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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. Imitation of others' behavior. (Bandura)






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






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






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






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






6. Pleasant or unpleasant conditions that follow behaviors and affect the frequency of future behaviors.






7. A change in an individual that results from experience.






8. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.






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






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






11. Bandura states it has four phases: 1. attentional phase-paying attention to a model 2. retention phase-students watch the model and then practice 3. reproduction phase- try to match their behavior to the model's 4. motivational phase- student will co






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






13. 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






14. 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.






15. Dual language models teach all students in both English and another language.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Situation in which students appear to be on-task but are not engaged in learning.






24. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.






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






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






27. A level of rapidity and ease such that tasks can be performed or skills utilized with little mental effort.






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






29. Symbols that cultures create to help people think - communicate and solve problems






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






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






32. Designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The ability to perform a mental operation and then reverse one's thinking to return to the starting point.






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






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






44. Socially approved behavior associated with one gender as opposed to the other.






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






46. Student seeing and when appropriate having hands-on experience with concepts and skills.






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






48. Actions that show respect and caring for others.






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






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