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Educational Psychology Vocab

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






2. Research approach in which the teaching practices of effective teachers are recorded through classroom observation






3. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.






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






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






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






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






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






9. The tendency for items at the end of a list to be recalled more easily than other items.






10. Mental visualization of images to improve memory






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






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






13. Children at this stage have the dual desire to hold on and to let go. Overly restrictive and harsh parents can give children a sense of powerlessness and doubt in their abilities. 18 months to 3 years (Erikson)






14. Final evaluations of students' achievement of an objective






15. Writing brief statements that represent the main idea of the information being read






16. Learning of words (or facts expressed in words).






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






18. Events that precede behaviors






19. The goal of infancy is to develop a basic trust in the world. Birth to 18 months (Erikson)






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






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






22. During this period children's continually maturing motor and language skills permit them to be increasingly aggressive and vigorous in the explorations of bot their social and their physical environment. 3 to 6 years (Erikson)






23. Play in which children join together to create a common goal.






24. 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.






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






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






27. Theory suggesting that information coded both visually and verbally is remembered better than information coded in only one of those two ways.






28. A person's interpretation of stimuli






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






30. 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.






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






32. Students are encouraged to discover principles for themselves






33. Children's self-talk - which guides their thinking and action; eventually internalized as inner speech.






34. Helping students understand how the knowledge we take in is influence by our origins and points of view.






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






36. Perception of and response to different stimuli






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






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






39. The tendency to analyze oneself and one's own thoughts






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






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






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






43. Problem-solving technique that encourages indentifying the goal (ends) to be attained - the current situation - and what needs to be done (means) to reduce the difference between the two conditions.






44. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes






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






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






47. Images - concepts - or narratives that compare new information to information students already understand.






48. A method - such as questioning - that helps teachers find out whether students understand a lesson.






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






50. General aptitude for learning - often measured by the ability to deal with abstractions and to solve problems.