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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The weakening and eventual elimination of a learned behavior as reinforcement is withdrawn.






2. 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.






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






4. Research approach in which the teaching practices of effective teachers are recorded through classroom observation






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






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






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






8. Diagramming main ideas and the connections between them






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






10. Application of behavioral learning principles to understanding and changing behavior (What is the target behavior and the reinforcer)






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






12. A critical goal of multicultural education; involves development of positive relationships and tolerant attitudes among students of different backgrounds.






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






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






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






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






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






18. Events that precede behaviors






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. Inability to develop a clear direction or sense of self (Marcia)






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






22. 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






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






24. The process of adjusting schemes in response to the environment by means of assimilation and accommodation. (Piaget)






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






26. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question






27. Cognitive theory of learning that describes the processing - storage - and retrieval of knowledge in the mind.






28. Degree to which results of an experiment can be applied to a real-life situations.






29. Theory suggesting that information coded both visually and verbally is remembered better than information coded in only one of those two ways.






30. Images - concepts - or narratives that compare new information to information students already understand.






31. A consequence that people learn to value through its association with a primary reinforcer.






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






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






34. Work that students are assigned to do independently during class.






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






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






37. General aptitude for learning - often measured by the ability to deal with abstractions and to solve problems.






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






39. One who believes that other factors - such as luck - task difficulty - and other people's actions - cause success or failure






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






41. Imitation of others' behavior. (Bandura)






42. A part of long-term memory that stores images of our personal experiences






43. An intelligence test score that for people of average intelligence should be near 100.






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






45. Objectives that have to do with student attitudes and values.






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






47. Length of time that a teacher waits for a student to answer a question






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






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






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






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