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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. Increased comprehension of previously learned information because of the acquisition of new information.






2. Final evaluations of students' achievement of an objective






3. Learned information that could be applied to a wide range of situations but whose use is limited to restricted - often artificial - applications.






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






5. Assessments that compare the performance of one students against the performance of others






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






7. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a fixed number of behaviors.






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






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






10. Basic requirements for physical and psychological well-being as identified by Maslow






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






12. Explanations of learning that emphasize observable changes in behavior.






13. An abstract idea that is generalized from specific examples






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






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






16. A theory of motivation based on the belief that people's efforts to achieve depend on their expectations of reward






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






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






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






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






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






22. A strategy for remembering lists by picturing items in familiar locations






23. Group that receives no special treatment during an experiment.






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. The tendency to analyze oneself and one's own thoughts






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






31. Process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise through interaction with an expert - with an adult or an older or more advanced peer.






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






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






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






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






36. A study method in which students work in pairs and take turns orally summarizing sections of material to be learned.






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






38. Piaget - Vygotsky - Erikson - and Kohlberg






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






41. A critical goal of multicultural education; involves development of positive relationships and tolerant attitudes among students of different backgrounds.






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






43. A special program that is the subject of an experiment.






44. Diagramming main ideas and the connections between them






45. 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.






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






47. Research into the relationships between variables as they naturally occur.






48. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question






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






50. Mental patterns that guide behavior (Piaget)