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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. Process of repeatedly associating a previously neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus in order to evoke a conditioned response. (Pavlov)






2. Explanation of memory that links recall of a stimulus with the amount of mental processing it receives.






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






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






5. Students begin with complex problems to solve and then work out or discover (with the teacher's guidance) the basic skills required.






6. Mental processing of new informations that relates to previously learned knowledge.






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






8. Children are taught reading or other subjects in both their native language and English






9. Mental patterns that guide behavior (Piaget)






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






11. Simple to complex: knowledge (recall) - comprehension (translating - interpreting - or extrapolating) - application (using principles or abstractions to solve novel or real-life problems) - analysis (breaking down complex information or ideas into si






12. Learning of a list of items in any order.






13. A critical goal of multicultural education; involves development of positive relationships and tolerant attitudes among students of different backgrounds.






14. Assisted learning; an approach in which the teacher guides instruction by means of scaffolding to help students master and internalize the skills that permit higher cognitive functioning.






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






16. A thinking skills program in which students work through a series of paper-and-pencil exercises that are designed to develop various intellectual abilities.






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






18. Behavior modification strategies in which a student's school behavior is reported to parents - who supply rewards.






19. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements teachers can directly control: quality - appropriateness - incentive - and time.






20. Representing the main points of material in a hierarchical format.






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






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






23. Method of giving clear - firm - unhostile response to student misbehavior (Canter and Canter)...uses broken record






24. 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.






25. 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






26. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.






27. Development of motor skills such as running or throwing - which involve the limbs and large muscles. (early childhood)






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






29. Mental networks of related concepts that influence understanding of new information






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






31. A strategy for memorization in which images are used to link list of facts to a familiar set of words or numbers.






32. A study method in which students work in pairs and take turns orally summarizing sections of material to be learned.






33. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences. According to Piaget learning depends on this process.






34. Perception of and response to different stimuli






35. Dual language models teach all students in both English and another language.






36. The process of comparing oneself to other to gather information and to evaluate and judge one's abilities - attitudes - and conduct.






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






38. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by a desire to gain recognition from others and to earn good grades.






39. 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.






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






41. Decreased ability to learn new information - caused by interference from existing knowledge






42. Symbols that cultures create to help people think - communicate and solve problems






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






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






45. Programs that are designed to prepare disadvantaged children for entry into kindergarten and first grade.






46. The ability to perform a mental operation and then reverse one's thinking to return to the starting point.






47. A consequence that people learn to value through its association with a primary reinforcer.






48. Research study aimed at identifying and gathering detailed information about something of interest.






49. Memorization of a series of items in a particular order.






50. An intelligence test score that for people of average intelligence should be near 100.