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ECE 353 (Ash) Reading feeds the
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ECE 353 Entire Course (Ash)

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•  ECE 353 Week 1 DQ 1 Important Questions in
  Children's Thinking
• ECE 353 Week 1 DQ 2 Addressing Bias in
  Intelligence Testing
• ECE 353 Week 1 The Piagetian Model
• ECE 353 Week 2 DQ 1 Cultural Tools
• ECE 353 Week 2 DQ 2 Educational Innovations
• ECE 353 Week 3 DQ 1 Phonological Acquisition
• ECE 353 Week 3 DQ 2 Memory Facilitation
• ECE 353 Week 3 Journal Connecting to Classroom
  Practices
• ECE 353 Week 4 DQ 1 Theories of Concept
  Representation
• ECE 353 Week 4 DQ 2 False Belief Tasks
• ECE 353 Week 5 DQ 1 Planning in Problem Solving
• ECE 353 Week 5 DQ 2 Learning in Context

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ECE 353 Week 1 DQ 1 Important Questions in
Children's Thinking (Ash)

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• Important Questions in Childrens Thinking.
  Chapter One of your text identifies the six most
  important questions in the study of childrens
  thinking
• Are some capabilities innate?
• Does development progress through stages?
• How does change occur?
• How do individuals differ?

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 ECE 353 Week 1 DQ 2 Addressing Bias in
Intelligence Testing (Ash)

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•   Addressing Bias in Intelligence Testing.
  Daniel, an eight-year-old child from a poor,
  inner-city neighborhood, is given a traditional
  IQ test. One section of the IQ test involves
  defining various words. Yacht is one of the
  words that Daniel is asked to define. Briefly
  discuss why the test administrator should be
  cautious when interpreting Daniels performance
  on this test. How does the triarchic theory
  potentially counter this bias? Develop and share
  three questions, one for each component of the
  triarchic theory (analytic, creative, and
  practical), that would provide a more accurate
  representation of Daniels intelligence. 
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 ECE 353 Week 1 The Piagetian Model (Ash)

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•   The Piagetian Model. There is little argument
  that while not perfect, Piagets theories have
  had a profound impact on the field of cognitive
  development. Provide an analysis of his model as
  well as the challenges to it.
• In a two- to three-page paper, please include the
  following components
• Define the four main stages of Piagets theory,
  along with their age ranges
• Discuss the three crucial processes by which
  children move from one stage to another
• Focusing on the first three stages, describe
  one significant limitation of childrens thinking
  in each
• Review the findings of either Diamond or Gelman

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ECE 353 Week 2 DQ 1 Cultural Tools (Ash)

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• Cultural Tools. Cultural tools shape cognitive
  development and can include both technical tools,
  which act on the environment, and psychological
  tools, which are tools for thinking. Discuss
  Vygotskys belief that language is the most
  significant of the cultural tools. Do you agree
  or disagree? Examine the given images of other
  psychological tools. Choose one of the given
  tools and discuss how that tool may influence
  cognitive development from the perspective of the
  sociocultural theories. What do you feel are the
  ramifications of your tool on student learning?
  Is your chosen tool an example of the ratchet
  effect? Defend your answer. 
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ECE 353 Week 2 DQ 2 Educational Innovations (Ash)

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•  Educational Innovations. Many educational
  innovations, such as dynamic assessment and FCL
  (Fostering Communities of Learners) classrooms,
  have incorporated insights about learning and
  development from the sociocultural theories.
  Chooseeither dynamic assessment or FCL. Define
  your choice, and discuss how it incorporates
  insights about learning and development from the
  sociocultural theories. Develop one activity that
  effectively illustrates your chosen educational
  innovation in practice. 
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ECE 353 Week 3 DQ 1 Phonological Acquisition (Ash)

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• Phonological Acquisition. Watch the talk by
  Patricia Kuhl, entitled The Linguistic Genius of
  Babies.
• How do her findings support language acquisition
  in regard to phonology as it is described in
  Chapter Six of your text? Include a discussion of
  the need for a social context when developing
  phonological awareness and why. How did your own
  social context impact your phonological awareness?

