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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Theories based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.
social learning theory
Skinner box
continuous theories of development
centration
2. Play in which children engage in the same activity side by side but with very little interaction or mutual influence.
parallel play
nformation-processing theory
summative evaluations
industry vs. inferiority
3. Degree to which results of an experiment can be applied to a real-life situations.
constructivist theories of learning
enactment
presentation punishment
external validity
4. A study strategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.
conditioned stimulus
reflexes
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
PQ4R method
5. General aptitude for learning - often measured by the ability to deal with abstractions and to solve problems.
self-regulation
variable
intelligence
inert knowledge
6. A person's perception of his or her own strengths - weaknesses - abilities - attitudes - and values.
discontinuous theories of development
private speech
cues
self-concept
7. Actions that show respect and caring for others.
outlining
social learning theory
overlapping
prosocial behaviors
8. Stages 1 and 2 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in their own interests.
principle
presentation punishment
preconventional level of morality
mock participation
9. One who believes that other factors - such as luck - task difficulty - and other people's actions - cause success or failure
vicarious learning
external locus of control
reversibility
meaningful learning
10. Kounin - the degree to which the teacher is aware of and responsive to student behavior at all times
teacher efficacy
withitness
motivation
self-regulated learners
11. 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
regrouping
self-regulation
attribution theory
applied behavior analysis
12. Devices or strategies for aiding the memory
metacognitive skills
cognitive behavior modification
mnemonics
discovery learning
13. Basic skills are gradually build into more complex skills.
within-class ability grouping
scaffolding
pegword method
bottom-up processing
14. Environmental conditions that activate the senses
derived scores
stimuli
cognitive development
paired bilingual education
15. Strategy where students more easily discover and comprehend difficult concepts if they can talk with each other about the problems (constructivist supported learning)
cooperative learning
uncorrelated variables
concrete operational stage
industry vs. inferiority
16. Mental processing of new informations that relates to previously learned knowledge.
independent practice
assertive discipline
adaptation
meaningful learning
17. Evaluation of conclusions through logical and systematic examination of the problem - the evidence - and the solution.
social learning theory
assertive discipline
criterion-references interpretations
critical thinking
18. 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.
teacher efficacy
withitness
mediated learning
english immersion
19. A personality trait that determines whether people attribute responsibility for their own failure or success to internal or external factors
locus of control
initiative vs. guilt
constructivism
note-taking
20. Strategies for learning in which initial letters of items to be memorized are made into a more easily remembered word or phrase.
QAIT model
scaffolding
initial-letter strategies
autonomy vs. doubt
21. The tendency to analyze oneself and one's own thoughts
cognitive development
reflectivity
rehearsal
perception
22. A parts of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge
pegword method
punishment
treatment
semantic memory
23. The ability to perform a mental operation and then reverse one's thinking to return to the starting point.
reversibility
principle
behavior-content matrix
class inclusion
24. 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
readiness training
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
industry vs. inferiority
Blooms Taxonomy
25. Application of behavioral learning principles to understanding and changing behavior (What is the target behavior and the reinforcer)
applied behavior analysis
recency effect
reversibility
intelligence
26. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences. According to Piaget learning depends on this process.
performance goals
moral dilemmas
equilibration
mapping
27. Measure of the match between the content of a test and the content of the instruction that preceded it.
modeling
content evidence
metacognitive skills
schemes
28. Present new material - conduct learning probes - provide independent practice - assess performance and provide feedback - provide distributed practice and review
cooperative play
review prerequisites
class inclusion
automaticity
29. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes
cognitive learning theories
sex-role behavior
observational learning
transfer of learning
30. Process of repeatedly associating a previously neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus in order to evoke a conditioned response. (Pavlov)
associative play
vicarious learning
classical conditioning
group contingencies
31. Decreased ability to learn new information - caused by interference from existing knowledge
effective teaching
proactive inhibition
single-case experiment
equilibration
32. Work that students are assigned to do independently during class.
seatwork
sensorimotor stage
motivation
transfer of learning
33. A focus on having students in mixed-ability groups and holding them to high standards but providing many ways for students to reach those standards
antecedent stimuli
untracking
top-down processing
internal validity
34. The process of connecting new material to information or ideas already in the learner's mind.
elaboration
preoperational stage
between-class ability grouping
initiative vs. guilt
35. Programs - generally at the primary level - that combine children of different ages in the same class. Also called cross-age grouping programs.
modeling
nongraded programs
wait time
rote learning
36. Rule stating that enjoyable activities can be used to reinforce participation in less enjoyable activities
paired-associate learning
Premack Principle
serial learning
independent practice
37. The weakening and eventual elimination of a learned behavior as reinforcement is withdrawn.
applied behavior analysis
discontinuous theories of development
object permanence
extinction
38. 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.
class inclusion
keyword method
knowledge construction
deficiency needs
39. Basic requirements for physical and psychological well-being as identified by Maslow
growth needs
deficiency needs
positive correlation
calling order
40. 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.
associative play
proactive inhibition
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
reflexes
41. The increase in levels of a behavior in the early stages of extinction.
serial learning
extinction burst
parallel play
transitional bilingual education
42. View of cognitive development that emphasizes the active role of learners in building their own understanding of reality. (Piaget's theory of development)
constructivism
external locus of control
critical thinking
principle
43. Arousing interest - maintaining curiosity - interesting presentation modes - and helping students set their own goals
conventional level of morality
readiness training
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
self-regulation
44. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.
mapping
stimuli
regrouping
worked examples
45. Mental repetition of information - which can improve its retention
levels-of-processing theory
private speech
generativity vs self-absorption
rehearsal
46. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
self-esteem
readiness training
procedural memory
individualized instruction
47. Dual language models teach all students in both English and another language.
instrumental enrichment
two-way bilingual education
discovery learning
Skinner box
48. Knowledge and skills relating to reading that children usually develop from experience with books and other print media before the beginning of formal reading instruction in school.
emergent literacy
massed practice
principle
industry vs. inferiority
49. Students are encouraged to discover principles for themselves
cooperative scripting
expectancy theory
discovery learning
moratorium
50. Perception of and response to different stimuli
fixed-interval schedule
discrimination
summative evaluations
extinction