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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. Mental repetition of information - which can improve its retention






2. View of cognitive development that emphasizes the active role of learners in building their own understanding of reality. (Piaget's theory of development)






3. A critical goal of multicultural education; involves development of positive relationships and tolerant attitudes among students of different backgrounds.






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






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






6. The use of pleasant or unpleasant consequences to control the occurrence of behavior. (Skinner)






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






8. Instructional program for students who speak little or no English in which some instruction is provided in the native language






9. A regrouping method in which students are grouped across grade lines for reading instruction






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






11. Final evaluations of students' achievement of an objective






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






13. State learning objectives and orient students to the lesson.






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






15. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question






16. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a constant amount of time.






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






18. Something that can have more than one value - in a experiment researchers try to limit these to only that being tested.






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






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






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






22. A person's ability to develop his or her full potential






23. Environmental conditions that activate the senses






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






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






26. Measure of the match between the content of a test and the content of the instruction that preceded it.






27. A thinking skills program in which students work through a series of paper-and-pencil exercises that are designed to develop various intellectual abilities.






28. Do not assign independent practice until you are sure students can do it - keep independent practice assignments short - give clear instructions - get students started and then avoid interruptions - monitor independent work - collects independent wor






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. Gradual - orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated.






35. Experiments in which researchers create a highly artificial - structured setting that exists for a brief period of time. Researchers can exert a very high degree of control over all the factors involved in the study.






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






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






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






39. The ability to think and solve problems without the help of others






40. Approach to teaching in which the teacher transmits information directly to the students; lessons are goal oriented and structured by the teacher.






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






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






43. Dual language models teach all students in both English and another language.






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






45. A person's perception of his or her own strengths - weaknesses - abilities - attitudes - and values.






46. 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.






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






48. An adolescent's premature establishment of an identity based on parental choices - not his or her own (Marcia)






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






50. 5 to 9 pieces of information