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Educational Psychology Vocab

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






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






3. Selection by chance into different treatment groups; intended to ensure equivalence of the groups.






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






5. A set of principles that relates to social environment to psychological development (Erikson is viewed this way)






6. The order in which students are called on by the teacher to answer questions during the course of a lesson.






7. 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.






8. Process of repeatedly associating a previously neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus in order to evoke a conditioned response. (Pavlov)






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






10. Piaget - Vygotsky - Erikson - and Kohlberg






11. The tendency for items at the beginning of a list to be recalled more easily that other items.






12. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.






13. Orderly and lasting growth - adaptation - and change over the course of a lifetime.






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






15. A regrouping method in which students are grouped across grade lines for reading instruction






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






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






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






19. Something that can have more than one value - in a experiment researchers try to limit these to only that being tested.






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






21. Procedures based on both behavioral and cognitive principles for changing one's own behavior by means of self-talk and self-instruction. (Meichenbaum)






22. Pattern of teaching concepts by presenting a rule or definition - giving examples - and then showing how examples illustrate the rule






23. Component of instruction in which students work by themselves to demonstrate and rehearse new knowledge.






24. 5 to 9 pieces of information






25. Gradual - orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated.






26. Events that precede behaviors






27. Representing the main points of material in a hierarchical format.






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






29. Stage at which children learn to represent things in the mind. (Piaget: ages 2-7)






30. Young adulthood (Erikson) Learning how to share their life with another.






31. 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






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






33. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.






34. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)






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






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






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






38. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.






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






40. Stage at which children develop the capacity for logical reasoning and understanding of conservation but can use these skills only in dealing with familiar situations. (Piaget: ages 7 to 11)






41. A person's ability to develop his or her full potential






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






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






44. Devices or strategies for aiding the memory






45. The process of connecting new material to information or ideas already in the learner's mind.






46. A part of long-term memory that stores information about how to do things






47. Present new material - conduct learning probes - provide independent practice - assess performance and provide feedback - provide distributed practice and review






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






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






50. Wait for students to respond - avoid unnecessary achievement distinctions among students - and treat all students equally.






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