SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Educational Psychology Vocab
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
teaching
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Explanation of the relationship between factors - such as the effects of alternative grading systems on student motivation.
intentionality
learned helplessness
assimilation
principle
2. Theories that state that learners must individually discover and transform complex information - checking new information against old rules and revising rules when they no longer work. (student-centered instruction)
preoperational stage
inert knowledge
constructivist theories of learning
distributed practice
3. In Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning - hypothetical situations that require a person to consider values or right and wrong.
principle
bilingual education
Joplin Plan
moral dilemmas
4. A study strategy that requires decisions about what to write.
schemata
calling order
note-taking
zone of proximal development
5. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable amount of time.
social comparison
sensorimotor stage
variable-interval schedule.
moratorium
6. Length of time that a teacher waits for a student to answer a question
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
metacognition
wait time
schemes
7. Responses to questions made by an entire class in unison
choral responses
compensatory preschool programs
equity pedagogy
nongraded programs
8. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.
transfer of learning
motivation
parallel play
punishment
9. Inability to develop a clear direction or sense of self (Marcia)
sensorimotor stage
accommodation
cooperative play
identity diffusion
10. Representing the main points of material in a hierarchical format.
meaningful learning
laboratory experiment
outlining
note-taking
11. Student seeing and when appropriate having hands-on experience with concepts and skills.
autonomy vs. doubt
nformation-processing theory
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
sensory register
12. Piaget - Vygotsky - Erikson - and Kohlberg
dual code theory of memory
retroactive facilitation
criterion-related evidence
major stage theorists
13. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements teachers can directly control: quality - appropriateness - incentive - and time.
QAIT model
lesson clarity
attribution theory
advance organizers
14. Socially approved behavior associated with one gender as opposed to the other.
sex-role behavior
summarizing
direct instruction
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
15. Pleasant or unpleasant conditions that follow behaviors and affect the frequency of future behaviors.
aptitude-treatment interaction
cognitive behavior modification
expectancy theory
consequences
16. Orderly and lasting growth - adaptation - and change over the course of a lifetime.
development
cognitive learning theories
generativity vs self-absorption
autonomy vs. doubt
17. A strategy for improving memory by using images to link pairs of items.
keyword method
action research
mental set
rote learning
18. 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.
means-ends analysis
laboratory experiment
instrumental enrichment
overlapping
19. Students are encouraged to discover principles for themselves
emergent literacy
discovery learning
seriation
elaboration
20. Rewarding or punishing one's own behavior.
metacognitive skills
primary reinforcer
analogies
self-regulation
21. The use of pleasant or unpleasant consequences to control the occurrence of behavior. (Skinner)
reflexes
operant conditioning
psychosocial crisis
means-ends analysis
22. Middle adulthood (Erikson). the interest in establishing and guiding the next generation.
generativity vs self-absorption
Blooms Taxonomy
transitivity
paired-associate learning
23. Arousing interest - maintaining curiosity - interesting presentation modes - and helping students set their own goals
working memory capacity
scaffolding
developmentally appropriate education
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
24. The desire to experience success and to participate in activities in which success depends on personal effort and abilities
sign systems
variable
achievement motivation
long-term memory
25. Arranging objects in sequential order according to one aspect - such as size - weight - or volume.
distributed practice
cognitive apprenticeship
seriation
extinction burst
26. A system of accommodating student differences by diving a class of students into two or more ability groups for instruction in certain subject areas.
discovery learning
within-class ability grouping
cognitive learning theories
pegword method
27. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a constant amount of time.
fixed-interval schedule
advance organizers
effective teaching
cognitive development
28. An aversive stimulus following a behavior - used to decrease the chances that the behavior will occur again.
discrimination
presentation punishment
cognitive behavior modification
classical conditioning
29. Programs - generally at the primary level - that combine children of different ages in the same class. Also called cross-age grouping programs.
