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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Work that students are assigned to do independently during class.
process-product studies
heteronomous morality
seatwork
reciprocal teaching
2. Learning strategies that call on students to ask themselves who - what - where - and how questions as they read materials.
self-questioning strategies
effective teaching
group contingencies
initiative vs. guilt
3. 5 to 9 pieces of information
cooperative scripting
preoperational stage
reciprocal teaching
working memory capacity
4. A study method in which students work in pairs and take turns orally summarizing sections of material to be learned.
shaping
initiative vs. guilt
lesson clarity
cooperative scripting
5. Active focus on certain stimuli to the exclusion of others
continuous theories of development
attention
untracking
QAIT model
6. Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations. (Piaget)
accommodation
untracking
removal punishment
scaffolding
7. Theories based on the belief that human development progresses smoothly and gradually from infancy to adulthood.
moral dilemmas
continuous theories of development
rote learning
rule-example-rule
8. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.
short-term/ working memory
observational learning
equity pedagogy
interference
9. An internal process that activates - guides and maintains behavior over time.
autonomy vs. doubt
sensorimotor stage
motivation
direct instruction
10. Application of behavioral learning principles to understanding and changing behavior (What is the target behavior and the reinforcer)
applied behavior analysis
content evidence
pegword method
means-ends analysis
11. The process of connecting new material to information or ideas already in the learner's mind.
Blooms Taxonomy
self-concept
elaboration
dual code theory of memory
12. Kounin - the degree to which the teacher is aware of and responsive to student behavior at all times
postconventional level of morality
variable-interval schedule.
withitness
recency effect
13. Mental networks of related concepts that influence understanding of new information
inferred reality
schemata
top-down processing
fixed-ratio (FR) schedule
14. Evaluation of conclusions through logical and systematic examination of the problem - the evidence - and the solution.
regrouping
performance goals
critical thinking
assimilation
15. Relationship in which high levels of one variable correspond to low levels of another.
shaping
negative correlation
massed practice
conservation
16. The increase in levels of a behavior in the early stages of extinction.
extinction burst
affective objectives
cognitive learning theories
reflectivity
17. A critical goal of multicultural education; involves development of positive relationships and tolerant attitudes among students of different backgrounds.
prejudice reduction
norm-referenced interpretations
constructivism
untracking
18. Principles that have been thoroughly tested and found to apply in a wide variety of situations.
direct instruction
summarizing
law
criterion-references interpretations
19. Explanation of memory that links recall of a stimulus with the amount of mental processing it receives.
experimental group
cognitive apprenticeship
communicating positive expectations
levels-of-processing theory
20. A strategy for improving memory by using images to link pairs of items.
worked examples
keyword method
semantic memory
QAIT model
21. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements teachers can directly control: quality - appropriateness - incentive - and time.
mock participation
derived scores
QAIT model
episodic memory
22. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by a desire to gain recognition from others and to earn good grades.
reciprocal teaching
top-down processing
performance goals
schedule of reinforcement
23. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a constant amount of time.
fixed-interval schedule
content evidence
levels-of-processing theory
working memory capacity
24. The process of comparing oneself to other to gather information and to evaluate and judge one's abilities - attitudes - and conduct.
conservation
social comparison
intelligence
readiness training
25. Success bring with it a sense of industry - a good feeling about oneself and one's abilities. 6 to 12 years (Erikson)
rote learning
industry vs. inferiority
readiness training
parallel play
26. Do not assign independent practice until you are sure students can do it - keep independent practice assignments short - give clear instructions - get students started and then avoid interruptions - monitor independent work - collects independent wor
extinction burst
large muscle development
operant conditioning
effective use of independent practice time
27. Students' attitude of readiness to begin a lesson
mental set
cognitive development
egocentric
assimilation
28. Use of direct - simple - and well-organized language to present concepts.
major stage theorists
lesson clarity
randomized field experiment
intentionality
29. Young adulthood (Erikson) Learning how to share their life with another.
intimacy vs. isolation
outlining
initiative vs. guilt
unconditioned stimulus
30. A regrouping method in which students are grouped across grade lines for reading instruction
extinction
working memory capacity
Joplin Plan
continuous theories of development
31. A person's ability to develop his or her full potential
compensatory education
single-case experiment
associative play
self-actualization
32. Children's self-talk - which guides their thinking and action; eventually internalized as inner speech.
pedagogy
episodic memory
positive correlation
private speech
33. Responses to questions made by an entire class in unison
choral responses
parts of a direct instruction lesson
principles for providing extrinsic incentives
early intervention program
34. Gradual - orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated.
rehearsal
cognitive development
self-concept
schemata
35. Methods for learning - studying - or solving problems.
law
maintenance
metacognitive skills
shaping
36. The order in which students are called on by the teacher to answer questions during the course of a lesson.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
cooperative learning
calling order
self-actualization
37. The ability to perform a mental operation and then reverse one's thinking to return to the starting point.
social comparison
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
reversibility
class inclusion
38. A person's eight separate abilities: logical/mathematical - linguistic - musical - naturalist - spatial - bodily/kinesthetic - interpersonal - and intrapersonal. (Garner)
multiple intelligences
growth needs
content evidence
withitness
39. Relationship in which high levels of one variable correspond to high levels of another.
treatment
positive correlation
sex-role behavior
rehearsal
40. A change in an individual that results from experience.
learning
QAIT model
solitary play
behavior-content matrix
41. Programs designed to prevent or remediate learning problems among students from lower socioeconomic status communities.
educational psychology
rehearsal
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
compensatory education
42. A person's perception of his or her own strengths - weaknesses - abilities - attitudes - and values.
generalization
self-concept
free-recall learning
attention
43. Rule stating that enjoyable activities can be used to reinforce participation in less enjoyable activities
attention
Premack Principle
continuous theories of development
sign systems
44. Support for learning and problem solving; might include clues - reminders - encouragement - breaking the problem down into steps - providing an example - or anything else that allows the student to grow in independence as a learner.
discontinuous theories of development
learned helplessness
self-regulated learners
scaffolding
45. Objectives that have to do with student attitudes and values.
primary reinforcer
external validity
affective objectives
learning
46. Research study aimed at identifying and gathering detailed information about something of interest.
descriptive research
reciprocal teaching
assertive discipline
untracking
47. Teaching techniques that facilitate the academic success of students from different ethnic and social class groups.
pedagogy
primary reinforcer
constructivism
equity pedagogy
48. Children are taught reading or other subjects in both their native language and English
fixed-interval schedule
paired bilingual education
punishment
self-regulation
49. Explanations of learning that emphasize observable changes in behavior.
secondary reinforcer
behavioral learning theories
experiment
proactive facilitation
50. Teachers' use of examples - data - and other information from a variety of cultures.
applied behavior analysis
moral dilemmas
derived scores
content integration