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Educational Psychology Vocab

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






2. Learning based on the observation of the consequences of others' behavior.






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






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






5. Mental visualization of images to improve memory






6. Values computed from raw scores that relate students' performances to those of a norming group






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






8. Students begin with complex problems to solve and then work out or discover (with the teacher's guidance) the basic skills required.






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






10. Programs that are designed to prepare disadvantaged children for entry into kindergarten and first grade.






11. Paying attention to only one aspect of an object or situation.






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






13. 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






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






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






16. Measure of the match between the content of a test and the content of the instruction that preceded it.






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






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






19. Middle adulthood (Erikson). the interest in establishing and guiding the next generation.






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






21. Theories describing human development as occurring through a fixed sequence of distinct - predictable stages governed by inborn factors.






22. A study strategy that has students preview - question - read - reflect - recite - and review material.






23. A pleasurable consequence that maintains or increases a behavior.






24. Students' attitude of readiness to begin a lesson






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






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






27. A state of consolidation reflecting conscious - clear-cut decisions concerning occupation and ideology. (Marcia)






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






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






30. Group that receives no special treatment during an experiment.






31. Final evaluations of students' achievement of an objective






32. A skill learning during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can mentally arrange and compare objects.






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






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






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






36. Mental patterns that guide behavior (Piaget)






37. Stage during which infants learn about their surroundings by using their senses and motor skills. (Piaget: birth to 2 years)






38. The tendency to analyze oneself and one's own thoughts






39. Process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise through interaction with an expert - with an adult or an older or more advanced peer.






40. Helping students understand how the knowledge we take in is influence by our origins and points of view.






41. The study of learning and teaching.






42. 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






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






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






45. Learning process in which individuals physically carry out tasks.






46. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question






47. 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.






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






49. Imitation of others' behavior. (Bandura)






50. Arousing interest - maintaining curiosity - interesting presentation modes - and helping students set their own goals