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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. Process of repeatedly associating a previously neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus in order to evoke a conditioned response. (Pavlov)






2. A theory that relates the probability and the incentive value of success to motivation






3. Theories that state that learners must individually discover and transform complex information - checking new information against old rules and revising rules when they no longer work. (student-centered instruction)






4. 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)






5. Children are taught reading or other subjects in both their native language and English






6. A study strategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.






7. 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.






8. Wait for students to respond - avoid unnecessary achievement distinctions among students - and treat all students equally.






9. Explanations of learning that emphasize observable changes in behavior.






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






11. Pleasant or unpleasant conditions that follow behaviors and affect the frequency of future behaviors.






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






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






14. A study strategy that requires decisions about what to write.






15. Success bring with it a sense of industry - a good feeling about oneself and one's abilities. 6 to 12 years (Erikson)






16. Research into the relationships between variables as they naturally occur.






17. Theory stating that information is stored in long-term memory in schemata (networks of connected facts and concepts) - which provide a structure for making sense of new information.






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






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






20. Stages 3 & 4 of Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in consideration of others.






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






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






23. Present new material - conduct learning probes - provide independent practice - assess performance and provide feedback - provide distributed practice and review






24. Diagramming main ideas and the connections between them






25. Methods for learning - studying - or solving problems.






26. The desire to experience success and to participate in activities in which success depends on personal effort and abilities






27. A strategy for improving memory by using images to link pairs of items.






28. Piaget - Vygotsky - Erikson - and Kohlberg






29. Teacher's ability to attend to interruptions or behavior problems while continuing a lesson or other instructional activity.






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






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






32. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes






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






34. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.






35. In Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning - hypothetical situations that require a person to consider values or right and wrong.






36. Expressing clear expectations - providing clear feedback - providing immediate feedback - providing frequent feedback - increasing the value and availability of extrinsic motivators






37. Representing the main points of material in a hierarchical format.






38. The concept that certain properties of an object (such as weight) remain the same regardless of changes in other properties (such as length).






39. Stage at which children learn to represent things in the mind. (Piaget: ages 2-7)






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






41. Perception of and response to different stimuli






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






43. Middle adulthood (Erikson). the interest in establishing and guiding the next generation.






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






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






46. Stimuli that have no effect on a particular response.






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






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






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






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