CEP 400 Chapter Notes - Chapter cluster 1: No Child Left Behind Act, Educational Psychology, Longitudinal Study
11 Oct 2018
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Cluster 1 | learning, teaching, and educational psychology. Students today: dramatic diversity and remarkable technology. Classrooms are increasingly diverse in race, ethnicity, and language while teachers are less diverse. Important for teachers to be able to understand diverse students. Teachers" sense of efficacy: teacher"s belief that he or she can reach even difficult students to help them learn. Appears to be one of the few personal characteristics of teachers that predict student achievement. Work harder and persist longer even when students are difficult to teach because they believe in themselves and their children. Usually increases once they complete student teaching. Efficacy higher when teachers and administrators have high expectations for students and the teachers receive help from their principals in solving instructional and management problems. Most recent authorization of the elementary and secondary. No child left behind act (nclb) education act. Required students to take annual standardized achievement tests in reading and mathematics grades 3-8 and occasionally in science.