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ECE 353 Week 3 DQ 2 Memory Facilitation (Ash)

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•   Memory Facilitation. Older children typically
  remember more than younger children. Identify and
  describe two strategies that older children use
  to facilitate their memories. Reflecting on your
  own personal experiences, what strategies do you
  employ to improve your memory? Discuss the
  relevance of strategies that facilitate memory
  within the context of classroom instruction.
  Share one instructional strategy that you feel is
  highly effective for most students. 
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ECE 353 Week 3 Journal Connecting to Classroom
Practices (Ash)

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• Connecting to Classroom Practices. In a one- to
  two-page journal entry, write a self-reflection.
  What is the relevance of this course to best
  practices in the classroom? In other words, how
  can an understanding of how children think
  improve your teaching skills, particularly in
  terms of differentiating student needs and
  abilities? Do you feel that you currently utilize
  an understanding of cognitive development in your
  own teaching?
• Your journal is an informal, reflective piece
  that does not require citations or APA format
  however, if you choose to use resources, please
  cite them appropriately

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 ECE 353 Week 4 DQ 1 Theories of Concept
Representation (Ash)

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•   Theories of Concept Representation. Identify
  and describe one of the three major theories of
  concept representation defining-features,
  probabilistic, or theory-based. What is the
  mechanism of conceptual development in your
  chosen theory? Provide an example (not given in
  the text) that illustrates the mechanisms of your
  chosen theory. How would a child likely respond
  to a given scenario from the perspective of your
  chosen theory

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ECE 353 Week 4 DQ 2 False Belief Tasks (Ash)

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•  Belief Tasks. According to your text, the gold
  standard that researchers use to demonstrate
  understanding of belief is success on tasks that
  require understanding of ones own or another
  persons false belief (Siegler, 2005, pg. 318).
  Young children often fail false belief tasks.
  This finding has been interpreted in a number of
  different ways. Give an original example of a
  false belief task that could be given to a
  three-year-old (do not use an example from the
  text). Describe an interpretation of childrens
  poor performance on false belief tasks. Provide
  at least two factors that can enhance the
  performance of students on false belief tasks.
  How can preschool teachers utilize their
  knowledge of student performance on these tasks
  as well as their knowledge of performance
  enhancers when planning for instruction? 

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ECE 353 Week 5 DQ 1 Planning in Problem Solving
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•   Planning in Problem Solving. Young children
  often fail to plan, even when doing so would
  facilitate their problem-solving performance.
  Select and describe one of the five reasons that
  children may fail to plan given on pages 357-358
  of your text. Construct a classroom-based
  scenario that illustrates your chosen reason.
  What is the implication of your reason when
  considering the differing needs of students while
  planning for classroom instruction? What is one
  strategy that teachers can use to mediate the
  effects of these failures and support the
  problem-solving skills of their young students?

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ECE 353 Week 5 DQ 2 Learning in Context (Ash)

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•  Learning in Context. Context influences
  childrens performance in mathematics. This was
  illustrated in Carraher and colleagues (1985)
  classic study of Brazilian street vendors.
  Describe the method  and results of Carraher and
  colleagues study, and discuss how the results
  support the claim that childrens mathematical
  problem-solving performance depends on context.
  Do you feel that these findings can also be
  applied to other academic areas? Provide a
  specific example of how a classroom teacher might
  use this research to facilitate learning in the
  classroom. 
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ECE 353 Week 5 Final Paper (Ash)

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• Final Paper
• Chapter Twelve of your text identifies seven
  areas of cognitive development that have been
  addressed in this bookperception, language,
  memory, conceptual understanding, social
  cognition, problem solving, and academic skills.
  Table 12.1 of the chapter also identifies the
  eight themes of childrens thinking, in general,
  that have filtered throughout the course of this
  text.
• For your final paper you will select one area of
  cognitive development and analyze it through the
  lens of at least three of the themes outlined in
  table 12.1.
• Your final paper will be eight to ten pages in
  length (plus title and reference pages) and
  include the following components
• A description of

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ECE 353 Week 5 Journal Course Reflection (Ash)

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•  Course Reflection. In a one- to two-page journal
  entry, reflect on your experience in ECE353.
  Which components of the course have influenced
  your thinking the most in regard to cognitive
  development? Identify one theory that had the
  most profound impact on your thinking (either
  positively or negatively) and describe why. What
  effect will this have on your classroom
  instruction?
• Your journal is an informal, reflective piece
  that does not require citations or APA format
  however, if you choose to use resources, please
  cite them appropriately.
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ECE 353 (Ash) Reading feeds the
Imagination/uophelpdotcom

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