en CR John Glessner Chapter 8 Terms 27 Contextual Theory : Learning that focuses on how people's general physical, social, and/or cultural surroundings support their learning, development, and behavior Situated Learning And Cognition : Knowledge, behaviors, and thinking skills acquired and used primarily within certain contexts, with limited or no retrieval and use in other contexts Distributed Cognition And Intelligence : Enhancement of thinking through the use of physical object and technology, concepts and symbols of one's culture, and/or social collaboration and support Social Constructivism : Theoretical perspective that focuses on people's collective efforts to impose meaning on the world Sociocultural Theory : Theoretical perspective emphasizing the importance of society and culture in promoting learning and development Distributed Cognition : Offloading some of the cognition burden onto something or someone else Mediated Learning Experience : Discussion between an adult and child in which the adult helps the child make sense of an event they are mutually experiencing Community Of Learners : Class in which teachers and students actively and collaboratively work to create a body of knowledge and help one another learn Culture : Behaviors and belief systems of a long-standing social group Schema : Tightly organized set of facts about a specific topic Script : A schema that involves a predictable sequence of events related to a common activity Worldview : General, culturally based set of assumptions about reality that influence understandings of a wide variety of phenomena Community Of Practice : Group of people who share common interests and goals and regularly interact and coordinate their efforts in pursuit of those interests and goals Legitimate Peripheral Participation : Initially participating at the fringe of a community of practice as a way of gaining knowledge and skills related to the groups typical ways of doing things Society : Very large, enduring social group that has fairly explicit social and economic structures and collective institutions and activities Distributed Knowledge : Possession of different areas of expertise by various members of a social group, such that group members must rely on one another to maximize their personal and collective performance and success Authentic Activity : Classroom activity similar to an activity that students are apt to encounter in the outside world Problem based Learning : Classroom activity in which students acquire new knowledge and skills while working on a complex problem similar to one that might exist in the outside world Project based Learning : Classroom activity in which students acquire new knowledge and skills while working on a complex, multifaceted project that yields a concrete end product Service Learning : Activity that promotes learning and development through contributing to the betterment of others and the outside community E learning : Instruction and learning that occur largely or entirely within the context of digital technologies Distance Learning : Technology-based instruction in which students are at a location physically separate from that of their instructor Intelligent Tutoring System : Computer software program that provides individually tailored instruction and practice, plus ongoing guidance and feedback, related to a particular topic and set of skills Emergent Literacy : Knowledge and skills that lay a foundation for reading and writing; typically develops from early experiences with written language Phonological Awareness : Ability to hear the distinct sounds of which spoken words are comprised Knowledge Transforming : Writing about ideas in a manner that intentionally helps the reader comprehend them Knowledge Telling : Writing ideas in whatever order they come to mind, with little regard for communicating the ideas effectively Information Literacy :Knowledge and skills that help a learner find, use, evaluate, organize, and present information about a particular topic Theory : Integrated set of concepts and principles developed to explain a particular phenomenon Model : Physical or symbolic representation of a phenomenon or system that depicts its key components and important interrelationships Confirmation Bias : Tendency to seek information that confirms rather than discredits current beliefs Dyslexia : Inability to master basic reading skills in a developmentally typical time frame despite normal reading instruction; often has biological roots

John Glessner Chapter 8 Terms

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2.	Discussion between an adult and child in which the adult helps the child make sense of an event they are mutually experiencing
5.	Writing about ideas in a manner that intentionally helps the reader comprehend them
7.	Knowledge and skills that help a learner find, use, evaluate, organize, and present information about a particular topic
9.	Knowledge and skills that lay a foundation for reading and writing; typically develops from early experiences with written language
11.	Classroom activity in which students acquire new knowledge and skills while working on a complex problem similar to one that might exist in the outside world
12.	Tightly organized set of facts about a specific topic
16.	Ability to hear the distinct sounds of which spoken words are comprised
19.	Knowledge, behaviors, and thinking skills acquired and used primarily within certain contexts, with limited or no retrieval and use in other contexts
20.	Writing ideas in whatever order they come to mind, with little regard for communicating the ideas effectively
21.	Class in which teachers and students actively and collaboratively work to create a body of knowledge and help one another learn
22.	Classroom activity in which students acquire new knowledge and skills while working on a complex, multifaceted project that yields a concrete end product
23.	Classroom activity similar to an activity that students are apt to encounter in the outside world
25.	Possession of different areas of expertise by various members of a social group, such that group members must rely on one another to maximize their personal and collective performance and success
26.	A schema that involves a predictable sequence of events related to a common activity
27.	Inability to master basic reading skills in a developmentally typical time frame despite normal reading instruction; often has biological roots

