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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. Kounin - the degree to which the teacher is aware of and responsive to student behavior at all times






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






3. Something that can have more than one value - in a experiment researchers try to limit these to only that being tested.






4. Imitation of others' behavior. (Bandura)






5. Technique in which fact or skills to be learned are repeated often over a concentrated period of time.






6. Needs for knowing - appreciating - and understanding - which people try to satisfy after their basic needs are met as identified by Maslow






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






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






9. A state of consolidation reflecting conscious - clear-cut decisions concerning occupation and ideology. (Marcia)






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






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






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






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






14. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes






15. 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






16. The process of connecting new material to information or ideas already in the learner's mind.






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






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






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






21. Young adulthood (Erikson) Learning how to share their life with another.






22. A change in an individual that results from experience.






23. Instruction in the background skills and knowledge that prepare children for formal teaching later.






24. Activities and techniques that orient students to the material before reading or class presentation






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






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






27. Stages 1 and 2 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in their own interests.






28. Learning of items in linked pairs so that when one member of a pair is presented - the other can be recalled.






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






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






31. Memorization of facts or association that might be essentially arbitrary






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






33. Method of giving clear - firm - unhostile response to student misbehavior (Canter and Canter)...uses broken record






34. A study strategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.






35. The process of adjusting schemes in response to the environment by means of assimilation and accommodation. (Piaget)






36. Socially approved behavior associated with one gender as opposed to the other.






37. Component of instruction in which students work by themselves to demonstrate and rehearse new knowledge.






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






39. Memorization of a series of items in a particular order.






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






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






42. Group that receives the treatment during an experiment.






43. A theory that relates the probability and the incentive value of success to motivation






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






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






46. Behavior modification strategies in which a student's school behavior is reported to parents - who supply rewards.






47. Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations. (Piaget)






48. A critical goal of multicultural education; involves development of positive relationships and tolerant attitudes among students of different backgrounds.






49. An adolescent's premature establishment of an identity based on parental choices - not his or her own (Marcia)






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