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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. Theory stating that information is stored in long-term memory in schemata (networks of connected facts and concepts) - which provide a structure for making sense of new information.






2. The fact that an object exists even if it is out of sight.






3. Teacher's ability to attend to interruptions or behavior problems while continuing a lesson or other instructional activity.






4. Objectives that have to do with student attitudes and values.






5. A skill learned during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can think simultaneously about a whole class of objects and about relationships among its subordinate classes.






6. The expectation - based on experience - that one's actions will ultimately lead to failure.






7. Research approach in which the teaching practices of effective teachers are recorded through classroom observation






8. Kounin - the degree to which the teacher is aware of and responsive to student behavior at all times






9. Arranging objects in sequential order according to one aspect - such as size - weight - or volume.






10. A small-group teaching method based on principles of question generation; through instruction and modeling - teachers foster metacognitive skills primarily to improve the reading performance of students who have poor comprehension






11. The tendency for items at the end of a list to be recalled more easily than other items.






12. Expressing clear expectations - providing clear feedback - providing immediate feedback - providing frequent feedback - increasing the value and availability of extrinsic motivators






13. Bandura states it has four phases: 1. attentional phase-paying attention to a model 2. retention phase-students watch the model and then practice 3. reproduction phase- try to match their behavior to the model's 4. motivational phase- student will co






14. The concept that certain properties of an object (such as weight) remain the same regardless of changes in other properties (such as length).






15. A previously neutral stimulus that evokes a particular response after having been paired with an unconditioned stimulus.






16. Use of direct - simple - and well-organized language to present concepts.






17. The ability to think and solve problems without the help of others






18. Arousing interest - maintaining curiosity - interesting presentation modes - and helping students set their own goals






19. Instruction felt to be adapted to the current developmental status of children (rather than to their age alone).






20. Explanations of learning that emphasize observable changes in behavior.






21. Relationship in which high levels of one variable correspond to low levels of another.






22. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.






23. The process of connecting new material to information or ideas already in the learner's mind.






24. Identifies two main types of needs: deficiency needs and growth needs. People are motivated to satisfy needs at the bottom of the hierarchy before seeking to satisfy those at the top. (deficiency needs bottom to top: physiological needs - safety need

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25. A state of consolidation reflecting conscious - clear-cut decisions concerning occupation and ideology. (Marcia)






26. Play that is much like parallel play but with increased levels of interaction in the form of sharing - turn-taking - and general interest in what others are doing.






27. The components of memory in which large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.






28. The component of memory in which limited amounts of information can be stored for a few seconds.






29. Young adulthood (Erikson) Learning how to share their life with another.






30. A part of long-term memory that stores images of our personal experiences






31. Carryover of behaviors - skills - or concepts from one setting or task to another.






32. The meaning of stimuli in the context of relevant information.






33. The tendency to analyze oneself and one's own thoughts






34. A regrouping method in which students are grouped across grade lines for reading instruction






35. A pleasurable consequence that maintains or increases a behavior.






36. Play in which children join together to create a common goal.






37. Gradual - orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated.






38. A special program that is the subject of an experiment.






39. Doing this for a purpose; teachers who use intentionality plan their actions based on the outcomes they want to achieve.






40. A method of ability grouping in which students in mixed-ability classes are assigned to reading or math classes on the basis of their performance levels






41. Inborn - automatic responses to stimuli (e.g. eye blinking in response to bright light).






42. Principles that have been thoroughly tested and found to apply in a wide variety of situations.






43. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by desire for knowledge acquisition and self-improvement. Also called mastery goals






44. Stimuli that have no effect on a particular response.






45. Orderly and lasting growth - adaptation - and change over the course of a lifetime.






46. Learning strategies that call on students to ask themselves who - what - where - and how questions as they read materials.






47. Theories that state that learners must individually discover and transform complex information - checking new information against old rules and revising rules when they no longer work. (student-centered instruction)






48. Designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed






49. Withdrawal of a pleasant consequence that is reinforcing a behavior - designed to decrease the chances that the behavior will recur.






50. Student seeing and when appropriate having hands-on experience with concepts and skills.