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1.	Initially participating at the fringe of a community of practice as a way of gaining knowledge and skills related to the groups typical ways of doing things
3.	Learning that focuses on how people's general physical, social, and/or cultural surroundings support their learning, development, and behavior
4.	Very large, enduring social group that has fairly explicit social and economic structures and collective institutions and activities
6.	Offloading some of the cognition burden onto something or someone else
8.	General, culturally based set of assumptions about reality that influence understandings of a wide variety of phenomena
10.	Group of people who share common interests and goals and regularly interact and coordinate their efforts in pursuit of those interests and goals
13.	Physical or symbolic representation of a phenomenon or system that depicts its key components and important interrelationships
14.	Instruction and learning that occur largely or entirely within the context of digital technologies
15.	Behaviors and belief systems of a long-standing social group
17.	Activity that promotes learning and development through contributing to the betterment of others and the outside community
18.	Technology-based instruction in which students are at a location physically separate from that of their instructor
24.	Integrated set of concepts and principles developed to explain a particular phenomenon

John Glessner Chapter 8 Terms

Across:

2.	Discussion between an adult and child in which the adult helps the child make sense of an event they are mutually experiencing
5.	Writing about ideas in a manner that intentionally helps the reader comprehend them
7.	Knowledge and skills that help a learner find, use, evaluate, organize, and present information about a particular topic
9.	Knowledge and skills that lay a foundation for reading and writing; typically develops from early experiences with written language
11.	Classroom activity in which students acquire new knowledge and skills while working on a complex problem similar to one that might exist in the outside world
12.	Tightly organized set of facts about a specific topic
16.	Ability to hear the distinct sounds of which spoken words are comprised
19.	Knowledge, behaviors, and thinking skills acquired and used primarily within certain contexts, with limited or no retrieval and use in other contexts
20.	Writing ideas in whatever order they come to mind, with little regard for communicating the ideas effectively
21.	Class in which teachers and students actively and collaboratively work to create a body of knowledge and help one another learn
22.	Classroom activity in which students acquire new knowledge and skills while working on a complex, multifaceted project that yields a concrete end product
23.	Classroom activity similar to an activity that students are apt to encounter in the outside world
25.	Possession of different areas of expertise by various members of a social group, such that group members must rely on one another to maximize their personal and collective performance and success
26.	A schema that involves a predictable sequence of events related to a common activity
27.	Inability to master basic reading skills in a developmentally typical time frame despite normal reading instruction; often has biological roots

Down:

1.	Initially participating at the fringe of a community of practice as a way of gaining knowledge and skills related to the groups typical ways of doing things
3.	Learning that focuses on how people's general physical, social, and/or cultural surroundings support their learning, development, and behavior
4.	Very large, enduring social group that has fairly explicit social and economic structures and collective institutions and activities
6.	Offloading some of the cognition burden onto something or someone else
8.	General, culturally based set of assumptions about reality that influence understandings of a wide variety of phenomena
10.	Group of people who share common interests and goals and regularly interact and coordinate their efforts in pursuit of those interests and goals
13.	Physical or symbolic representation of a phenomenon or system that depicts its key components and important interrelationships
14.	Instruction and learning that occur largely or entirely within the context of digital technologies
15.	Behaviors and belief systems of a long-standing social group
17.	Activity that promotes learning and development through contributing to the betterment of others and the outside community
18.	Technology-based instruction in which students are at a location physically separate from that of their instructor
24.	Integrated set of concepts and principles developed to explain a particular phenomenon