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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.
two-way bilingual education
Skinner box
egocentric
interference
2. Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations. (Piaget)
transfer of learning
loci method
accommodation
single-case experiment
3. Stages 1 and 2 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in their own interests.
preconventional level of morality
transitional bilingual education
metacognitive skills
effective use of independent practice time
4. Teaching of a new skill or behavior by means of reinforcement for small steps toward the desired goal.
worked examples
shaping
wait time
schemata
5. A consequence that people learn to value through its association with a primary reinforcer.
secondary reinforcer
aptitude-treatment interaction
effective use of independent practice time
retroactive facilitation
6. 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
readiness training
expectancy-valence model
laboratory experiment
7. Designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed
analogies
formative evaluation
uncorrelated variables
external locus of control
8. A method - such as questioning - that helps teachers find out whether students understand a lesson.
episodic memory
interference
reinforcer
learning probes
9. Carryover of behaviors - skills - or concepts from one setting or task to another.
generalization
discontinuous theories of development
preconventional level of morality
constructivist theories of learning
10. Group that receives no special treatment during an experiment.
experiment
control group
growth needs
sensory register
11. 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.
cognitive apprenticeship
individualized instruction
heteronomous morality
proactive facilitation
12. A skill learned during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can think simultaneously about a whole class of objects and about relationships among its subordinate classes.
class inclusion
theory
positive correlation
cooperative play
13. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences. According to Piaget learning depends on this process.
equilibration
serial learning
control group
constructivist theories of learning
14. Arousing interest - maintaining curiosity - interesting presentation modes - and helping students set their own goals
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
deficiency needs
theory
paired bilingual education
15. The expectation - based on experience - that one's actions will ultimately lead to failure.
correlational study
learned helplessness
social comparison
reversibility
16. Class rewards that depend on the behavior of ALL students
mnemonics
group contingencies
deficiency needs
transfer of learning
17. Support for learning and problem solving; might include clues - reminders - encouragement - breaking the problem down into steps - providing an example - or anything else that allows the student to grow in independence as a learner.
foreclosure
scaffolding
english immersion
inferred reality
18. Writing brief statements that represent the main idea of the information being read
summarizing
primacy effect
intimacy vs. isolation
learning probes
19. Work that students are assigned to do independently during class.
seatwork
equilibration
unconditioned stimulus
elaboration
20. An internal process that activates - guides and maintains behavior over time.
intelligence
expectancy theory
motivation
correlational study
21. 5 to 9 pieces of information
modeling
working memory capacity
criterion-references interpretations
bilingual education
22. Component of instruction in which students work by themselves to demonstrate and rehearse new knowledge.
teacher efficacy
aptitude-treatment interaction
independent practice
internal validity
23. Present new material - conduct learning probes - provide independent practice - assess performance and provide feedback - provide distributed practice and review
vicarious learning
transitional bilingual education
discrimination
review prerequisites
24. 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
concrete operational stage
reciprocal teaching
two-way bilingual education
autonomy vs. doubt
25. The tendency for items at the beginning of a list to be recalled more easily that other items.
primacy effect
mapping
transitional bilingual education
wait time
26. Success bring with it a sense of industry - a good feeling about oneself and one's abilities. 6 to 12 years (Erikson)
instrumental enrichment
advance organizers
variable-interval schedule.
industry vs. inferiority
27. Food - water - and other consequence that satisfies a basic need.
primary reinforcer
Joplin Plan
intimacy vs. isolation
criterion-references interpretations
28. 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
preconventional level of morality
effective use of independent practice time
choral responses
continuous theories of development
29. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.
internal validity
autonomous morality
nongraded programs
worked examples
30. The study of learning and teaching.
formative evaluation
laboratory experiment
educational psychology
cooperative play
31. A parts of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge
advance organizers
independent practice
keyword method
semantic memory
32. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)
primacy effect
small muscle development
cognitive development
cooperative play
33. Symbols that cultures create to help people think - communicate and solve problems
intentionality
aptitude-treatment interaction
sign systems
learning probes
34. Mental repetition of information - which can improve its retention
cognitive behavior modification
self-esteem
rehearsal
schemes
35. Pleasant or unpleasant conditions that follow behaviors and affect the frequency of future behaviors.
consequences
vicarious learning
wait time
concept
36. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a constant amount of time.
fixed-interval schedule
choral responses
free-recall learning
correlational study
37. Assessments that compare the performance of one students against the performance of others
semantic memory
norm-referenced interpretations
discovery learning
mapping
38. Measure of the match between the content of a test and the content of the instruction that preceded it.
rehearsal
enactment
long-term memory
content evidence
39. Technique in which fact or skills to be learned are repeated often over a concentrated period of time.
massed practice
rehearsal
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
large muscle development
40. 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
observational learning
fixed-interval schedule
multiple intelligences
teacher efficacy
41. Method of giving clear - firm - unhostile response to student misbehavior (Canter and Canter)...uses broken record
industry vs. inferiority
mediated learning
assertive discipline
self-regulation
42. Arranging objects in sequential order according to one aspect - such as size - weight - or volume.
secondary reinforcer
growth needs
reversibility
seriation
43. Decreased ability to recall previously learning information - caused by learning of new information.
serial learning
retroactive inhibition
interference
antecedent stimuli
44. Theories based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.
educational psychology
Joplin Plan
review prerequisites
continuous theories of development
45. Procedures based on both behavioral and cognitive principles for changing one's own behavior by means of self-talk and self-instruction. (Meichenbaum)
two-way bilingual education
cognitive behavior modification
derived scores
extinction burst
46. Instruction in the background skills and knowledge that prepare children for formal teaching later.
positive correlation
readiness training
reflexes
experimental group
47. The process of adjusting schemes in response to the environment by means of assimilation and accommodation. (Piaget)
knowledge construction
conservation
adaptation
learning probes
48. Learning of words (or facts expressed in words).
foreclosure
verbal learning
external locus of control
prejudice reduction
49. The component of memory in which limited amounts of information can be stored for a few seconds.
process-product studies
behavioral learning theories
short-term/ working memory
reflexes
50. One who believes that other factors - such as luck - task difficulty - and other people's actions - cause success or failure
treatment
regrouping
working memory capacity
external locus of control