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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. Children's self-talk - which guides their thinking and action; eventually internalized as inner speech.






2. Stages 5 & 6 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgments in realtion to abstract principles.






3. In Piaget's theory of moral development - the stage at which a person understands that people make rules and that punishments are not automatic.






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






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






6. Representing the main points of material in a hierarchical format.






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






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






9. Designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed






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






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






12. Learning of words (or facts expressed in words).






13. Compensatory preschool programs that target very young children at the greatest risk of school failure.






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






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






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






17. Research carried out by educators in their own classrooms or schools.






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






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






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






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






22. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.






23. Expressing clear expectations - providing clear feedback - providing immediate feedback - providing frequent feedback - increasing the value and availability of extrinsic motivators






24. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.






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






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






27. A personality trait that determines whether people attribute responsibility for their own failure or success to internal or external factors






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






29. 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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30. Continuation (of behavior)






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






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






33. An internal process that activates - guides and maintains behavior over time.






34. Arousing interest - maintaining curiosity - interesting presentation modes - and helping students set their own goals






35. Mental networks of related concepts that influence understanding of new information






36. Theory suggesting that information coded both visually and verbally is remembered better than information coded in only one of those two ways.






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






38. 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.






39. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by desire for knowledge acquisition and self-improvement. Also called mastery goals






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






41. Basic requirements for physical and psychological well-being as identified by Maslow






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






43. 5 to 9 pieces of information






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






45. Mental processing of new informations that relates to previously learned knowledge.






46. Application of behavioral learning principles to understanding and changing behavior (What is the target behavior and the reinforcer)






47. Increased ability to learn new information based on the presence of previously acquired information.






48. Food - water - and other consequence that satisfies a basic need.






49. Mental patterns that guide behavior (Piaget)






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