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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. Cognitive theory of learning that describes the processing - storage - and retrieval of knowledge in the mind.






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






3. Stages 5 & 6 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgments in realtion to abstract principles.






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






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






6. Experiment that studies a treatment's effect on one person or one group by contrasting behavior before - during - or after application of the treatment.






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






8. A skill learning during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can mentally arrange and compare objects.






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






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






11. A study method in which students work in pairs and take turns orally summarizing sections of material to be learned.






12. A small-group teaching method based on principles of question generation; through instruction and modeling - teachers foster metacognitive skills primarily to improve the reading performance of students who have poor comprehension






13. A person's perception of his or her own strengths - weaknesses - abilities - attitudes - and values.






14. An intelligence test score that for people of average intelligence should be near 100.






15. Theories describing human development as occurring through a fixed sequence of distinct - predictable stages governed by inborn factors.






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






17. 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






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






19. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.






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






21. 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.






22. 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.






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






24. 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)






25. Designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed






26. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)






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






28. Teaching of a new skill or behavior by means of reinforcement for small steps toward the desired goal.






29. The tendency for items at the end of a list to be recalled more easily than other items.






30. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes






31. During this period children's continually maturing motor and language skills permit them to be increasingly aggressive and vigorous in the explorations of bot their social and their physical environment. 3 to 6 years (Erikson)






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






33. A parts of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge






34. The component of memory in which limited amounts of information can be stored for a few seconds.






35. 5 to 9 pieces of information






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






37. The process of comparing oneself to other to gather information and to evaluate and judge one's abilities - attitudes - and conduct.






38. Variables for which there is no relationship between high/low levels of one and high/low levels of the other.






39. Programs that are designed to prepare disadvantaged children for entry into kindergarten and first grade.






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. Teaching techniques that facilitate the academic success of students from different ethnic and social class groups.






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






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






44. In Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning - hypothetical situations that require a person to consider values or right and wrong.






45. 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.






46. The components of memory in which large amounts of information can be stored for long periods of time.






47. Paying attention to only one aspect of an object or situation.






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






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






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