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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. The tendency to analyze oneself and one's own thoughts






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






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






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






5. One who believes that success or failure is the result of his or her own efforts or abilities






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






7. Programs - generally at the primary level - that combine children of different ages in the same class. Also called cross-age grouping programs.






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






9. The degree to which an experiment's results can be attributed to the treatment in question - not to other factors.






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






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






12. The tendency for items at the end of a list to be recalled more easily than other items.






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






14. Decreased ability to learn new information - caused by interference from existing knowledge






15. Devices or strategies for aiding the memory






16. Knowledge about one's own learning or about how to learn ('thinking about thinking')






17. Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations. (Piaget)






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






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






20. Instructional program for students who speak little or no English in which some instruction is provided in the native language






21. A system of accommodating student differences by diving a class of students into two or more ability groups for instruction in certain subject areas.






22. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.






23. The ability to think and solve problems without the help of others






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






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






26. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a constant amount of time.






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






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






29. Research + common sense






30. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.






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






32. Instruction felt to be adapted to the current developmental status of children (rather than to their age alone).






33. Assessments that rate how thoroughly students have mastered specific skills or areas of knowledge






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






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






36. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes






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






38. Designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed






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






40. Theories based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.






41. Stimuli that have no effect on a particular response.






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






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






44. Success bring with it a sense of industry - a good feeling about oneself and one's abilities. 6 to 12 years (Erikson)






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






46. Learning of a list of items in any order.






47. A previously neutral stimulus that evokes a particular response after having been paired with an unconditioned stimulus.






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






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






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