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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. Active focus on certain stimuli to the exclusion of others






2. Young adulthood (Erikson) Learning how to share their life with another.






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






4. A method - such as questioning - that helps teachers find out whether students understand a lesson.






5. Inborn - automatic responses to stimuli (e.g. eye blinking in response to bright light).






6. Component of instruction in which students work by themselves to demonstrate and rehearse new knowledge.






7. Stages 1 and 2 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in their own interests.






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






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






10. Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations. (Piaget)






11. Environmental conditions that activate the senses






12. Arranging objects in sequential order according to one aspect - such as size - weight - or volume.






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






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






15. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.






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






17. Learning theory that emphasizes not only reinforcement but also the effects of cues on thought and of thought on action. developed by Bandura






18. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response






19. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.






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






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






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






23. Teachers' use of examples - data - and other information from a variety of cultures.






24. Students are encouraged to discover principles for themselves






25. Important events that a fixed mainly in visual and auditory memory.






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






27. Children are taught reading or other subjects in their native language for a few years and then transitioned to English






28. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a fixed number of behaviors.






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






30. The tendency for items at the end of a list to be recalled more easily than other items.






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.






32. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.






33. Final evaluations of students' achievement of an objective






34. A study strategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.






35. Wait for students to respond - avoid unnecessary achievement distinctions among students - and treat all students equally.






36. Stimuli that have no effect on a particular response.






37. Interaction of individual differences in learning with particular teaching methods.






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






39. Present new material - conduct learning probes - provide independent practice - assess performance and provide feedback - provide distributed practice and review






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






41. A person's interpretation of stimuli






42. Symbols that cultures create to help people think - communicate and solve problems






43. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes






44. Research study aimed at identifying and gathering detailed information about something of interest.






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.






46. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.






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






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






49. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)






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







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