05:300:306 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: American Sign Language, Autism Spectrum, Fingerspelling

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Education
• Course: 05:300:306
• Professor: O' D O N N E L L

Document Summary

Chapter 5: individual differences and special educational needs. Individual differences: diversity in abilities and characteristics among individuals (intelligence, temperament) Students with special needs: different enough from peers to require specially adapted materials & practice (differentiated instruction) Intelligence: the ability to apply prior knowledge and experience flexibly to accomplish challenging new tasks. Spearman: single, pervasive reasoning ability (g); multiple specific factors. Gardner: at least 8 independent abilities/intelligences (linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic) Intelligent behavior involves interplay between (environmental context, relevance of prior experience, cognitive processes) Developmental views: children become increasingly intelligent over time. Changes with age and experience (first, potential; with practice, achievement; with continued practice, expertise and eminence) Distributed intelligence: intelligent behavior depends on people"s physical and social support systems. Can represent and think about situations they encounter in a symbolic manner. Can work with others to explore ideas and solve problems. Iq score (comparison of person"s performance with that of others in same age group;