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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. A system of accommodating student differences by diving a class of students into two or more ability groups for instruction in certain subject areas.
pedagogy
constructivism
within-class ability grouping
preconventional level of morality
2. Evaluation of conclusions through logical and systematic examination of the problem - the evidence - and the solution.
summarizing
expectancy-valence model
critical thinking
readiness training
3. One who believes that other factors - such as luck - task difficulty - and other people's actions - cause success or failure
trust vs. mistrust
communicating positive expectations
intelligence
external locus of control
4. A change in an individual that results from experience.
discovery learning
reinforcer
means-ends analysis
learning
5. The ability to perform a mental operation and then reverse one's thinking to return to the starting point.
pedagogy
reversibility
centration
free-recall learning
6. Paying attention to only one aspect of an object or situation.
intelligence
concrete operational stage
centration
action research
7. Students begin with complex problems to solve and then work out or discover (with the teacher's guidance) the basic skills required.
sign systems
top-down processing
class inclusion
object permanence
8. Theories based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.
reflexes
transitivity
continuous theories of development
external validity
9. Level of development immediately above a person's present level. (Vygotsky believed that this was where real learning took place)
derived scores
initiative vs. guilt
removal punishment
zone of proximal development
10. Believing that everyone views the world as you do.
pegword method
group contingencies
egocentric
external validity
11. A previously neutral stimulus that evokes a particular response after having been paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
learning goals
solitary play
conditioned stimulus
summative evaluations
12. Student seeing and when appropriate having hands-on experience with concepts and skills.
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
transitivity
self-questioning strategies
schemata
13. The weakening and eventual elimination of a learned behavior as reinforcement is withdrawn.
extinction
assertive discipline
mediated learning
PQ4R method
14. Students who have knowledge of effective learning strategies and how and when to use them
critical thinking
discontinuous theories of development
self-regulated learners
continuous theories of development
15. Pattern of teaching concepts by presenting a rule or definition - giving examples - and then showing how examples illustrate the rule
heteronomous morality
rule-example-rule
stimuli
intentionality
16. Learned information that could be applied to a wide range of situations but whose use is limited to restricted - often artificial - applications.
concept
inert knowledge
long-term memory
elaboration
17. Variables for which there is no relationship between high/low levels of one and high/low levels of the other.
solitary play
concrete operational stage
identity diffusion
uncorrelated variables
18. Class rewards that depend on the behavior of ALL students
observational learning
group contingencies
transitivity
reflectivity
19. The components of memory in which large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.
within-class ability grouping
large muscle development
long-term memory
loci method
20. A special program that is the subject of an experiment.
treatment
action research
reinforcer
procedural memory
21. Cognitive theory of learning that describes the processing - storage - and retrieval of knowledge in the mind.
short-term/ working memory
proactive inhibition
review prerequisites
nformation-processing theory
22. 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.
associative play
process-product studies
seriation
external validity
23. 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
self-regulation
semantic memory
regrouping
24. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable amount of time.
operant conditioning
variable-interval schedule.
assimilation
moratorium
25. Learning of a list of items in any order.
pegword method
class inclusion
accommodation
free-recall learning
26. Stage at which children develop the capacity for logical reasoning and understanding of conservation but can use these skills only in dealing with familiar situations. (Piaget: ages 7 to 11)
concrete operational stage
equilibration
behavior-content matrix
reflexes
27. Behavior modification strategies in which a student's school behavior is reported to parents - who supply rewards.
choral responses
principle
home-based reinforcement strategies
withitness
28. Diagramming main ideas and the connections between them
mapping
intelligence
between-class ability grouping
adaptation
29. A person's eight separate abilities: logical/mathematical - linguistic - musical - naturalist - spatial - bodily/kinesthetic - interpersonal - and intrapersonal. (Garner)
analogies
multiple intelligences
assertive discipline
rule-example-rule
30. Relationship in which high levels of one variable correspond to high levels of another.
self-regulated learners
concrete operational stage
theory
positive correlation
31. Technique in which items to be learned are repeated at intervals over a period of time.
cognitive development
derived scores
overlapping
distributed practice
32. Decreased ability to recall previously learning information - caused by learning of new information.
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
secondary reinforcer
mediated learning
retroactive inhibition
33. 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.
integrity vs. despiar
reinforcer
fixed-interval schedule
recency effect
34. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable number of behaviors.
proactive inhibition
law
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
cognitive development
35. A chart that classifies lesson objectives according to cognitive level.
derived scores
variable-interval schedule.
behavior-content matrix
self-regulation
36. The study of teaching and learning with applications to the instructional process. Also called instruction.
paired-associate learning
pedagogy
affective objectives
self-regulated learners
37. Piaget - Vygotsky - Erikson - and Kohlberg
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
major stage theorists
enactment
group contingencies
38. A level of rapidity and ease such that tasks can be performed or skills utilized with little mental effort.
conventional level of morality
automaticity
Premack Principle
self-regulation
39. The tendency for items at the beginning of a list to be recalled more easily that other items.
PQ4R method
communicating positive expectations
primacy effect
formative evaluation
40. Explanation of memory that links recall of a stimulus with the amount of mental processing it receives.
derived scores
concrete operational stage
levels-of-processing theory
emergent literacy
41. Actions that show respect and caring for others.
vicarious learning
procedural memory
prosocial behaviors
short-term/ working memory
42. Knowledge about one's own learning or about how to learn ('thinking about thinking')
metacognition
home-based reinforcement strategies
choral responses
theory
43. A study method in which students work in pairs and take turns orally summarizing sections of material to be learned.
self-regulation
theory
cooperative scripting
means-ends analysis
44. The order in which students are called on by the teacher to answer questions during the course of a lesson.
readiness training
calling order
knowledge construction
nformation-processing theory
45. One who believes that success or failure is the result of his or her own efforts or abilities
educational psychology
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
learning
uncorrelated variables
46. Students' attitude of readiness to begin a lesson
mental set
parallel play
nformation-processing theory
metacognitive skills
47. 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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48. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences. According to Piaget learning depends on this process.
stimuli
lesson clarity
multiple intelligences
equilibration
49. Orderly and lasting growth - adaptation - and change over the course of a lifetime.
imagery
adaptation
development
applied behavior analysis
50. Programs that are designed to prepare disadvantaged children for entry into kindergarten and first grade.
uncorrelated variables
concept
intelligence
compensatory preschool programs
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