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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. Explanations of learning that emphasize observable changes in behavior.






2. Level of development immediately above a person's present level. (Vygotsky believed that this was where real learning took place)






3. Carryover of behaviors - skills - or concepts from one setting or task to another.






4. Active focus on certain stimuli to the exclusion of others






5. Component of the memory system in which information is received and held for very short periods of time.






6. Inhibition of recall of certain information by the presence of other information in memory.






7. Designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed






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






9. Technique in which fact or skills to be learned are repeated often over a concentrated period of time.






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






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






12. Mental repetition of information - which can improve its retention






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






14. Middle adulthood (Erikson). the interest in establishing and guiding the next generation.






15. Instruction in the background skills and knowledge that prepare children for formal teaching later.






16. A person's eight separate abilities: logical/mathematical - linguistic - musical - naturalist - spatial - bodily/kinesthetic - interpersonal - and intrapersonal. (Garner)






17. Learning of words (or facts expressed in words).






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






19. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes






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






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






22. Perception of and response to different stimuli






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






24. The increase in levels of a behavior in the early stages of extinction.






25. Procedure used to test the effect of a treatment. Researchers can create special treatments and analyze their effects.






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






27. Method of giving clear - firm - unhostile response to student misbehavior (Canter and Canter)...uses broken record






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






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






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






31. Continuation (of behavior)






32. Experiment that studies a treatment's effect on one person or one group by contrasting behavior before - during - or after application of the treatment.






33. One who believes that success or failure is the result of his or her own efforts or abilities






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






35. 12 to 18 years (Erikson) 'Who am I?' is the big question






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






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






38. Simple to complex: knowledge (recall) - comprehension (translating - interpreting - or extrapolating) - application (using principles or abstractions to solve novel or real-life problems) - analysis (breaking down complex information or ideas into si






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






40. Approach to teaching in which the teacher transmits information directly to the students; lessons are goal oriented and structured by the teacher.






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






42. Rewarding or punishing one's own behavior.






43. Knowledge about one's own learning or about how to learn ('thinking about thinking')






44. Expressing clear expectations - providing clear feedback - providing immediate feedback - providing frequent feedback - increasing the value and availability of extrinsic motivators






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






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






47. Methods for learning - studying - or solving problems.






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






49. A pleasurable consequence that maintains or increases a behavior.






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