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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. A part of long-term memory that stores information about how to do things






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






3. Research + common sense






4. A small-group teaching method based on principles of question generation; through instruction and modeling - teachers foster metacognitive skills primarily to improve the reading performance of students who have poor comprehension






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






6. A change in an individual that results from experience.






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






8. 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






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






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






11. The degree to which teachers feel that their own efforts determine the success of their students.






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






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






14. Experimentation with occupational and ideological choices without definite commitment. (Marcia)






15. Instructional program for students who speak little or no English in which some instruction is provided in the native language






16. Mental patterns that guide behavior (Piaget)






17. Socially approved behavior associated with one gender as opposed to the other.






18. 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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19. Situation in which students appear to be on-task but are not engaged in learning.






20. Technique in which items to be learned are repeated at intervals over a period of time.






21. A parts of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge






22. Arranging objects in sequential order according to one aspect - such as size - weight - or volume.






23. Learned information that could be applied to a wide range of situations but whose use is limited to restricted - often artificial - applications.






24. A set of principles that relates to social environment to psychological development (Erikson is viewed this way)






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






26. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes






27. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.






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






29. Strategy where students more easily discover and comprehend difficult concepts if they can talk with each other about the problems (constructivist supported learning)






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






31. An aversive stimulus following a behavior - used to decrease the chances that the behavior will occur again.






32. Mental repetition of information - which can improve its retention






33. Rule stating that enjoyable activities can be used to reinforce participation in less enjoyable activities






34. Arousing interest - maintaining curiosity - interesting presentation modes - and helping students set their own goals






35. Understanding new experiences in terms of existing schemes. (Piaget)






36. Students' attitude of readiness to begin a lesson






37. Piaget - Vygotsky - Erikson - and Kohlberg






38. Technique in which fact or skills to be learned are repeated often over a concentrated period of time.






39. Continuation (of behavior)






40. The increase in levels of a behavior in the early stages of extinction.






41. View of cognitive development that emphasizes the active role of learners in building their own understanding of reality. (Piaget's theory of development)






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






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






44. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable number of behaviors.






45. Actions that show respect and caring for others.






46. Events that precede behaviors






47. A person's eight separate abilities: logical/mathematical - linguistic - musical - naturalist - spatial - bodily/kinesthetic - interpersonal - and intrapersonal. (Garner)






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






49. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable amount of time.






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