SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Educational Psychology Vocab
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
teaching
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The fact that an object exists even if it is out of sight.
private speech
object permanence
summarizing
expectancy theory
2. The tendency for items at the beginning of a list to be recalled more easily that other items.
primacy effect
generalization
cooperative scripting
object permanence
3. Young adulthood (Erikson) Learning how to share their life with another.
intimacy vs. isolation
cooperative learning
prejudice reduction
PQ4R method
4. Learning of words (or facts expressed in words).
verbal learning
negative correlation
discrimination
perception
5. Process of repeatedly associating a previously neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus in order to evoke a conditioned response. (Pavlov)
between-class ability grouping
zone of proximal development
performance goals
classical conditioning
6. One who believes that success or failure is the result of his or her own efforts or abilities
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
schemes
performance goals
criterion-related evidence
7. Situation in which students appear to be on-task but are not engaged in learning.
calling order
mock participation
heteronomous morality
assimilation
8. A person's eight separate abilities: logical/mathematical - linguistic - musical - naturalist - spatial - bodily/kinesthetic - interpersonal - and intrapersonal. (Garner)
Skinner box
learned helplessness
multiple intelligences
generalization
9. Children are taught reading or other subjects in their native language for a few years and then transitioned to English
process-product studies
choral responses
removal punishment
transitional bilingual education
10. Basic requirements for physical and psychological well-being as identified by Maslow
generativity vs self-absorption
deficiency needs
development
reflectivity
11. A previously neutral stimulus that evokes a particular response after having been paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
conditioned stimulus
principle
independent practice
intelligence quotient (IQ)
12. A study method in which students work in pairs and take turns orally summarizing sections of material to be learned.
seriation
locus of control
nongraded programs
cooperative scripting
13. Images - concepts - or narratives that compare new information to information students already understand.
long-term memory
two-way bilingual education
analogies
private speech
14. Principles that have been thoroughly tested and found to apply in a wide variety of situations.
law
self-concept
unconditioned stimulus
attention
15. Mental patterns that guide behavior (Piaget)
learning
schemes
sensorimotor stage
within-class ability grouping
16. Learning strategies that call on students to ask themselves who - what - where - and how questions as they read materials.
QAIT model
accommodation
parts of a direct instruction lesson
self-questioning strategies
17. Application of behavioral learning principles to understanding and changing behavior (What is the target behavior and the reinforcer)
variable-interval schedule.
applied behavior analysis
vicarious learning
inferred reality
18. Research into the relationships between variables as they naturally occur.
action research
moral dilemmas
untracking
correlational study
19. Technique in which fact or skills to be learned are repeated often over a concentrated period of time.
major stage theorists
assimilation
massed practice
motivation
20. The process of adjusting schemes in response to the environment by means of assimilation and accommodation. (Piaget)
adaptation
proactive facilitation
meaningful learning
randomized field experiment
21. Length of time that a teacher waits for a student to answer a question
random assignment
identity diffusion
wait time
conditioned stimulus
22. State learning objectives and orient students to the lesson.
discontinuous theories of development
parts of a direct instruction lesson
external locus of control
growth needs
23. Mental processing of new informations that relates to previously learned knowledge.
effective teaching
egocentric
meaningful learning
enactment
24. Inborn - automatic responses to stimuli (e.g. eye blinking in response to bright light).
random assignment
Premack Principle
reflexes
maintenance
25. Stages 5 & 6 in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning - in which individuals make moral judgments in realtion to abstract principles.
withitness
external validity
scaffolding
postconventional level of morality
26. General aptitude for learning - often measured by the ability to deal with abstractions and to solve problems.
schemata
concrete operational stage
intelligence
identity achievement
27. A strategy for memorization in which images are used to link list of facts to a familiar set of words or numbers.
pegword method
vicarious learning
metacognitive skills
loci method
28. Values computed from raw scores that relate students' performances to those of a norming group
distributed practice
untracking
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
derived scores
29. Signals as to what behavior(s) will be reinforced or punished. (also know as antecedent stimuli)
rote learning
variable-interval schedule.
