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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question
equilibration
automaticity
within-class ability grouping
identity vs. role confusion
2. A person's perception of his or her own strengths - weaknesses - abilities - attitudes - and values.
action research
self-concept
theory
learning goals
3. Memorization of facts or association that might be essentially arbitrary
pegword method
randomized field experiment
initial-letter strategies
rote learning
4. Stage at which one can deal abstractly with hypothetical situations and can reason logically. (Piaget: ages 11 to adulthood)
formal operational stage
early intervention program
elaboration
single-case experiment
5. The study of learning and teaching.
treatment
cooperative learning
educational psychology
primary reinforcer
6. Stimuli that have no effect on a particular response.
positive correlation
neutral stimuli
seatwork
consequences
7. An abstract idea that is generalized from specific examples
self-regulation
presentation punishment
concept
neutral stimuli
8. Experiment conducted under realistic conditions in which individuals are assigned by chance to receive different practical treatments or programs.
self-concept
randomized field experiment
identity vs. role confusion
single-case experiment
9. Believing that everyone views the world as you do.
derived scores
industry vs. inferiority
choral responses
egocentric
10. Mental visualization of images to improve memory
moral dilemmas
classical conditioning
law
imagery
11. Learning based on the observation of the consequences of others' behavior.
vicarious learning
identity diffusion
classical conditioning
dual code theory of memory
12. Behavior modification strategies in which a student's school behavior is reported to parents - who supply rewards.
heteronomous morality
postconventional level of morality
QAIT model
home-based reinforcement strategies
13. Programs - generally at the primary level - that combine children of different ages in the same class. Also called cross-age grouping programs.
enactment
continuous theories of development
nongraded programs
reciprocal teaching
14. The components of memory in which large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.
individualized instruction
long-term memory
shaping
paired bilingual education
15. Do not assign independent practice until you are sure students can do it - keep independent practice assignments short - give clear instructions - get students started and then avoid interruptions - monitor independent work - collects independent wor
recency effect
interference
effective use of independent practice time
equilibration
16. The use of pleasant or unpleasant consequences to control the occurrence of behavior. (Skinner)
action research
moral dilemmas
sensorimotor stage
operant conditioning
17. Programs designed to prevent or remediate learning problems among students from lower socioeconomic status communities.
compensatory education
short-term/ working memory
meaningful learning
identity vs. role confusion
18. Interaction of individual differences in learning with particular teaching methods.
removal punishment
aptitude-treatment interaction
variable
continuous theories of development
19. The tendency for items at the end of a list to be recalled more easily than other items.
antecedent stimuli
recency effect
keyword method
self-questioning strategies
20. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes
classical conditioning
retroactive inhibition
cognitive learning theories
sex-role behavior
21. Children at this stage have the dual desire to hold on and to let go. Overly restrictive and harsh parents can give children a sense of powerlessness and doubt in their abilities. 18 months to 3 years (Erikson)
autonomy vs. doubt
direct instruction
worked examples
meaningful learning
22. Diagramming main ideas and the connections between them
mapping
positive correlation
note-taking
heteronomous morality
23. Increased ability to learn new information based on the presence of previously acquired information.
self-regulated learners
proactive facilitation
choral responses
adaptation
24. Group that receives the treatment during an experiment.
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
experimental group
paired-associate learning
transfer of learning
25. Mental repetition of information - which can improve its retention
rehearsal
equity pedagogy
procedural memory
communicating positive expectations
26. A parts of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge
compensatory preschool programs
proactive facilitation
learning probes
semantic memory
27. Signals as to what behavior(s) will be reinforced or punished. (also know as antecedent stimuli)
group contingencies
cognitive apprenticeship
cues
social learning theory
28. Component of instruction in which students work by themselves to demonstrate and rehearse new knowledge.
unconditioned stimulus
independent practice
behavioral learning theories
extinction burst
29. Understanding new experiences in terms of existing schemes. (Piaget)
readiness training
expectancy-valence model
reflectivity
assimilation
30. The fact that an object exists even if it is out of sight.
schedule of reinforcement
parallel play
conservation
object permanence
31. Relationship in which high levels of one variable correspond to low levels of another.
rule-example-rule
operant conditioning
negative correlation
learned helplessness
32. A focus on having students in mixed-ability groups and holding them to high standards but providing many ways for students to reach those standards
means-ends analysis
analogies
untracking
consequences
33. During this period children's continually maturing motor and language skills permit them to be increasingly aggressive and vigorous in the explorations of bot their social and their physical environment. 3 to 6 years (Erikson)
initiative vs. guilt
reflexes
performance goals
norm-referenced interpretations
34. Mental patterns that guide behavior (Piaget)
schedule of reinforcement
schemes
learning goals
overlapping
35. Assessments that compare the performance of one students against the performance of others
norm-referenced interpretations
teacher efficacy
major stage theorists
content integration
36. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by a desire to gain recognition from others and to earn good grades.
group contingencies
stimuli
performance goals
associative play
37. Problem-solving technique that encourages indentifying the goal (ends) to be attained - the current situation - and what needs to be done (means) to reduce the difference between the two conditions.
PQ4R method
note-taking
mental set
means-ends analysis
38. Wait for students to respond - avoid unnecessary achievement distinctions among students - and treat all students equally.
communicating positive expectations
cognitive development
home-based reinforcement strategies
mnemonics
39. Teaching of a new skill or behavior by means of reinforcement for small steps toward the desired goal.
expectancy-valence model
within-class ability grouping
autonomous morality
shaping
40. A theory of motivation that focuses on how people explain the causes of their own successes and failures.
short-term/ working memory
experimental group
industry vs. inferiority
attribution theory
41. A study strategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.
PQ4R method
summative evaluations
experimental group
modeling
42. Stage at which children develop the capacity for logical reasoning and understanding of conservation but can use these skills only in dealing with familiar situations. (Piaget: ages 7 to 11)
control group
motivation
concrete operational stage
parallel play
43. Length of time that a teacher waits for a student to answer a question
communicating positive expectations
wait time
associative play
assimilation
44. A strategy for remembering lists by picturing items in familiar locations
proactive inhibition
intimacy vs. isolation
loci method
autonomy vs. doubt
45. Instructional program for students who speak little or no English in which some instruction is provided in the native language
constructivist theories of learning
preoperational stage
bilingual education
between-class ability grouping
46. Application of behavioral learning principles to understanding and changing behavior (What is the target behavior and the reinforcer)
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
expectancy theory
direct instruction
applied behavior analysis
47. The weakening and eventual elimination of a learned behavior as reinforcement is withdrawn.
self-actualization
foreclosure
major stage theorists
extinction
48. Basic skills are gradually build into more complex skills.
foreclosure
bottom-up processing
recency effect
identity vs. role confusion
49. Experiment that studies a treatment's effect on one person or one group by contrasting behavior before - during - or after application of the treatment.
criterion-references interpretations
intimacy vs. isolation
single-case experiment
process-product studies
50. Teachers' use of examples - data - and other information from a variety of cultures.
content integration
short-term/ working memory
content evidence
self-questioning strategies