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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. 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.






2. Students are taught primarily or entirely in English






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






4. 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.






5. Assisted learning; an approach in which the teacher guides instruction by means of scaffolding to help students master and internalize the skills that permit higher cognitive functioning.






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






7. The value of each of us places on our own characteristics - abilities - and behaviors.






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






9. 5 to 9 pieces of information






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






11. Strategy where students more easily discover and comprehend difficult concepts if they can talk with each other about the problems (constructivist supported learning)






12. The fact that an object exists even if it is out of sight.






13. Stages 1 and 2 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgements in their own interests.






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






15. Memorization of facts or association that might be essentially arbitrary






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






17. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.






18. In Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning - hypothetical situations that require a person to consider values or right and wrong.






19. Learning of words (or facts expressed in words).






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






21. Rewarding or punishing one's own behavior.






22. The application of knowledge acquired in one situation to new situations.






23. Instructional program for students who speak little or no English in which some instruction is provided in the native language






24. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by desire for knowledge acquisition and self-improvement. Also called mastery goals






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






26. Group that receives the treatment during an experiment.






27. The meaning of stimuli in the context of relevant information.






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






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






30. 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.






31. Increased ability to learn new information based on the presence of previously acquired information.






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






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






34. A theory that relates the probability and the incentive value of success to motivation






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






36. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.






37. Stages 5 & 6 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgments in realtion to abstract principles.






38. Variables for which there is no relationship between high/low levels of one and high/low levels of the other.






39. A theory of motivation that focuses on how people explain the causes of their own successes and failures.






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






41. A person's interpretation of stimuli






42. Component of the memory system in which information is received and held for very short periods of time.






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






44. During this period children's continually maturing motor and language skills permit them to be increasingly aggressive and vigorous in the explorations of bot their social and their physical environment. 3 to 6 years (Erikson)






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






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






47. Play in which children join together to create a common goal.






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






49. 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.






50. Simple to complex: knowledge (recall) - comprehension (translating - interpreting - or extrapolating) - application (using principles or abstractions to solve novel or real-life problems) - analysis (breaking down complex information or ideas into si