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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Young adulthood (Erikson) Learning how to share their life with another.
observational learning
preconventional level of morality
intimacy vs. isolation
self-concept
2. Approach to teaching in which the teacher transmits information directly to the students; lessons are goal oriented and structured by the teacher.
direct instruction
identity vs. role confusion
applied behavior analysis
worked examples
3. Rewarding or punishing one's own behavior.
punishment
constructivism
self-regulation
continuous theories of development
4. Socially approved behavior associated with one gender as opposed to the other.
sex-role behavior
cognitive apprenticeship
inert knowledge
semantic memory
5. Perception of and response to different stimuli
knowledge construction
discrimination
transfer of learning
levels-of-processing theory
6. Use of direct - simple - and well-organized language to present concepts.
conventional level of morality
Joplin Plan
self-questioning strategies
lesson clarity
7. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
reciprocal teaching
individualized instruction
internal validity
scaffolding
8. According to Erikson - the set of critical issues that individuals must address as they pass through each of the eight life stages.
psychosocial crisis
continuous theories of development
cognitive apprenticeship
self-esteem
9. 5 to 9 pieces of information
working memory capacity
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
reflectivity
integrity vs. despiar
10. Kounin - the degree to which the teacher is aware of and responsive to student behavior at all times
heteronomous morality
prejudice reduction
withitness
class inclusion
11. Piaget - Vygotsky - Erikson - and Kohlberg
major stage theorists
QAIT model
autonomous morality
concept
12. Theory suggesting that information coded both visually and verbally is remembered better than information coded in only one of those two ways.
multiple intelligences
keyword method
dual code theory of memory
initial-letter strategies
13. Understanding new experiences in terms of existing schemes. (Piaget)
assimilation
long-term memory
punishment
law
14. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable amount of time.
industry vs. inferiority
self-regulated learners
variable-interval schedule.
heteronomous morality
15. Class rewards that depend on the behavior of ALL students
group contingencies
variable-interval schedule.
autonomy vs. doubt
seatwork
16. In Piaget's theory of moral development - the stage at which a person understands that people make rules and that punishments are not automatic.
autonomous morality
sex-role behavior
punishment
rule-example-rule
17. Decreased ability to learn new information - caused by interference from existing knowledge
single-case experiment
worked examples
cognitive apprenticeship
proactive inhibition
18. During this period children's continually maturing motor and language skills permit them to be increasingly aggressive and vigorous in the explorations of bot their social and their physical environment. 3 to 6 years (Erikson)
episodic memory
variable-interval schedule.
initiative vs. guilt
expectancy-valence model
19. A skill learned during the concrete operational stage (Piaget) of cognitive development in which individuals can think simultaneously about a whole class of objects and about relationships among its subordinate classes.
class inclusion
generativity vs self-absorption
summarizing
descriptive research
20. The use of pleasant or unpleasant consequences to control the occurrence of behavior. (Skinner)
process-product studies
distributed practice
knowledge construction
operant conditioning
21. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.
punishment
retroactive inhibition
schedule of reinforcement
self-regulation
22. Success bring with it a sense of industry - a good feeling about oneself and one's abilities. 6 to 12 years (Erikson)
extinction
autonomous morality
industry vs. inferiority
multiple intelligences
23. Component of instruction in which students work by themselves to demonstrate and rehearse new knowledge.
variable-interval schedule.
learning
independent practice
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
24. The value of each of us places on our own characteristics - abilities - and behaviors.
self-esteem
critical thinking
independent practice
paired bilingual education
25. 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.
randomized field experiment
elaboration
emergent literacy
solitary play
26. Teacher's ability to attend to interruptions or behavior problems while continuing a lesson or other instructional activity.
within-class ability grouping
trust vs. mistrust
overlapping
conditioned stimulus
27. Increased ability to learn new information based on the presence of previously acquired information.
schema theory
applied behavior analysis
parts of a direct instruction lesson
proactive facilitation
28. Degree to which results of an experiment can be applied to a real-life situations.
behavior-content matrix
meaningful learning
external validity
cues
29. The tendency to analyze oneself and one's own thoughts
initiative vs. guilt
reversibility
adaptation
reflectivity
30. Students are encouraged to discover principles for themselves
discovery learning
equilibration
calling order
theory
31. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by a desire to gain recognition from others and to earn good grades.
between-class ability grouping
compensatory preschool programs
sex-role behavior
performance goals
32. A small-group teaching method based on principles of question generation; through instruction and modeling - teachers foster metacognitive skills primarily to improve the reading performance of students who have poor comprehension
educational psychology
reciprocal teaching
seriation
expectancy-valence model
33. Needs for knowing - appreciating - and understanding - which people try to satisfy after their basic needs are met as identified by Maslow
rule-example-rule
growth needs
schemes
mapping
34. 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.
random assignment
reflexes
mental set
associative play
35. Food - water - and other consequence that satisfies a basic need.
elaboration
expectancy theory
primary reinforcer
major stage theorists
36. The frequency and predictability of reinforcement.
effective teaching
schedule of reinforcement
cooperative learning
advance organizers
37. General aptitude for learning - often measured by the ability to deal with abstractions and to solve problems.
behavior-content matrix
meaningful learning
intelligence
inert knowledge
38. The expectation - based on experience - that one's actions will ultimately lead to failure.
short-term/ working memory
learned helplessness
neutral stimuli
identity achievement
39. Research into the relationships between variables as they naturally occur.
correlational study
cooperative learning
maintenance
affective objectives
40. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by desire for knowledge acquisition and self-improvement. Also called mastery goals
learning goals
metacognition
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
antecedent stimuli
41. Theories describing human development as occurring through a fixed sequence of distinct - predictable stages governed by inborn factors.
centration
schedule of reinforcement
discontinuous theories of development
laboratory experiment
42. Learning of items in linked pairs so that when one member of a pair is presented - the other can be recalled.
paired-associate learning
readiness training
private speech
group contingencies
43. Designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed
social learning theory
equity pedagogy
formative evaluation
experiment
44. Experimentation with occupational and ideological choices without definite commitment. (Marcia)
long-term memory
criterion-references interpretations
intelligence
moratorium
45. Bandura states it has four phases: 1. attentional phase-paying attention to a model 2. retention phase-students watch the model and then practice 3. reproduction phase- try to match their behavior to the model's 4. motivational phase- student will co
class inclusion
observational learning
autonomy vs. doubt
derived scores
46. Assessments that compare the performance of one students against the performance of others
Blooms Taxonomy
norm-referenced interpretations
transitivity
identity diffusion
47. Length of time that a teacher waits for a student to answer a question
distributed practice
sign systems
enactment
wait time
48. Process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise through interaction with an expert - with an adult or an older or more advanced peer.
Premack Principle
conditioned stimulus
large muscle development
cognitive apprenticeship
49. The practice of grouping students in separate classes according to ability level
small muscle development
fixed-interval schedule
between-class ability grouping
growth needs
50. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes
learning
conservation
rule-example-rule
cognitive learning theories