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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Students begin with complex problems to solve and then work out or discover (with the teacher's guidance) the basic skills required.
reciprocal teaching
PQ4R method
knowledge construction
top-down processing
2. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes
constructivist theories of learning
industry vs. inferiority
effective teaching
cognitive learning theories
3. Component of instruction in which students work by themselves to demonstrate and rehearse new knowledge.
parts of a direct instruction lesson
independent practice
single-case experiment
pegword method
4. Stage at which one can deal abstractly with hypothetical situations and can reason logically. (Piaget: ages 11 to adulthood)
recency effect
wait time
formal operational stage
identity diffusion
5. Bandura states it has four phases: 1. attentional phase-paying attention to a model 2. retention phase-students watch the model and then practice 3. reproduction phase- try to match their behavior to the model's 4. motivational phase- student will co
untracking
observational learning
verbal learning
process-product studies
6. Pattern of teaching concepts by presenting a rule or definition - giving examples - and then showing how examples illustrate the rule
educational psychology
within-class ability grouping
applied behavior analysis
rule-example-rule
7. A parts of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge
process-product studies
rote learning
elaboration
semantic memory
8. Interaction of individual differences in learning with particular teaching methods.
lesson clarity
aptitude-treatment interaction
wait time
applied behavior analysis
9. 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
cooperative scripting
untracking
observational learning
retroactive inhibition
10. Situation in which students appear to be on-task but are not engaged in learning.
presentation punishment
automaticity
principle
mock participation
11. The degree to which an experiment's results can be attributed to the treatment in question - not to other factors.
effective use of independent practice time
internal validity
presentation punishment
self-questioning strategies
12. A type of evidence of validity that exists when scores on a test are related to scores from another measure of an associated trait
intimacy vs. isolation
criterion-related evidence
correlational study
conservation
13. Basic requirements for physical and psychological well-being as identified by Maslow
schemes
Joplin Plan
deficiency needs
emergent literacy
14. Length of time that a teacher waits for a student to answer a question
wait time
small muscle development
schemata
fixed-interval schedule
15. View of cognitive development that emphasizes the active role of learners in building their own understanding of reality. (Piaget's theory of development)
reversibility
external locus of control
constructivism
withitness
16. Experiment that studies a treatment's effect on one person or one group by contrasting behavior before - during - or after application of the treatment.
cognitive learning theories
self-questioning strategies
centration
single-case experiment
17. Students who have knowledge of effective learning strategies and how and when to use them
overlapping
prejudice reduction
experiment
self-regulated learners
18. Component of the memory system in which information is received and held for very short periods of time.
sensory register
behavior-content matrix
parts of a direct instruction lesson
automaticity
19. Symbols that cultures create to help people think - communicate and solve problems
retroactive inhibition
trust vs. mistrust
single-case experiment
sign systems
20. Objectives that have to do with student attitudes and values.
sex-role behavior
heteronomous morality
consequences
affective objectives
21. Assessments that rate how thoroughly students have mastered specific skills or areas of knowledge
compensatory preschool programs
proactive facilitation
criterion-references interpretations
overlapping
22. Environmental conditions that activate the senses
verbal learning
keyword method
criterion-references interpretations
stimuli
23. Representing the main points of material in a hierarchical format.
outlining
self-esteem
content evidence
group contingencies
24. Arousing interest - maintaining curiosity - interesting presentation modes - and helping students set their own goals
initial-letter strategies
retroactive facilitation
zone of proximal development
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
25. Believing that everyone views the world as you do.
dual code theory of memory
conservation
outlining
egocentric
26. Pleasant or unpleasant conditions that follow behaviors and affect the frequency of future behaviors.
consequences
removal punishment
stimuli
pegword method
27. Devices or strategies for aiding the memory
stimuli
norm-referenced interpretations
mnemonics
retroactive inhibition
28. Memorization of a series of items in a particular order.
cooperative scripting
sensorimotor stage
serial learning
identity achievement
29. Compensatory preschool programs that target very young children at the greatest risk of school failure.
self-questioning strategies
early intervention program
locus of control
free-recall learning
30. Theories describing human development as occurring through a fixed sequence of distinct - predictable stages governed by inborn factors.
paired bilingual education
major stage theorists
discontinuous theories of development
imagery
31. Memorization of facts or association that might be essentially arbitrary
expectancy-valence model
rote learning
secondary reinforcer
learning goals
32. The components of memory in which large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.
long-term memory
working memory capacity
neutral stimuli
constructivist theories of learning
33. A study strategy that requires decisions about what to write.
worked examples
equilibration
note-taking
conventional level of morality
34. The study of teaching and learning with applications to the instructional process. Also called instruction.
expectancy theory
pedagogy
concrete operational stage
extinction
35. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a constant amount of time.
fixed-interval schedule
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
schemata
presentation punishment
36. Paying attention to only one aspect of an object or situation.
learning probes
behavioral learning theories
centration
perception
37. 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.
paired-associate learning
educational psychology
affective objectives
mediated learning
38. 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)
initiative vs. guilt
affective objectives
cues
recency effect
39. Final evaluations of students' achievement of an objective
antecedent stimuli
knowledge construction
two-way bilingual education
summative evaluations
40. A special program that is the subject of an experiment.
foreclosure
psychosocial theory
treatment
individualized instruction
41. Knowledge about one's own learning or about how to learn ('thinking about thinking')
assertive discipline
class inclusion
metacognition
prosocial behaviors
42. A skill learning during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can mentally arrange and compare objects.
transitivity
presentation punishment
correlational study
inert knowledge
43. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
moral dilemmas
individualized instruction
classical conditioning
flashbulb memory
44. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response
reciprocal teaching
adaptation
unconditioned stimulus
self-regulated learners
45. A critical goal of multicultural education; involves development of positive relationships and tolerant attitudes among students of different backgrounds.
seriation
prejudice reduction
extinction burst
identity vs. role confusion
46. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable amount of time.
schedule of reinforcement
review prerequisites
variable-interval schedule.
early intervention program
47. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.
moratorium
Skinner box
private speech
egocentric
48. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements teachers can directly control: quality - appropriateness - incentive - and time.
rote learning
QAIT model
deficiency needs
social comparison
49. Doing this for a purpose; teachers who use intentionality plan their actions based on the outcomes they want to achieve.
intentionality
primary reinforcer
distributed practice
compensatory preschool programs
50. Mental visualization of images to improve memory
imagery
assimilation
major stage theorists
nformation-processing theory