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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Active focus on certain stimuli to the exclusion of others
distributed practice
generalization
attention
assimilation
2. Young adulthood (Erikson) Learning how to share their life with another.
preconventional level of morality
bilingual education
intimacy vs. isolation
regrouping
3. A person's eight separate abilities: logical/mathematical - linguistic - musical - naturalist - spatial - bodily/kinesthetic - interpersonal - and intrapersonal. (Garner)
identity vs. role confusion
compensatory preschool programs
dual code theory of memory
multiple intelligences
4. A method - such as questioning - that helps teachers find out whether students understand a lesson.
learning probes
discrimination
accommodation
deficiency needs
5. Inborn - automatic responses to stimuli (e.g. eye blinking in response to bright light).
reflexes
mental set
variable-interval schedule.
automaticity
6. Component of instruction in which students work by themselves to demonstrate and rehearse new knowledge.
review prerequisites
learning probes
stimuli
independent practice
7. Stages 1 and 2 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in their own interests.
autonomous morality
social learning theory
preconventional level of morality
process-product studies
8. The application of knowledge acquired in one situation to new situations.
transfer of learning
identity achievement
experimental group
integrity vs. despiar
9. Measure of the match between the content of a test and the content of the instruction that preceded it.
self-regulated learners
cognitive behavior modification
content evidence
early intervention program
10. Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations. (Piaget)
self-actualization
learning
effective teaching
accommodation
11. Environmental conditions that activate the senses
stimuli
self-concept
group contingencies
advance organizers
12. Arranging objects in sequential order according to one aspect - such as size - weight - or volume.
seriation
principle
conventional level of morality
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
13. Student seeing and when appropriate having hands-on experience with concepts and skills.
primacy effect
motivation
loci method
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
14. A type of evidence of validity that exists when scores on a test are related to scores from another measure of an associated trait
experiment
criterion-related evidence
vicarious learning
stimuli
15. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.
interference
inert knowledge
group contingencies
operant conditioning
16. The study of teaching and learning with applications to the instructional process. Also called instruction.
teacher efficacy
review prerequisites
formal operational stage
pedagogy
17. Learning theory that emphasizes not only reinforcement but also the effects of cues on thought and of thought on action. developed by Bandura
social learning theory
lesson clarity
self-questioning strategies
long-term memory
18. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response
experimental group
locus of control
unconditioned stimulus
multiple intelligences
19. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.
identity achievement
cognitive learning theories
worked examples
negative correlation
20. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable amount of time.
variable-interval schedule.
free-recall learning
self-concept
summarizing
21. Programs that are designed to prepare disadvantaged children for entry into kindergarten and first grade.
mnemonics
levels-of-processing theory
correlational study
compensatory preschool programs
22. The ability to think and solve problems without the help of others
Joplin Plan
self-regulation
effective teaching
constructivist theories of learning
23. Teachers' use of examples - data - and other information from a variety of cultures.
content integration
theory
direct instruction
mnemonics
24. Students are encouraged to discover principles for themselves
descriptive research
worked examples
perception
discovery learning
25. Important events that a fixed mainly in visual and auditory memory.
discovery learning
flashbulb memory
schedule of reinforcement
direct instruction
26. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences. According to Piaget learning depends on this process.
QAIT model
behavior-content matrix
equilibration
fixed-interval schedule
27. Children are taught reading or other subjects in their native language for a few years and then transitioned to English
uncorrelated variables
transitional bilingual education
autonomous morality
schedule of reinforcement
28. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a fixed number of behaviors.
wait time
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
expectancy theory
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
29. Learned information that could be applied to a wide range of situations but whose use is limited to restricted - often artificial - applications.
cues
withitness
inert knowledge
solitary play
30. The tendency for items at the end of a list to be recalled more easily than other items.
accommodation
social comparison
preoperational stage
recency effect
31. A system of accommodating student differences by diving a class of students into two or more ability groups for instruction in certain subject areas.
Joplin Plan
instrumental enrichment
within-class ability grouping
punishment
32. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.
group contingencies
imagery
content evidence
schedule of reinforcement
33. Final evaluations of students' achievement of an objective
summative evaluations
flashbulb memory
zone of proximal development
note-taking
34. A study strategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.
positive correlation
learning probes
postconventional level of morality
PQ4R method
35. Wait for students to respond - avoid unnecessary achievement distinctions among students - and treat all students equally.
growth needs
Blooms Taxonomy
autonomous morality
communicating positive expectations
36. Stimuli that have no effect on a particular response.
neutral stimuli
paired-associate learning
bilingual education
self-concept
37. Interaction of individual differences in learning with particular teaching methods.
worked examples
operant conditioning
aptitude-treatment interaction
constructivist theories of learning
38. Believing that everyone views the world as you do.
deficiency needs
interference
punishment
egocentric
39. Present new material - conduct learning probes - provide independent practice - assess performance and provide feedback - provide distributed practice and review
review prerequisites
serial learning
pegword method
seatwork
40. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable number of behaviors.
solitary play
two-way bilingual education
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
schedule of reinforcement
41. A person's interpretation of stimuli
perception
aptitude-treatment interaction
Skinner box
knowledge construction
42. Symbols that cultures create to help people think - communicate and solve problems
self-esteem
sign systems
Joplin Plan
constructivism
43. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes
unconditioned stimulus
retroactive inhibition
constructivism
cognitive learning theories
44. Research study aimed at identifying and gathering detailed information about something of interest.
consequences
transitional bilingual education
descriptive research
observational learning
45. Knowledge and skills relating to reading that children usually develop from experience with books and other print media before the beginning of formal reading instruction in school.
generativity vs self-absorption
cognitive behavior modification
self-regulated learners
emergent literacy
46. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
rehearsal
control group
individualized instruction
maintenance
47. Students who have knowledge of effective learning strategies and how and when to use them
large muscle development
external validity
self-regulated learners
uncorrelated variables
48. The tendency to analyze oneself and one's own thoughts
self-esteem
communicating positive expectations
reflectivity
individualized instruction
49. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)
self-questioning strategies
small muscle development
two-way bilingual education
neutral stimuli
50. A level of rapidity and ease such that tasks can be performed or skills utilized with little mental effort.
attribution theory
laboratory experiment
automaticity
two-way bilingual education
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