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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Work that students are assigned to do independently during class.






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






3. 5 to 9 pieces of information






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






5. Active focus on certain stimuli to the exclusion of others






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






7. Theories based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.






8. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.






9. An internal process that activates - guides and maintains behavior over time.






10. Application of behavioral learning principles to understanding and changing behavior (What is the target behavior and the reinforcer)






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






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






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






14. Evaluation of conclusions through logical and systematic examination of the problem - the evidence - and the solution.






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






16. The increase in levels of a behavior in the early stages of extinction.






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






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






19. Explanation of memory that links recall of a stimulus with the amount of mental processing it receives.






20. A strategy for improving memory by using images to link pairs of items.






21. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements teachers can directly control: quality - appropriateness - incentive - and time.






22. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by a desire to gain recognition from others and to earn good grades.






23. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a constant amount of time.






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






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






26. 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






27. Students' attitude of readiness to begin a lesson






28. Use of direct - simple - and well-organized language to present concepts.






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






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






31. A person's ability to develop his or her full potential






32. Children's self-talk - which guides their thinking and action; eventually internalized as inner speech.






33. Responses to questions made by an entire class in unison






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






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






36. The order in which students are called on by the teacher to answer questions during the course of a lesson.






37. The ability to perform a mental operation and then reverse one's thinking to return to the starting point.






38. A person's eight separate abilities: logical/mathematical - linguistic - musical - naturalist - spatial - bodily/kinesthetic - interpersonal - and intrapersonal. (Garner)






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






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






41. Programs designed to prevent or remediate learning problems among students from lower socioeconomic status communities.






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






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






44. 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.






45. Objectives that have to do with student attitudes and values.






46. Research study aimed at identifying and gathering detailed information about something of interest.






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






48. Children are taught reading or other subjects in both their native language and English






49. Explanations of learning that emphasize observable changes in behavior.






50. Teachers' use of examples - data - and other information from a variety of cultures.