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1. The student will understand summaries of educational research studies and the application of the results to teaching and learning in
    the local elementary classroom.
    1a. Given summaries of educational research studies, identify and/or summarize the following components: independent variable,
         dependent variable, methodology, and results/findings, including the level of correlation, if applicable. Summarize the
         implications of the results/findings for teaching and learning in the local elementary classroom.

2. The student will understand student characteristics and individual differences as related to cognitive abilities, theories of the
    development of cognition, language, morality, and personality, human diversity, and exceptionality and their implications for
    teaching and learning in the local elementary classroom.
    2a. Define cognitive ability in his/her own words including local examples
    2b. Describe in his/her own words and illustrate normal distribution as it is related to cognitive ability and discusses the implications
         of the normal distribution on teaching and learning in the local classroom
    2c. Explain Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, administer a learning styles inventory to a parent of an elementary-age
         student, summarize the results of the inventory, and summarize the possible accommodations for instruction to meet the needs
         of the elementary student in a local elementary classroom based on the results of the inventory
    2d. Discuss in writing Piaget's theory of development including the four (4) stages of intellectual development, the processes of
         adaptation and assimilation, and the implications of this theory for teaching and learning in the local elementary classroom
    2e Discuss in writing Bruner's stages of representation of information and its implications for teaching and learning in the local
        elementary classroom
    2f. Discuss in writing Vygotsky's view of cognitive development and its implications for teaching and learning in the local elementary
         classroom
    2g. Summarize in writing the development of language and the issues associated with bilingual education with particular emphasis
         on the implications for teaching and learning in the local elementary classroom
    2h. Discuss in writing Erikson's theory of personality development and its implications for teaching and learning in the local
         elementary classroom
    2i. Discuss in writing Kohlberg's theory of moral development and its implications for teaching and learning in the local elementary
        classroom
    2j. Discuss in writing the effects of group identity and cultural expectations on teaching and learning in the local elementary
        classroom
    2k. Discuss in writing the effects of exceptionality on teaching and learning in the local elementary classroom

3. The student will understand theories of learning and motivation and their application to the local elementary classroom.
    3a. Distinguish among examples of classical conditioning, contiguity learning, and operant conditioning and state the implications of
         each for teaching and learning in a local elementary classroom
    3b. Apply principles of behavior modification to situations in a local elementary classroom
    3c. Discuss in writing Bandura's theory of social learning and its implications for teaching and learning in the local elementary
         classroom
    3d. Diagram and label the critical components of the information processing model of memory showing with arrows the direction and
         order of the flow of information.  Discuss in writing the implications of the information processing model of memory for teaching
         and learning in the local elementary classroom
    3e. Discuss in writing instructional strategies that promote cognitive learning and higher-order thinking and their application for
         teaching and learning in a local elementary classroom
    3f. Discuss in writing instructional strategies that promote transfer of learning and their application for teaching and learning in a
         local elementary classroom
    3g. Discuss in writing a variety of theories of motivation in an elementary classroom
    3h. Discuss in writing how the teaching environment can influence motivation in a local elementary classroom
    3i. Differentiate between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and apply these principles to the local elementary classroom

4. The student will be able write measurable instructional objectives, differentiate among the levels of Bloom's taxonomy of the
    cognitive domain, and analyze instructional tasks for the design of instruction.
    4a. Write measurable instructional objectives based on FSM and State curriculum standards and benchmarks
    4b. Differentiate among the levels of Bloom's taxonomy of the cognitive domain
    4c. Analyze instructional tasks as the basis of the design of instruction
   
5. The student will be familiar with basic concepts in assessment, the interpretation of standardized test results, and techniques for
    assessment and grading of student learning in an elementary classroom.
    5a. Compare and contrast norm-referenced and criterion-referenced testing
    5b. Define concepts of reliability and validity as related to assessment instruments
    5c. List the advantages and disadvantages of the use of standardized tests in a local elementary classroom
    5d. Interpret the results of a standardized test
    5e. Design performance tests (authentic assessment instruments) for use in a local elementary classroom
    5f. Develop essay test questions for use in a local elementary classroom
    5g. Develop multiple choice test questions at various levels of Bloom's taxonomy of the cognitive domain
    5h. Describe the role of assessment in the IEP process for a student with special needs
    5i. Develop a plan for awarding grades to students in a local elementary classroom