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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.






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






3. Expressing clear expectations - providing clear feedback - providing immediate feedback - providing frequent feedback - increasing the value and availability of extrinsic motivators






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






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






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






7. Principles that have been thoroughly tested and found to apply in a wide variety of situations.






8. Imitation of others' behavior. (Bandura)






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






10. Research approach in which the teaching practices of effective teachers are recorded through classroom observation






11. Knowledge about one's own learning or about how to learn ('thinking about thinking')






12. Group that receives the treatment during an experiment.






13. Rewarding or punishing one's own behavior.






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






15. A pleasurable consequence that maintains or increases a behavior.






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






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






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






19. Stimuli that have no effect on a particular response.






20. Designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed






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






22. Kounin - the degree to which the teacher is aware of and responsive to student behavior at all times






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






24. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable amount of time.






25. Instructional program for students who speak little or no English in which some instruction is provided in the native language






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






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






28. Student seeing and when appropriate having hands-on experience with concepts and skills.






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






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






31. 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






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






34. The application of knowledge acquired in one situation to new situations.






35. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question






36. Stages 3 & 4 of Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in consideration of others.






37. Pleasant or unpleasant conditions that follow behaviors and affect the frequency of future behaviors.






38. Simple to complex: knowledge (recall) - comprehension (translating - interpreting - or extrapolating) - application (using principles or abstractions to solve novel or real-life problems) - analysis (breaking down complex information or ideas into si






39. Methods for learning - studying - or solving problems.






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






41. Pattern of teaching concepts by presenting a rule or definition - giving examples - and then showing how examples illustrate the rule






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






43. Decreased ability to recall previously learning information - caused by learning of new information.






44. The value of each of us places on our own characteristics - abilities - and behaviors.






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






46. The concept that certain properties of an object (such as weight) remain the same regardless of changes in other properties (such as length).






47. A chart that classifies lesson objectives according to cognitive level.






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






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






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