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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. 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
trust vs. mistrust
effective use of independent practice time
prosocial behaviors
untracking
2. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes
cognitive learning theories
schemes
punishment
meaningful learning
3. A skill learning during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can mentally arrange and compare objects.
cognitive learning theories
transitivity
reciprocal teaching
continuous theories of development
4. Play in which children join together to create a common goal.
dual code theory of memory
cooperative scripting
long-term memory
cooperative play
5. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.
major stage theorists
intelligence
cooperative play
interference
6. Symbols that cultures create to help people think - communicate and solve problems
between-class ability grouping
sign systems
positive correlation
within-class ability grouping
7. Paying attention to only one aspect of an object or situation.
psychosocial crisis
criterion-references interpretations
centration
randomized field experiment
8. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a fixed number of behaviors.
keyword method
untracking
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
equity pedagogy
9. A personality trait that determines whether people attribute responsibility for their own failure or success to internal or external factors
worked examples
nformation-processing theory
external validity
locus of control
10. Process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise through interaction with an expert - with an adult or an older or more advanced peer.
effective use of independent practice time
egocentric
cognitive apprenticeship
proactive facilitation
11. Explanations of learning that emphasize observable changes in behavior.
flashbulb memory
Skinner box
behavioral learning theories
conditioned stimulus
12. 5 to 9 pieces of information
recency effect
cognitive behavior modification
initiative vs. guilt
working memory capacity
13. Component of the memory system in which information is received and held for very short periods of time.
intimacy vs. isolation
sensory register
criterion-references interpretations
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
14. A method of ability grouping in which students in mixed-ability classes are assigned to reading or math classes on the basis of their performance levels
modeling
mediated learning
regrouping
antecedent stimuli
15. A critical goal of multicultural education; involves development of positive relationships and tolerant attitudes among students of different backgrounds.
generalization
cognitive development
prejudice reduction
Joplin Plan
16. Final evaluations of students' achievement of an objective
summative evaluations
psychosocial crisis
variable-interval schedule.
cognitive behavior modification
17. Wait for students to respond - avoid unnecessary achievement distinctions among students - and treat all students equally.
communicating positive expectations
free-recall learning
schemes
mediated learning
18. Memorization of a series of items in a particular order.
negative correlation
neutral stimuli
primacy effect
serial learning
19. A small-group teaching method based on principles of question generation; through instruction and modeling - teachers foster metacognitive skills primarily to improve the reading performance of students who have poor comprehension
untracking
derived scores
reciprocal teaching
formative evaluation
20. Students are taught primarily or entirely in English
derived scores
Blooms Taxonomy
rehearsal
english immersion
21. A previously neutral stimulus that evokes a particular response after having been paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
heteronomous morality
locus of control
applied behavior analysis
conditioned stimulus
22. A theory of motivation based on the belief that people's efforts to achieve depend on their expectations of reward
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
nongraded programs
expectancy theory
self-actualization
23. Food - water - and other consequence that satisfies a basic need.
semantic memory
mediated learning
intimacy vs. isolation
primary reinforcer
24. A strategy for improving memory by using images to link pairs of items.
keyword method
experimental group
preconventional level of morality
pegword method
25. Important events that a fixed mainly in visual and auditory memory.
experiment
elaboration
expectancy-valence model
flashbulb memory
26. Strategy where students more easily discover and comprehend difficult concepts if they can talk with each other about the problems (constructivist supported learning)
cooperative learning
sensorimotor stage
top-down processing
emergent literacy
27. Research into the relationships between variables as they naturally occur.
correlational study
self-questioning strategies
metacognition
automaticity
28. Kounin - the degree to which the teacher is aware of and responsive to student behavior at all times
schema theory
review prerequisites
withitness
schemes
29. Students' attitude of readiness to begin a lesson
effective teaching
mental set
automaticity
cooperative scripting
30. Success bring with it a sense of industry - a good feeling about oneself and one's abilities. 6 to 12 years (Erikson)
industry vs. inferiority
large muscle development
control group
affective objectives
31. Present new material - conduct learning probes - provide independent practice - assess performance and provide feedback - provide distributed practice and review
initial-letter strategies
review prerequisites
shaping
Skinner box
32. Learning theory that emphasizes not only reinforcement but also the effects of cues on thought and of thought on action. developed by Bandura
communicating positive expectations
levels-of-processing theory
social learning theory
paired-associate learning
33. 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.
attribution theory
heteronomous morality
stimuli
small muscle development
34. Theories based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.
continuous theories of development
sex-role behavior
randomized field experiment
summative evaluations
35. Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations. (Piaget)
accommodation
imagery
mnemonics
free-recall learning
36. The study of learning and teaching.
learning goals
Blooms Taxonomy
educational psychology
discontinuous theories of development
37. Writing brief statements that represent the main idea of the information being read
expectancy-valence model
summarizing
communicating positive expectations
fixed-interval schedule
38. Theory suggesting that information coded both visually and verbally is remembered better than information coded in only one of those two ways.
generalization
assimilation
theory
dual code theory of memory
39. General aptitude for learning - often measured by the ability to deal with abstractions and to solve problems.
intelligence
mock participation
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
control group
40. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable number of behaviors.
continuous theories of development
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
intimacy vs. isolation
industry vs. inferiority
41. Arranging objects in sequential order according to one aspect - such as size - weight - or volume.
effective use of independent practice time
seriation
primacy effect
note-taking
42. 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.
secondary reinforcer
episodic memory
seriation
associative play
43. Pattern of teaching concepts by presenting a rule or definition - giving examples - and then showing how examples illustrate the rule
rule-example-rule
Premack Principle
constructivism
elaboration
44. Instruction felt to be adapted to the current developmental status of children (rather than to their age alone).
flashbulb memory
developmentally appropriate education
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
reversibility
45. Explanation of the relationship between factors - such as the effects of alternative grading systems on student motivation.
cognitive learning theories
principle
note-taking
concept
46. Learning based on the observation of the consequences of others' behavior.
vicarious learning
bilingual education
QAIT model
internal validity
47. Programs - generally at the primary level - that combine children of different ages in the same class. Also called cross-age grouping programs.
bilingual education
nongraded programs
discovery learning
reflectivity
48. Variables for which there is no relationship between high/low levels of one and high/low levels of the other.
home-based reinforcement strategies
uncorrelated variables
transitional bilingual education
external validity
49. An internal process that activates - guides and maintains behavior over time.
psychosocial theory
motivation
note-taking
within-class ability grouping
50. Experiment that studies a treatment's effect on one person or one group by contrasting behavior before - during - or after application of the treatment.
randomized field experiment
aptitude-treatment interaction
preconventional level of morality
single-case experiment