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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Food - water - and other consequence that satisfies a basic need.
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
heteronomous morality
primary reinforcer
constructivism
2. A study method in which students work in pairs and take turns orally summarizing sections of material to be learned.
cooperative scripting
aptitude-treatment interaction
schemata
autonomy vs. doubt
3. A strategy for improving memory by using images to link pairs of items.
self-questioning strategies
bottom-up processing
emergent literacy
keyword method
4. Students begin with complex problems to solve and then work out or discover (with the teacher's guidance) the basic skills required.
transitional bilingual education
metacognitive skills
top-down processing
mnemonics
5. 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
effective use of independent practice time
self-regulation
rule-example-rule
cognitive learning theories
6. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.
early intervention program
fixed-interval schedule
primary reinforcer
interference
7. Representing the main points of material in a hierarchical format.
dual code theory of memory
choral responses
lesson clarity
outlining
8. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)
concrete operational stage
cognitive apprenticeship
small muscle development
process-product studies
9. Methods for learning - studying - or solving problems.
schemes
metacognitive skills
flashbulb memory
criterion-references interpretations
10. Middle adulthood (Erikson). the interest in establishing and guiding the next generation.
affective objectives
generativity vs self-absorption
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
choral responses
11. A person's perception of his or her own strengths - weaknesses - abilities - attitudes - and values.
self-concept
schemata
variable
theory
12. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
mapping
consequences
individualized instruction
episodic memory
13. A skill learning during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can mentally arrange and compare objects.
discovery learning
top-down processing
learning probes
transitivity
14. Students are taught primarily or entirely in English
calling order
discrimination
english immersion
reciprocal teaching
15. Selection by chance into different treatment groups; intended to ensure equivalence of the groups.
parts of a direct instruction lesson
variable-interval schedule.
distributed practice
random assignment
16. A person's eight separate abilities: logical/mathematical - linguistic - musical - naturalist - spatial - bodily/kinesthetic - interpersonal - and intrapersonal. (Garner)
content integration
positive correlation
multiple intelligences
reciprocal teaching
17. Explanation of memory that links recall of a stimulus with the amount of mental processing it receives.
theory
levels-of-processing theory
paired bilingual education
long-term memory
18. A study strategy that requires decisions about what to write.
compensatory preschool programs
retroactive inhibition
content integration
note-taking
19. Research carried out by educators in their own classrooms or schools.
industry vs. inferiority
norm-referenced interpretations
deficiency needs
action research
20. In Piaget's theory of moral development - the stage at which a person understands that people make rules and that punishments are not automatic.
concept
elaboration
Blooms Taxonomy
autonomous morality
21. The components of memory in which large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.
long-term memory
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
expectancy-valence model
enactment
22. Learned information that could be applied to a wide range of situations but whose use is limited to restricted - often artificial - applications.
experimental group
free-recall learning
inert knowledge
Blooms Taxonomy
23. 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.
solitary play
consequences
internal validity
associative play
24. A previously neutral stimulus that evokes a particular response after having been paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
conditioned stimulus
bottom-up processing
communicating positive expectations
mental set
25. Events that precede behaviors
antecedent stimuli
descriptive research
regrouping
self-actualization
26. Process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise through interaction with an expert - with an adult or an older or more advanced peer.
readiness training
cognitive apprenticeship
principle
zone of proximal development
27. Learning theory that emphasizes not only reinforcement but also the effects of cues on thought and of thought on action. developed by Bandura
self-regulation
social learning theory
intelligence
bottom-up processing
28. Compensatory preschool programs that target very young children at the greatest risk of school failure.
inert knowledge
early intervention program
descriptive research
interference
29. Research into the relationships between variables as they naturally occur.
intentionality
social comparison
correlational study
experimental group
30. Group that receives no special treatment during an experiment.
rehearsal
control group
accommodation
massed practice
31. One who believes that success or failure is the result of his or her own efforts or abilities
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
extinction burst
foreclosure
applied behavior analysis
32. Withdrawal of a pleasant consequence that is reinforcing a behavior - designed to decrease the chances that the behavior will recur.
choral responses
theory
removal punishment
experiment
33. A chart that classifies lesson objectives according to cognitive level.
developmentally appropriate education
laboratory experiment
behavior-content matrix
reversibility
34. A system of accommodating student differences by diving a class of students into two or more ability groups for instruction in certain subject areas.
within-class ability grouping
concept
cooperative scripting
imagery
35. Something that can have more than one value - in a experiment researchers try to limit these to only that being tested.
process-product studies
variable-interval schedule.
variable
large muscle development
36. A part of long-term memory that stores information about how to do things
procedural memory
internal validity
teacher efficacy
reinforcer
37. The degree to which teachers feel that their own efforts determine the success of their students.
preconventional level of morality
scaffolding
teacher efficacy
foreclosure
38. Increased comprehension of previously learned information because of the acquisition of new information.
extinction burst
retroactive facilitation
between-class ability grouping
large muscle development
39. Memorization of a series of items in a particular order.
inert knowledge
intelligence
serial learning
knowledge construction
40. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.
schedule of reinforcement
pegword method
paired bilingual education
independent practice
41. Environmental conditions that activate the senses
overlapping
large muscle development
primary reinforcer
stimuli
42. Support for learning and problem solving; might include clues - reminders - encouragement - breaking the problem down into steps - providing an example - or anything else that allows the student to grow in independence as a learner.
equity pedagogy
serial learning
note-taking
scaffolding
43. Perception of and response to different stimuli
bottom-up processing
discrimination
knowledge construction
free-recall learning
44. Orderly and lasting growth - adaptation - and change over the course of a lifetime.
development
positive correlation
rote learning
assertive discipline
45. Programs that are designed to prepare disadvantaged children for entry into kindergarten and first grade.
internal validity
home-based reinforcement strategies
compensatory preschool programs
preoperational stage
46. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.
Skinner box
modeling
extinction burst
prosocial behaviors
47. Decreased ability to recall previously learning information - caused by learning of new information.
retroactive inhibition
attribution theory
neutral stimuli
calling order
48. The desire to experience success and to participate in activities in which success depends on personal effort and abilities
reversibility
content integration
achievement motivation
PQ4R method
49. The tendency for items at the beginning of a list to be recalled more easily that other items.
moral dilemmas
intentionality
wait time
primacy effect
50. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable amount of time.
metacognitive skills
verbal learning
variable-interval schedule.
constructivist theories of learning