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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. Writing brief statements that represent the main idea of the information being read






2. Explanation of memory that links recall of a stimulus with the amount of mental processing it receives.






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






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






5. Experiment conducted under realistic conditions in which individuals are assigned by chance to receive different practical treatments or programs.






6. An abstract idea that is generalized from specific examples






7. Stage during which infants learn about their surroundings by using their senses and motor skills. (Piaget: birth to 2 years)






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






9. Explanations of learning that emphasize observable changes in behavior.






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






11. One who believes that other factors - such as luck - task difficulty - and other people's actions - cause success or failure






12. Problem-solving technique that encourages indentifying the goal (ends) to be attained - the current situation - and what needs to be done (means) to reduce the difference between the two conditions.






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






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






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






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






17. Instruction felt to be adapted to the current developmental status of children (rather than to their age alone).






18. The tendency for items at the beginning of a list to be recalled more easily that other items.






19. 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.






20. Mental patterns that guide behavior (Piaget)






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






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






23. Experimentation with occupational and ideological choices without definite commitment. (Marcia)






24. Strategies for learning in which initial letters of items to be memorized are made into a more easily remembered word or phrase.






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Length of time that a teacher waits for a student to answer a question






30. A type of evidence of validity that exists when scores on a test are related to scores from another measure of an associated trait






31. The study of learning and teaching.






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






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






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






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






36. Values computed from raw scores that relate students' performances to those of a norming group






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






38. A part of long-term memory that stores images of our personal experiences






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






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






41. Learning based on the observation of the consequences of others' behavior.






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






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






44. Helping students understand how the knowledge we take in is influence by our origins and points of view.






45. Group that receives the treatment during an experiment.






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






47. Theories that state that learners must individually discover and transform complex information - checking new information against old rules and revising rules when they no longer work. (student-centered instruction)






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






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






50. 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.