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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. Students' attitude of readiness to begin a lesson






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






3. Decreased ability to learn new information - caused by interference from existing knowledge






4. Signals as to what behavior(s) will be reinforced or punished. (also know as antecedent stimuli)






5. Research + common sense






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






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






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






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






10. Responses to questions made by an entire class in unison






11. Learning strategies that call on students to ask themselves who - what - where - and how questions as they read materials.






12. A consequence that people learn to value through its association with a primary reinforcer.






13. Mental repetition of information - which can improve its retention






14. The use of pleasant or unpleasant consequences to control the occurrence of behavior. (Skinner)






15. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.






16. Rule stating that enjoyable activities can be used to reinforce participation in less enjoyable activities






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






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






19. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by a desire to gain recognition from others and to earn good grades.






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






21. Students are taught primarily or entirely in English






22. Explanation of the relationship between factors - such as the effects of alternative grading systems on student motivation.






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






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






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






26. Withdrawal of a pleasant consequence that is reinforcing a behavior - designed to decrease the chances that the behavior will recur.






27. 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)






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






29. Final evaluations of students' achievement of an objective






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






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






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






33. Learning process in which individuals physically carry out tasks.






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. Writing brief statements that represent the main idea of the information being read






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






41. A regrouping method in which students are grouped across grade lines for reading instruction






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






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






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






45. Technique in which items to be learned are repeated at intervals over a period of time.






46. Class rewards that depend on the behavior of ALL students






47. Inability to develop a clear direction or sense of self (Marcia)






48. State learning objectives and orient students to the lesson.






49. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.






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.







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