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Educational Psychology Vocab

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






2. The expectation - based on experience - that one's actions will ultimately lead to failure.






3. Class rewards that depend on the behavior of ALL students






4. An abstract idea that is generalized from specific examples






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






6. Group that receives the treatment during an experiment.






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






8. Actions that show respect and caring for others.






9. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.






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






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






12. 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






13. Writing brief statements that represent the main idea of the information being read






14. Increased ability to learn new information based on the presence of previously acquired information.






15. Learning of items in linked pairs so that when one member of a pair is presented - the other can be recalled.






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






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






18. Technique in which items to be learned are repeated at intervals over a period of time.






19. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.






20. Socially approved behavior associated with one gender as opposed to the other.






21. Compensatory preschool programs that target very young children at the greatest risk of school failure.






22. Kounin - the degree to which the teacher is aware of and responsive to student behavior at all times






23. Mental networks of related concepts that influence understanding of new information






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






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






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






27. A set of principles that relates to social environment to psychological development (Erikson is viewed this way)






28. Students are encouraged to discover principles for themselves






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






30. Teachers' use of examples - data - and other information from a variety of cultures.






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






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






33. Explanation of memory that links recall of a stimulus with the amount of mental processing it receives.






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






35. 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)






36. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.






37. In Piaget's theory of moral development - the stage at which a person understands that people make rules and that punishments are not automatic.






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






39. Needs for knowing - appreciating - and understanding - which people try to satisfy after their basic needs are met as identified by Maslow






40. Children's self-talk - which guides their thinking and action; eventually internalized as inner speech.






41. A set of principles that explains and relates certain phenomena.






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






43. The process of restoring balance between present understanding and new experiences. According to Piaget learning depends on this process.






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






45. Something that can have more than one value - in a experiment researchers try to limit these to only that being tested.






46. Continuation (of behavior)






47. Pleasant or unpleasant conditions that follow behaviors and affect the frequency of future behaviors.






48. Students begin with complex problems to solve and then work out or discover (with the teacher's guidance) the basic skills required.






49. 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.






50. Imitation of others' behavior. (Bandura)