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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. 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






2. 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)






3. Experiment conducted under realistic conditions in which individuals are assigned by chance to receive different practical treatments or programs.






4. Piaget - Vygotsky - Erikson - and Kohlberg






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






6. General aptitude for learning - often measured by the ability to deal with abstractions and to solve problems.






7. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a fixed number of behaviors.






8. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question






9. 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.






10. An internal process that activates - guides and maintains behavior over time.






11. The value of each of us places on our own characteristics - abilities - and behaviors.






12. Present new material - conduct learning probes - provide independent practice - assess performance and provide feedback - provide distributed practice and review






13. Selection by chance into different treatment groups; intended to ensure equivalence of the groups.






14. A set of principles that explains and relates certain phenomena.






15. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.






16. Stages 3 & 4 of Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in consideration of others.






17. Students who have knowledge of effective learning strategies and how and when to use them






18. Degree to which results of an experiment can be applied to a real-life situations.






19. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.






20. An adolescent's premature establishment of an identity based on parental choices - not his or her own (Marcia)






21. According to Erikson - the set of critical issues that individuals must address as they pass through each of the eight life stages.






22. The order in which students are called on by the teacher to answer questions during the course of a lesson.






23. Learning of words (or facts expressed in words).






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






25. A method - such as questioning - that helps teachers find out whether students understand a lesson.






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






27. Memorization of facts or association that might be essentially arbitrary






28. Values computed from raw scores that relate students' performances to those of a norming group






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






30. Approach to teaching in which the teacher transmits information directly to the students; lessons are goal oriented and structured by the teacher.






31. Application of behavioral learning principles to understanding and changing behavior (What is the target behavior and the reinforcer)






32. Theories based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.






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






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






35. Compensatory preschool programs that target very young children at the greatest risk of school failure.






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






37. Interaction of individual differences in learning with particular teaching methods.






38. Decreased ability to recall previously learning information - caused by learning of new information.






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






40. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.






41. Assessments that compare the performance of one students against the performance of others






42. Methods for learning - studying - or solving problems.






43. A chart that classifies lesson objectives according to cognitive level.






44. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)






45. In Piaget's theory of moral development - the stage at which children think that rules are unchangeable and that breaking them leads to automatic punishment.






46. Experiments in which researchers create a highly artificial - structured setting that exists for a brief period of time. Researchers can exert a very high degree of control over all the factors involved in the study.






47. Active focus on certain stimuli to the exclusion of others






48. A theory that relates the probability and the incentive value of success to motivation






49. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes






50. The desire to experience success and to participate in activities in which success depends on personal effort and abilities







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