cues
seatwork
30. Stage at which children develop the capacity for logical reasoning and understanding of conservation but can use these skills only in dealing with familiar situations. (Piaget: ages 7 to 11)
concrete operational stage
content integration
reflectivity
criterion-references interpretations
31. Learning of items in linked pairs so that when one member of a pair is presented - the other can be recalled.
paired-associate learning
intelligence
inert knowledge
initial-letter strategies
32. An aversive stimulus following a behavior - used to decrease the chances that the behavior will occur again.
conventional level of morality
generalization
cooperative learning
presentation punishment
33. A skill learning during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can mentally arrange and compare objects.
positive correlation
transitivity
meaningful learning
punishment
34. Interaction of individual differences in learning with particular teaching methods.
schemes
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
aptitude-treatment interaction
verbal learning
35. A person's perception of his or her own strengths - weaknesses - abilities - attitudes - and values.
sign systems
self-concept
concrete operational stage
major stage theorists
36. A pleasurable consequence that maintains or increases a behavior.
metacognitive skills
affective objectives
external locus of control
reinforcer
37. Writing brief statements that represent the main idea of the information being read
summarizing
derived scores
conventional level of morality
outlining
38. A thinking skills program in which students work through a series of paper-and-pencil exercises that are designed to develop various intellectual abilities.
self-regulated learners
performance goals
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
instrumental enrichment
39. Actions that show respect and caring for others.
prosocial behaviors
effective teaching
behavior-content matrix
cooperative learning
40. Cognitive theory of learning that describes the processing - storage - and retrieval of knowledge in the mind.
nformation-processing theory
external locus of control
correlational study
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
41. A parts of long-term memory that stores facts and general knowledge
semantic memory
intelligence
secondary reinforcer
external validity
42. Knowledge and skills relating to reading that children usually develop from experience with books and other print media before the beginning of formal reading instruction in school.
massed practice
self-regulation
emergent literacy
schema theory
43. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
elaboration
object permanence
note-taking
individualized instruction
44. Instruction in the background skills and knowledge that prepare children for formal teaching later.
retroactive facilitation
review prerequisites
readiness training
derived scores
45. Programs designed to prevent or remediate learning problems among students from lower socioeconomic status communities.
meaningful learning
compensatory education
worked examples
rote learning
46. Measure of the match between the content of a test and the content of the instruction that preceded it.
expectancy-valence model
verbal learning
content evidence
prosocial behaviors
47. 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
regrouping
egocentric
note-taking
initial-letter strategies
48. Strategies for learning in which initial letters of items to be memorized are made into a more easily remembered word or phrase.
initial-letter strategies
fixed-interval schedule
cognitive behavior modification
applied behavior analysis
49. Development of dexterity of the fine muscles of the hand. (early childhood)
between-class ability grouping
small muscle development
behavioral learning theories
conservation
50. In Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning - hypothetical situations that require a person to consider values or right and wrong.
cognitive learning theories
moral dilemmas
home-based reinforcement strategies
modeling
Sorry!:) No result found.
Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?
Let me suggest you:
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests
Major Subjects
Tests & Exams
AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT
Certifications
CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/
PMP
ITIL
RHCE
MCTS
More...
IT Skills
Android Programming
Data Modeling
Objective C Programming
Basic Python Programming
Adobe Illustrator
More...
Business Skills
Advertising Techniques
Business Accounting Basics
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Marketing Basics
More...
Soft Skills
Body Language
People Skills
Public Speaking
Persuasion
Job Hunting And Resumes
More...
Vocabulary
GRE Vocab
SAT Vocab
TOEFL Essential Vocab
Basic English Words For All
Global Words You Should Know
Business English
More...
Languages
AP German Vocab
AP Latin Vocab
SAT Subject Test: French
Italian Survival
Norwegian Survival
More...
Engineering
Audio Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Structural Engineering
More...
Health Sciences
Basic Nursing Skills
Health Science Language Fundamentals
Veterinary Technology Medical Language
Cardiology
Clinical Surgery
More...
English
Grammar Fundamentals
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Elements Of Style Vocab
Introduction To English Major
Complete Advanced Sentences
Literature
Homonyms
More...
Math
Algebra Formulas
Basic Arithmetic: Measurements
Metric Conversions
Geometric Properties
Important Math Facts
Number Sense Vocab
Business Math
More...
Other Major Subjects
Science
Economics
History
Law
Performing-arts
Cooking
Logic & Reasoning
Trivia
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests