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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. The ability to perform a mental operation and then reverse one's thinking to return to the starting point.






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






3. Responses to questions made by an entire class in unison






4. Something that can have more than one value - in a experiment researchers try to limit these to only that being tested.






5. Stages 1 and 2 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in their own interests.






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






7. A strategy for remembering lists by picturing items in familiar locations






8. 5 to 9 pieces of information






9. Increased comprehension of previously learned information because of the acquisition of new information.






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






11. A part of long-term memory that stores images of our personal experiences






12. Use of direct - simple - and well-organized language to present concepts.






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






14. Wait for students to respond - avoid unnecessary achievement distinctions among students - and treat all students equally.






15. Continuation (of behavior)






16. Paying attention to only one aspect of an object or situation.






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






18. The study of learning and teaching.






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






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






21. Learning process in which individuals physically carry out tasks.






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






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






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






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






26. A person's ability to develop his or her full potential






27. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Activities and techniques that orient students to the material before reading or class presentation






36. Cognitive theory of learning that describes the processing - storage - and retrieval of knowledge in the mind.






37. Learning of items in linked pairs so that when one member of a pair is presented - the other can be recalled.






38. Stage at which children learn to represent things in the mind. (Piaget: ages 2-7)






39. Teaching of a new skill or behavior by means of reinforcement for small steps toward the desired goal.






40. The component of memory in which limited amounts of information can be stored for a few seconds.






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






42. Play that occurs alone.






43. Basic skills are gradually build into more complex skills.






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






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






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






47. Length of time that a teacher waits for a student to answer a question






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






49. 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






50. The expectation - based on experience - that one's actions will ultimately lead to failure.







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