low self-control. Jigsaw strategy: promotes diverse individuals to work together towards classroom goals. Lerner centered and emphasizes the importance of individuals actively constructing their knowledge and understanding with guidance from the teacher: no just pouring information into students minds. Direct instruction approach: teacher centered approach characterized by teacher direction and control, mastery of academic skills, high expectations for students, and maximum time spent on learning tasks, exceptional students. Inclusion of individuals with differences and exceptionalities in general classroom when appropriate.