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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. Knowledge and skills relating to reading that children usually develop from experience with books and other print media before the beginning of formal reading instruction in school.






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






3. Research carried out by educators in their own classrooms or schools.






4. Experiment conducted under realistic conditions in which individuals are assigned by chance to receive different practical treatments or programs.






5. Strategies for learning in which initial letters of items to be memorized are made into a more easily remembered word or phrase.






6. Learning of items in linked pairs so that when one member of a pair is presented - the other can be recalled.






7. Research into the relationships between variables as they naturally occur.






8. Doing this for a purpose; teachers who use intentionality plan their actions based on the outcomes they want to achieve.






9. Increased comprehension of previously learned information because of the acquisition of new information.






10. A set of principles that explains and relates certain phenomena.






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






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






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. The ability to think and solve problems without the help of others






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






16. A parts of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge






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






18. Important events that a fixed mainly in visual and auditory memory.






19. Explanation of the relationship between factors - such as the effects of alternative grading systems on student motivation.






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






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






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






23. According to Erikson - the set of critical issues that individuals must address as they pass through each of the eight life stages.






24. Procedure used to test the effect of a treatment. Researchers can create special treatments and analyze their effects.






25. 5 to 9 pieces of information






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






27. Compensatory preschool programs that target very young children at the greatest risk of school failure.






28. 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






29. Teacher's ability to attend to interruptions or behavior problems while continuing a lesson or other instructional activity.






30. Activities and techniques that orient students to the material before reading or class presentation






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






32. An abstract idea that is generalized from specific examples






33. Students are encouraged to discover principles for themselves






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






35. Level of development immediately above a person's present level. (Vygotsky believed that this was where real learning took place)






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






37. Group that receives the treatment during an experiment.






38. Class rewards that depend on the behavior of ALL students






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






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






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






42. Basic requirements for physical and psychological well-being as identified by Maslow






43. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable number of behaviors.






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






45. Arranging objects in sequential order according to one aspect - such as size - weight - or volume.






46. Development of motor skills such as running or throwing - which involve the limbs and large muscles. (early childhood)






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






48. Imitation of others' behavior. (Bandura)






49. Learning theory that emphasizes not only reinforcement but also the effects of cues on thought and of thought on action. developed by Bandura






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