OAE Assessment of Professional Knowledge
Primary Education (PK-5)(057)
1. Inhibitory Control: the ability to think before acting (a component of executive
function)
(Resisting the urge to eat dessert is an example of inhibitory control)
2. Negative Punishment: removing a stimulus in reaction to a behavior to decreasethe
likelihood of the behavior
removing phone privilege from a student for using it to play games during instruc-
tional time
3. Flexble Thinking: the ability to adjust to changed priorities (a component of
executive function)
(A child uses thisto find an alternative way to solve a problem when the first method
doesn't work.)
4. Non-Verbal Response: a way to communicate without speaking
(The teacher taught the students to set their pencils down when they were ready for
the next question.)
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5. Executive Function: the cognitive abilities to control one's thoughts, emotions,
and actions - this includes working memory, inhibitory control and flexible thinking
(Executive function is responsible for many skills, including paying attention, orga-
nizing, planning and prioritizing.)
6. Working Memory: the ability to hold information in one's mind (a component of
executive function)
(Working memory helps a child to remember multi-step directions.)
7. Reinforcement: providing positive responses to positive behaviors in an effort to
increase the frequency
8. Punishment: a penalty given in response to a behavior
(detention)
9. Prosocial Behavior: behavior that helps others or contributes to society
(Volunteering, donating, helping)
10. Positive Punishment: presenting a stimulus in reaction to a behavior to de-
crease the likelihood of the behavior
(giving a detention for talking in class)
11. Self-Regulation: the ability of a person to control their emotions, body, and
behavior when faced with an unwanted situation
12. Intrinsically Motivated: students draw their motivation from the learning
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