KEY TERMS

Match each of the terms on the left with its definition on the right. Click on the term first and then click on the matching definition. As you match them correctly they will move to the bottom of the activity.

Question

concrete operational thought
classification
seriation
sensory memory
working memory
long-term memory
knowledge base
control processes
metacognition
executive function
ELLs (English Language Learners)
immersion
bilingual schooling
ESL (English as a Second Language)
hidden curriculum
Trends in Math and Science Study (TIMSS)
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
No Child Left Behind Act
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
charter school
private school
voucher
home schooling
A public subsidy for tuition payment at a nonpublic school. Vouchers vary a great deal from place to place, not only in amount and availability but also in restrictions as to who gets them and what schools accept them.
An international assessment of the math and science skills of fourth- and eighth-graders. Although the TIMSS is very useful, different countries’ scores are not always comparable because sample selection, test administration, and content validity are hard to keep uniform.
“Thinking about thinking,” or the ability to evaluate a cognitive task in order to determine how best to accomplish it, and then to monitor and adjust one’s performance on that task.
The component of the information-processing system in which incoming stimulus information is stored for a split second to allow it to be processed. (Also called the sensory register.)
The component of the information-processing system in which virtually limitless amounts of information can be stored indefinitely.
A strategy in which instruction in all school subjects occurs in the second (usually the majority) language that a child is learning.
Children in the United States whose proficiency in English is low—usually below a cutoff score on an oral or written test. Many children who speak a non-English language at home are also capable in English; they are not ELLs.
Mechanisms (including selective attention, metacognition, and emotional regulation) that combine memory, processing speed, and knowledge to regulate the analysis flow of information within the information-processing system. (Also called executive processes.)
The unofficial, unstated, or implicit rules and priorities that influence the academic curriculum and every other aspect of learning in a school.
The component of the information-processing system in which current conscious mental activity occurs. (Formerly called short-term memory.)
A U.S. law enacted in 2001 that was intended to increase accountability in education by requiring states to qualify for federal educational funding by administering standardized tests to measure school achievement.
A public school with its own set of standards that is funded and licensed by the state or local district in which it is located.
The logical principle that things can be organized into groups (or categories or classes) according to some characteristic they have in common.
A body of knowledge in a particular area that makes it easier to master new information in that area.
An ongoing and nationally representative measure of U.S. children’s achievement in reading, mathematics, and other subjects over time; nicknamed “the Nation’s Report Card.”
A school funded by tuition charges, endowments, and often religious or other nonprofit sponsors.
A U.S. approach to teaching English that gathers all the non-English speakers together and provides intense instruction in English. Their first language is never used; the goal is to prepare them for regular classes in English.
Piaget’s term for the ability to reason logically about direct experiences and perceptions.
The cognitive ability to organize and prioritize the many thoughts that arise from the various parts of the brain, allowing the person to anticipate, strategize, and plan behavior.
Education in which children are taught at home, usually by their parents.
The concept that things can be arranged in a logical series, such as the number sequence or the alphabet.
Inaugurated in 2001, a planned five-year cycle of international trend studies in the reading ability of fourth-graders.
A strategy in which school subjects are taught in both the learner’s original language and the second (majority) language.