59) Educational psychology is the study of learners, learning, and teaching.
60) Pedagogy is the study of academic content knowledge.
61) Effective instruction is simply a matter of one person with more knowledge transmitting it to another.
62) According to the text author, good teaching can be taught.
63) One attribute that is characteristic of outstanding teachers is intentionality.
64) Intentional teachers keep instructional goals in mind when making decisions about students.
65) Critical thinking skills for teachers include the use of logical and systematic approaches to educational practices.
66) Laws are principles that have yet to be thoroughly tested.
67) Principles, theories, and laws are the products of research.
68) Research + Effective Teaching = Common Sense.
69) A variable is anything that has just one value.
70) Laboratory experiments may have little relevance to real-life situations.
71) If achievement in reading goes up as does achievement in math, the variables can be said to be negatively correlated.
72) Descriptive research has less objectivity than experimental research.
73) Surveys, ethnographies, and action research are all examples of descriptive research.
74) Creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving are all examples of the learning and
innovation skills identified by Azzam and Graseck.
75) The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has created a framework that consists of five broad
categories.
76) Financial literacy is a core subject in the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.
77) Teacher-oriented websites and blogs offer the best opportunity to share advice and
observations.