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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Values computed from raw scores that relate students' performances to those of a norming group






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






3. Designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed






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






5. The increase in levels of a behavior in the early stages of extinction.






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






7. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.






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






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






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






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






12. The fact that an object exists even if it is out of sight.






13. Simple to complex: knowledge (recall) - comprehension (translating - interpreting - or extrapolating) - application (using principles or abstractions to solve novel or real-life problems) - analysis (breaking down complex information or ideas into si






14. A state of consolidation reflecting conscious - clear-cut decisions concerning occupation and ideology. (Marcia)






15. Images - concepts - or narratives that compare new information to information students already understand.






16. Memorization of facts or association that might be essentially arbitrary






17. Increased comprehension of previously learned information because of the acquisition of new information.






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






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






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






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






22. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes






23. Activities and techniques that orient students to the material before reading or class presentation






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






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






26. The process of connecting new material to information or ideas already in the learner's mind.






27. Memorization of a series of items in a particular order.






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






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






30. The desire to experience success and to participate in activities in which success depends on personal effort and abilities






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






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






33. A theory of motivation based on the belief that people's efforts to achieve depend on their expectations of reward






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






35. Process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise through interaction with an expert - with an adult or an older or more advanced peer.






36. Group that receives no special treatment during an experiment.






37. Continuation (of behavior)






38. Actions that show respect and caring for others.






39. Devices or strategies for aiding the memory






40. Active focus on certain stimuli to the exclusion of others






41. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response






42. 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.






43. A person's interpretation of stimuli






44. The study of learning and teaching.






45. The process of comparing oneself to other to gather information and to evaluate and judge one's abilities - attitudes - and conduct.






46. Children are taught reading or other subjects in both their native language and English






47. 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.






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






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






50. An aversive stimulus following a behavior - used to decrease the chances that the behavior will occur again.