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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.
long-term memory
theory
interference
cognitive learning theories
2. Orderly and lasting growth - adaptation - and change over the course of a lifetime.
cognitive development
home-based reinforcement strategies
parts of a direct instruction lesson
development
3. Wait for students to respond - avoid unnecessary achievement distinctions among students - and treat all students equally.
withitness
process-product studies
communicating positive expectations
overlapping
4. Do not assign independent practice until you are sure students can do it - keep independent practice assignments short - give clear instructions - get students started and then avoid interruptions - monitor independent work - collects independent wor
emergent literacy
affective objectives
effective use of independent practice time
choral responses
5. Stages 5 & 6 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgments in realtion to abstract principles.
postconventional level of morality
psychosocial crisis
experimental group
worked examples
6. Teaching of a new skill or behavior by means of reinforcement for small steps toward the desired goal.
shaping
moratorium
external locus of control
reversibility
7. Children at this stage have the dual desire to hold on and to let go. Overly restrictive and harsh parents can give children a sense of powerlessness and doubt in their abilities. 18 months to 3 years (Erikson)
rule-example-rule
autonomy vs. doubt
cues
internal validity
8. The practice of grouping students in separate classes according to ability level
bilingual education
between-class ability grouping
seriation
formative evaluation
9. Degree to which results of an experiment can be applied to a real-life situations.
vicarious learning
compensatory education
review prerequisites
external validity
10. State learning objectives and orient students to the lesson.
rehearsal
early intervention program
parts of a direct instruction lesson
correlational study
11. Students are encouraged to discover principles for themselves
initial-letter strategies
extinction
social learning theory
discovery learning
12. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable number of behaviors.
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
negative correlation
equilibration
psychosocial theory
13. Perception of and response to different stimuli
discrimination
inferred reality
preconventional level of morality
norm-referenced interpretations
14. Helping students understand how the knowledge we take in is influence by our origins and points of view.
industry vs. inferiority
knowledge construction
external locus of control
motivation
15. Young adulthood (Erikson) Learning how to share their life with another.
intimacy vs. isolation
derived scores
treatment
principle
16. A parts of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge
QAIT model
cues
semantic memory
self-questioning strategies
17. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes
Premack Principle
distributed practice
cognitive learning theories
dual code theory of memory
18. Measure of the match between the content of a test and the content of the instruction that preceded it.
lesson clarity
content evidence
inert knowledge
summarizing
19. Active focus on certain stimuli to the exclusion of others
attention
compensatory preschool programs
initiative vs. guilt
accommodation
20. Symbols that cultures create to help people think - communicate and solve problems
conventional level of morality
sign systems
cues
expectancy-valence model
21. Experiment that studies a treatment's effect on one person or one group by contrasting behavior before - during - or after application of the treatment.
single-case experiment
criterion-related evidence
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
preconventional level of morality
22. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response
primacy effect
unconditioned stimulus
individualized instruction
variable
23. Events that precede behaviors
antecedent stimuli
learning probes
summative evaluations
growth needs
24. Explanation of memory that links recall of a stimulus with the amount of mental processing it receives.
levels-of-processing theory
regrouping
massed practice
external locus of control
25. 5 to 9 pieces of information
keyword method
multiple intelligences
working memory capacity
preconventional level of morality
26. Activities and techniques that orient students to the material before reading or class presentation
derived scores
primacy effect
early intervention program
advance organizers
27. Use of direct - simple - and well-organized language to present concepts.
centration
self-concept
lesson clarity
generalization
28. Relationship in which high levels of one variable correspond to high levels of another.
generalization
external validity
inferred reality
positive correlation
29. Students are taught primarily or entirely in English
schedule of reinforcement
autonomy vs. doubt
continuous theories of development
english immersion
30. Mental patterns that guide behavior (Piaget)
schemes
learning
self-regulated learners
learning goals
31. Bandura states it has four phases: 1. attentional phase-paying attention to a model 2. retention phase-students watch the model and then practice 3. reproduction phase- try to match their behavior to the model's 4. motivational phase- student will co
transitivity
free-recall learning
observational learning
moratorium
32. Strategies for learning in which initial letters of items to be memorized are made into a more easily remembered word or phrase.
initial-letter strategies
reciprocal teaching
cooperative scripting
mediated learning
33. Assessments that rate how thoroughly students have mastered specific skills or areas of knowledge
scaffolding
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
criterion-references interpretations
worked examples
34. Children are taught reading or other subjects in both their native language and English
effective use of independent practice time
paired bilingual education
social comparison
note-taking
35. The fact that an object exists even if it is out of sight.
object permanence
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
psychosocial crisis
behavior-content matrix
36. Students' attitude of readiness to begin a lesson
object permanence
maintenance
treatment
mental set
37. Play that occurs alone.
transitional bilingual education
principle
schemes
solitary play
38. Actions that show respect and caring for others.
prosocial behaviors
learning goals
levels-of-processing theory
rote learning
39. Learning theory that emphasizes not only reinforcement but also the effects of cues on thought and of thought on action. developed by Bandura
social learning theory
rote learning
proactive inhibition
direct instruction
40. Teacher's ability to attend to interruptions or behavior problems while continuing a lesson or other instructional activity.
perception
overlapping
pedagogy
class inclusion
41. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
individualized instruction
worked examples
home-based reinforcement strategies
direct instruction
42. Cognitive theory of learning that describes the processing - storage - and retrieval of knowledge in the mind.
expectancy-valence model
inert knowledge
paired bilingual education
nformation-processing theory
43. Students who have knowledge of effective learning strategies and how and when to use them
foreclosure
perception
semantic memory
self-regulated learners
44. Group that receives the treatment during an experiment.
parallel play
experimental group
nongraded programs
content integration
45. A chart that classifies lesson objectives according to cognitive level.
keyword method
behavior-content matrix
wait time
behavioral learning theories
46. Stimuli that have no effect on a particular response.
primacy effect
preconventional level of morality
neutral stimuli
nongraded programs
47. The study of learning and teaching.
wait time
learned helplessness
within-class ability grouping
educational psychology
48. The increase in levels of a behavior in the early stages of extinction.
concrete operational stage
parts of a direct instruction lesson
extinction burst
primary reinforcer
49. The components of memory in which large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.
continuous theories of development
overlapping
long-term memory
prejudice reduction
50. The desire to experience success and to participate in activities in which success depends on personal effort and abilities
intimacy vs. isolation
withitness
achievement motivation
concept