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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences. According to Piaget learning depends on this process.






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






3. Imitation of others' behavior. (Bandura)






4. Methods for learning - studying - or solving problems.






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






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






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






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






9. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.






10. Memorization of facts or association that might be essentially arbitrary






11. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question






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






13. Arranging objects in sequential order according to one aspect - such as size - weight - or volume.






14. The study of teaching and learning with applications to the instructional process. Also called instruction.






15. A chart that classifies lesson objectives according to cognitive level.






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






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






18. Interaction of individual differences in learning with particular teaching methods.






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






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






21. Teacher's ability to attend to interruptions or behavior problems while continuing a lesson or other instructional activity.






22. Decreased ability to recall previously learning information - caused by learning of new information.






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






24. Research + common sense






25. Procedure used to test the effect of a treatment. Researchers can create special treatments and analyze their effects.






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






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






28. 5 to 9 pieces of information






29. Learning strategies that call on students to ask themselves who - what - where - and how questions as they read materials.






30. Programs designed to prevent or remediate learning problems among students from lower socioeconomic status communities.






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






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






33. A method of ability grouping in which students in mixed-ability classes are assigned to reading or math classes on the basis of their performance levels






34. A skill learning during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can mentally arrange and compare objects.






35. Theories that state that learners must individually discover and transform complex information - checking new information against old rules and revising rules when they no longer work. (student-centered instruction)






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






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






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






39. Actions that show respect and caring for others.






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






41. Mental processing of new informations that relates to previously learned knowledge.






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






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






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






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






46. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by a desire to gain recognition from others and to earn good grades.






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






48. 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.






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






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