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Educational Psychology Vocab

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1. Needs for knowing - appreciating - and understanding - which people try to satisfy after their basic needs are met as identified by Maslow






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. A person's interpretation of stimuli






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






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






9. Work that students are assigned to do independently during class.






10. Learning theory that emphasizes not only reinforcement but also the effects of cues on thought and of thought on action. developed by Bandura






11. Learning based on the observation of the consequences of others' behavior.






12. 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)






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






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






15. A theory of motivation based on the belief that people's efforts to achieve depend on their expectations of reward






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.






22. Signals as to what behavior(s) will be reinforced or punished. (also know as antecedent stimuli)






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






24. The tendency for items at the beginning of a list to be recalled more easily that other items.






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






26. Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations. (Piaget)






27. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.






28. Perception of and response to different stimuli






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






30. Events that precede behaviors






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






32. Research carried out by educators in their own classrooms or schools.






33. A skill learning during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can mentally arrange and compare objects.






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






35. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a constant amount of time.






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






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






38. Success bring with it a sense of industry - a good feeling about oneself and one's abilities. 6 to 12 years (Erikson)






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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






45. One who believes that other factors - such as luck - task difficulty - and other people's actions - cause success or failure






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






47. 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)






48. Group that receives no special treatment during an experiment.






49. Play in which children engage in the same activity side by side but with very little interaction or mutual influence.






50. Variables for which there is no relationship between high/low levels of one and high/low levels of the other.







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