communicating positive expectations
nongraded programs
group contingencies
aptitude-treatment interaction
30. Symbols that cultures create to help people think - communicate and solve problems
sign systems
individualized instruction
self-concept
multiple intelligences
31. View of cognitive development that emphasizes the active role of learners in building their own understanding of reality. (Piaget's theory of development)
top-down processing
assertive discipline
constructivism
laboratory experiment
32. 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
reciprocal teaching
cognitive apprenticeship
rehearsal
self-regulation
33. Learning of items in linked pairs so that when one member of a pair is presented - the other can be recalled.
theory
Premack Principle
paired-associate learning
object permanence
34. The increase in levels of a behavior in the early stages of extinction.
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
loci method
extinction burst
seriation
35. Children at this stage have the dual desire to hold on and to let go. Overly restrictive and harsh parents can give children a sense of powerlessness and doubt in their abilities. 18 months to 3 years (Erikson)
concept
assertive discipline
autonomy vs. doubt
laboratory experiment
36. Inborn - automatic responses to stimuli (e.g. eye blinking in response to bright light).
developmentally appropriate education
generativity vs self-absorption
reflexes
parallel play
37. Learning based on the observation of the consequences of others' behavior.
vicarious learning
extinction
variable-interval schedule.
compensatory education
38. Research + common sense
effective teaching
procedural memory
mapping
deficiency needs
39. Children's self-talk - which guides their thinking and action; eventually internalized as inner speech.
content evidence
psychosocial crisis
private speech
working memory capacity
40. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable number of behaviors.
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
group contingencies
vicarious learning
self-questioning strategies
41. Class rewards that depend on the behavior of ALL students
content evidence
group contingencies
communicating positive expectations
laboratory experiment
42. Basic skills are gradually build into more complex skills.
scaffolding
prosocial behaviors
bottom-up processing
regrouping
43. Principles that have been thoroughly tested and found to apply in a wide variety of situations.
criterion-related evidence
shaping
law
control group
44. The process of adjusting schemes in response to the environment by means of assimilation and accommodation. (Piaget)
mock participation
emergent literacy
single-case experiment
adaptation
45. A focus on having students in mixed-ability groups and holding them to high standards but providing many ways for students to reach those standards
neutral stimuli
behavioral learning theories
untracking
equilibration
46. Students begin with complex problems to solve and then work out or discover (with the teacher's guidance) the basic skills required.
uncorrelated variables
primacy effect
top-down processing
unconditioned stimulus
47. The tendency to analyze oneself and one's own thoughts
reflectivity
mapping
identity achievement
teacher efficacy
48. Application of behavioral learning principles to understanding and changing behavior (What is the target behavior and the reinforcer)
lesson clarity
major stage theorists
applied behavior analysis
loci method
49. Learning process in which individuals physically carry out tasks.
between-class ability grouping
external locus of control
rote learning
enactment
50. A special program that is the subject of an experiment.
intentionality
summarizing
treatment
sign systems
Sorry!:) No result found.
Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?
Let me suggest you:
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests
Major Subjects
Tests & Exams
AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT
Certifications
CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/
PMP
ITIL
RHCE
MCTS
More...
IT Skills
Android Programming
Data Modeling
Objective C Programming
Basic Python Programming
Adobe Illustrator
More...
Business Skills
Advertising Techniques
Business Accounting Basics
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Marketing Basics
More...
Soft Skills
Body Language
People Skills
Public Speaking
Persuasion
Job Hunting And Resumes
More...
Vocabulary
GRE Vocab
SAT Vocab
TOEFL Essential Vocab
Basic English Words For All
Global Words You Should Know
Business English
More...
Languages
AP German Vocab
AP Latin Vocab
SAT Subject Test: French
Italian Survival
Norwegian Survival
More...
Engineering
Audio Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Structural Engineering
More...
Health Sciences
Basic Nursing Skills
Health Science Language Fundamentals
Veterinary Technology Medical Language
Cardiology
Clinical Surgery
More...
English
Grammar Fundamentals
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Elements Of Style Vocab
Introduction To English Major
Complete Advanced Sentences
Literature
Homonyms
More...
Math
Algebra Formulas
Basic Arithmetic: Measurements
Metric Conversions
Geometric Properties
Important Math Facts
Number Sense Vocab
Business Math
More...
Other Major Subjects
Science
Economics
History
Law
Performing-arts
Cooking
Logic & Reasoning
Trivia
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests