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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. A person's interpretation of stimuli
cognitive learning theories
pegword method
perception
negative correlation
2. A type of evidence of validity that exists when scores on a test are related to scores from another measure of an associated trait
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
rote learning
criterion-related evidence
primacy effect
3. Procedures based on both behavioral and cognitive principles for changing one's own behavior by means of self-talk and self-instruction. (Meichenbaum)
direct instruction
untracking
inert knowledge
cognitive behavior modification
4. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by a desire to gain recognition from others and to earn good grades.
concept
performance goals
massed practice
means-ends analysis
5. 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
theory
group contingencies
criterion-references interpretations
Blooms Taxonomy
6. State learning objectives and orient students to the lesson.
multiple intelligences
parts of a direct instruction lesson
achievement motivation
egocentric
7. Actions that show respect and caring for others.
distributed practice
flashbulb memory
prosocial behaviors
preconventional level of morality
8. A thinking skills program in which students work through a series of paper-and-pencil exercises that are designed to develop various intellectual abilities.
imagery
instrumental enrichment
object permanence
choral responses
9. Withdrawal of a pleasant consequence that is reinforcing a behavior - designed to decrease the chances that the behavior will recur.
home-based reinforcement strategies
lesson clarity
removal punishment
untracking
10. Process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise through interaction with an expert - with an adult or an older or more advanced peer.
uncorrelated variables
experimental group
cognitive apprenticeship
semantic memory
11. A special program that is the subject of an experiment.
treatment
large muscle development
direct instruction
inert knowledge
12. Mental visualization of images to improve memory
cues
mapping
cognitive learning theories
imagery
13. The component of memory in which limited amounts of information can be stored for a few seconds.
summative evaluations
multiple intelligences
short-term/ working memory
elaboration
14. The concept that certain properties of an object (such as weight) remain the same regardless of changes in other properties (such as length).
pedagogy
verbal learning
calling order
conservation
15. Programs - generally at the primary level - that combine children of different ages in the same class. Also called cross-age grouping programs.
imagery
metacognition
nongraded programs
untracking
16. Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations. (Piaget)
aptitude-treatment interaction
paired-associate learning
removal punishment
accommodation
17. The study of learning and teaching.
educational psychology
imagery
external validity
rote learning
18. Basic skills are gradually build into more complex skills.
schedule of reinforcement
bottom-up processing
distributed practice
fixed-interval schedule
19. An intelligence test score that for people of average intelligence should be near 100.
Skinner box
development
intelligence quotient (IQ)
internal validity
20. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response
object permanence
english immersion
unconditioned stimulus
behavioral learning theories
21. An aversive stimulus following a behavior - used to decrease the chances that the behavior will occur again.
intimacy vs. isolation
presentation punishment
randomized field experiment
perception
22. 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
discontinuous theories of development
treatment
untracking
neutral stimuli
23. View of cognitive development that emphasizes the active role of learners in building their own understanding of reality. (Piaget's theory of development)
constructivism
equity pedagogy
schema theory
inferred reality
24. A system of accommodating student differences by diving a class of students into two or more ability groups for instruction in certain subject areas.
stimuli
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
criterion-references interpretations
within-class ability grouping
25. Strategy where students more easily discover and comprehend difficult concepts if they can talk with each other about the problems (constructivist supported learning)
extinction burst
cooperative learning
proactive inhibition
class inclusion
26. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements teachers can directly control: quality - appropriateness - incentive - and time.
schedule of reinforcement
compensatory preschool programs
QAIT model
observational learning
27. Learning based on the observation of the consequences of others' behavior.
inferred reality
vicarious learning
major stage theorists
nformation-processing theory
28. A study strategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.
communicating positive expectations
parallel play
procedural memory
PQ4R method
29. A strategy for remembering lists by picturing items in familiar locations
inert knowledge
paired bilingual education
class inclusion
loci method
30. Activities and techniques that orient students to the material before reading or class presentation
independent practice
advance organizers
individualized instruction
cognitive learning theories
31. Expressing clear expectations - providing clear feedback - providing immediate feedback - providing frequent feedback - increasing the value and availability of extrinsic motivators
teacher efficacy
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
principle
rule-example-rule
32. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable number of behaviors.
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
growth needs
cognitive apprenticeship
modeling
33. The order in which students are called on by the teacher to answer questions during the course of a lesson.
experimental group
calling order
prejudice reduction
derived scores
34. Mental patterns that guide behavior (Piaget)
calling order
discrimination
verbal learning
schemes
35. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
individualized instruction
discovery learning
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
schemata
36. The ability to perform a mental operation and then reverse one's thinking to return to the starting point.
loci method
reversibility
shaping
maintenance
37. A skill learning during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can mentally arrange and compare objects.
note-taking
discovery learning
transitivity
centration
38. Diagramming main ideas and the connections between them
mapping
autonomous morality
metacognitive skills
compensatory education
39. The tendency for items at the beginning of a list to be recalled more easily that other items.
adaptation
autonomous morality
primacy effect
initiative vs. guilt
40. Students' attitude of readiness to begin a lesson
developmentally appropriate education
experiment
serial learning
mental set
41. The expectation - based on experience - that one's actions will ultimately lead to failure.
operant conditioning
retroactive inhibition
learned helplessness
norm-referenced interpretations
42. The components of memory in which large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.
locus of control
seatwork
long-term memory
reinforcer
43. A part of long-term memory that stores images of our personal experiences
educational psychology
episodic memory
long-term memory
variable
44. Pleasant or unpleasant conditions that follow behaviors and affect the frequency of future behaviors.
moratorium
consequences
assertive discipline
distributed practice
45. Objectives that have to do with student attitudes and values.
affective objectives
internal validity
dual code theory of memory
integrity vs. despiar
46. Memorization of a series of items in a particular order.
withitness
summarizing
multiple intelligences
serial learning
47. 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
identity achievement
enactment
regrouping
self-regulation
48. Carryover of behaviors - skills - or concepts from one setting or task to another.
inferred reality
integrity vs. despiar
enactment
generalization
49. Active focus on certain stimuli to the exclusion of others
attention
cooperative play
free-recall learning
keyword method
50. 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
cognitive learning theories
effective use of independent practice time
social learning theory
individualized instruction