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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. A person's interpretation of stimuli






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






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






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






5. Representing the main points of material in a hierarchical format.






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






7. The practice of grouping students in separate classes according to ability level






8. View of cognitive development that emphasizes the active role of learners in building their own understanding of reality. (Piaget's theory of development)






9. The use of pleasant or unpleasant consequences to control the occurrence of behavior. (Skinner)






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. A method - such as questioning - that helps teachers find out whether students understand a lesson.






15. The expectation - based on experience - that one's actions will ultimately lead to failure.






16. Experimentation with occupational and ideological choices without definite commitment. (Marcia)






17. Assessments that rate how thoroughly students have mastered specific skills or areas of knowledge






18. Withdrawal of a pleasant consequence that is reinforcing a behavior - designed to decrease the chances that the behavior will recur.






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. A type of evidence of validity that exists when scores on a test are related to scores from another measure of an associated trait






23. Mental processing of new informations that relates to previously learned knowledge.






24. Believing that everyone views the world as you do.






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






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






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






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






29. Carryover of behaviors - skills - or concepts from one setting or task to another.






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






31. A special program that is the subject of an experiment.






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






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






34. Understanding new experiences in terms of existing schemes. (Piaget)






35. Imitation of others' behavior. (Bandura)






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






37. Play that occurs alone.






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






39. A strategy for remembering lists by picturing items in familiar locations






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






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






42. 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)






43. The degree to which an experiment's results can be attributed to the treatment in question - not to other factors.






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






45. Basic skills are gradually build into more complex skills.






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






47. The degree to which teachers feel that their own efforts determine the success of their students.






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






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






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