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Educational Psychology Vocab

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






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






3. One who believes that other factors - such as luck - task difficulty - and other people's actions - cause success or failure






4. A change in an individual that results from experience.






5. The ability to perform a mental operation and then reverse one's thinking to return to the starting point.






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






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






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






9. Level of development immediately above a person's present level. (Vygotsky believed that this was where real learning took place)






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






11. A previously neutral stimulus that evokes a particular response after having been paired with an unconditioned stimulus.






12. Student seeing and when appropriate having hands-on experience with concepts and skills.






13. The weakening and eventual elimination of a learned behavior as reinforcement is withdrawn.






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






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






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






17. Variables for which there is no relationship between high/low levels of one and high/low levels of the other.






18. Class rewards that depend on the behavior of ALL students






19. The components of memory in which large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.






20. A special program that is the subject of an experiment.






21. Cognitive theory of learning that describes the processing - storage - and retrieval of knowledge in the mind.






22. Play that is much like parallel play but with increased levels of interaction in the form of sharing - turn-taking - and general interest in what others are doing.






23. Experiment that studies a treatment's effect on one person or one group by contrasting behavior before - during - or after application of the treatment.






24. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable amount of time.






25. Learning of a list of items in any order.






26. Stage at which children develop the capacity for logical reasoning and understanding of conservation but can use these skills only in dealing with familiar situations. (Piaget: ages 7 to 11)






27. Behavior modification strategies in which a student's school behavior is reported to parents - who supply rewards.






28. Diagramming main ideas and the connections between them






29. A person's eight separate abilities: logical/mathematical - linguistic - musical - naturalist - spatial - bodily/kinesthetic - interpersonal - and intrapersonal. (Garner)






30. Relationship in which high levels of one variable correspond to high levels of another.






31. Technique in which items to be learned are repeated at intervals over a period of time.






32. Decreased ability to recall previously learning information - caused by learning of new information.






33. Late adulthood (Erikson). people look back over their lifetime and come to the realization that one's life has been one's own responsibility. Despair occurs in those who regret the way they have led their lives.






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






35. A chart that classifies lesson objectives according to cognitive level.






36. The study of teaching and learning with applications to the instructional process. Also called instruction.






37. Piaget - Vygotsky - Erikson - and Kohlberg






38. A level of rapidity and ease such that tasks can be performed or skills utilized with little mental effort.






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






40. Explanation of memory that links recall of a stimulus with the amount of mental processing it receives.






41. Actions that show respect and caring for others.






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






43. A study method in which students work in pairs and take turns orally summarizing sections of material to be learned.






44. The order in which students are called on by the teacher to answer questions during the course of a lesson.






45. One who believes that success or failure is the result of his or her own efforts or abilities






46. Students' attitude of readiness to begin a lesson






47. Identifies two main types of needs: deficiency needs and growth needs. People are motivated to satisfy needs at the bottom of the hierarchy before seeking to satisfy those at the top. (deficiency needs bottom to top: physiological needs - safety need

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48. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences. According to Piaget learning depends on this process.






49. Orderly and lasting growth - adaptation - and change over the course of a lifetime.






50. Programs that are designed to prepare disadvantaged children for entry into kindergarten and first grade.







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