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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.






2. 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.






3. A theory of motivation based on the belief that people's efforts to achieve depend on their expectations of reward






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






5. Play in which children engage in the same activity side by side but with very little interaction or mutual influence.






6. Experiment conducted under realistic conditions in which individuals are assigned by chance to receive different practical treatments or programs.






7. The application of knowledge acquired in one situation to new situations.






8. Theories describing human development as occurring through a fixed sequence of distinct - predictable stages governed by inborn factors.






9. In Piaget's theory of moral development - the stage at which a person understands that people make rules and that punishments are not automatic.






10. 5 to 9 pieces of information






11. Procedures based on both behavioral and cognitive principles for changing one's own behavior by means of self-talk and self-instruction. (Meichenbaum)






12. Believing that everyone views the world as you do.






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






14. The tendency for items at the beginning of a list to be recalled more easily that other items.






15. A part of long-term memory that stores information about how to do things






16. A person's perception of his or her own strengths - weaknesses - abilities - attitudes - and values.






17. 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.






18. Designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed






19. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response






20. A system of accommodating student differences by diving a class of students into two or more ability groups for instruction in certain subject areas.






21. Withdrawal of a pleasant consequence that is reinforcing a behavior - designed to decrease the chances that the behavior will recur.






22. Inborn - automatic responses to stimuli (e.g. eye blinking in response to bright light).






23. Explanation of the relationship between factors - such as the effects of alternative grading systems on student motivation.






24. Mental visualization of images to improve memory






25. Procedure used to test the effect of a treatment. Researchers can create special treatments and analyze their effects.






26. Doing this for a purpose; teachers who use intentionality plan their actions based on the outcomes they want to achieve.






27. In Piaget's theory of moral development - the stage at which children think that rules are unchangeable and that breaking them leads to automatic punishment.






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






29. Knowledge about one's own learning or about how to learn ('thinking about thinking')






30. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements teachers can directly control: quality - appropriateness - incentive - and time.






31. Needs for knowing - appreciating - and understanding - which people try to satisfy after their basic needs are met as identified by Maslow






32. Students begin with complex problems to solve and then work out or discover (with the teacher's guidance) the basic skills required.






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






34. Kounin - the degree to which the teacher is aware of and responsive to student behavior at all times






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






36. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question






37. The value of each of us places on our own characteristics - abilities - and behaviors.






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






39. Theories based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.






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






41. Evaluation of conclusions through logical and systematic examination of the problem - the evidence - and the solution.






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






43. According to Erikson - the set of critical issues that individuals must address as they pass through each of the eight life stages.






44. Pattern of teaching concepts by presenting a rule or definition - giving examples - and then showing how examples illustrate the rule






45. Inability to develop a clear direction or sense of self (Marcia)






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






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






48. Mental patterns that guide behavior (Piaget)






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






50. Process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise through interaction with an expert - with an adult or an older or more advanced peer.







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