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Educational Psychology Vocab

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






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






3. A strategy for memorization in which images are used to link list of facts to a familiar set of words or numbers.






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






5. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response






6. Stage at which one can deal abstractly with hypothetical situations and can reason logically. (Piaget: ages 11 to adulthood)






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






8. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question






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






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






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






12. Expressing clear expectations - providing clear feedback - providing immediate feedback - providing frequent feedback - increasing the value and availability of extrinsic motivators






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






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






15. Play that occurs alone.






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






17. Play in which children engage in the same activity side by side but with very little interaction or mutual influence.






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






19. Technique in which fact or skills to be learned are repeated often over a concentrated period of time.






20. The use of pleasant or unpleasant consequences to control the occurrence of behavior. (Skinner)






21. State learning objectives and orient students to the lesson.






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






23. Identifies two main types of needs: deficiency needs and growth needs. People are motivated to satisfy needs at the bottom of the hierarchy before seeking to satisfy those at the top. (deficiency needs bottom to top: physiological needs - safety need

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24. Mental patterns that guide behavior (Piaget)






25. Active focus on certain stimuli to the exclusion of others






26. Students' attitude of readiness to begin a lesson






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






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






29. Children are taught reading or other subjects in their native language for a few years and then transitioned to English






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






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






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






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






34. According to Erikson - the set of critical issues that individuals must address as they pass through each of the eight life stages.






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






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






37. Piaget - Vygotsky - Erikson - and Kohlberg






38. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes






39. Responses to questions made by an entire class in unison






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






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






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






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






44. The goal of infancy is to develop a basic trust in the world. Birth to 18 months (Erikson)






45. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements teachers can directly control: quality - appropriateness - incentive - and time.






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






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






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






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






50. Play that is much like parallel play but with increased levels of interaction in the form of sharing - turn-taking - and general interest in what others are doing.







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