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Educational Psychology Vocab
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1. Dual language models teach all students in both English and another language.
observational learning
two-way bilingual education
learning
constructivist theories of learning
2. In Piaget's theory of moral development - the stage at which children think that rules are unchangeable and that breaking them leads to automatic punishment.
group contingencies
prejudice reduction
short-term/ working memory
heteronomous morality
3. 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.
laboratory experiment
associative play
summative evaluations
recency effect
4. A critical goal of multicultural education; involves development of positive relationships and tolerant attitudes among students of different backgrounds.
discontinuous theories of development
prejudice reduction
operant conditioning
QAIT model
5. Teacher works out an example of a problem on the board...modeling their thought process.
egocentric
small muscle development
worked examples
moratorium
6. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response
assimilation
unconditioned stimulus
growth needs
knowledge construction
7. Final evaluations of students' achievement of an objective
summative evaluations
emergent literacy
lesson clarity
theory
8. A theory that relates the probability and the incentive value of success to motivation
expectancy-valence model
achievement motivation
compensatory education
rote learning
9. Component of the memory system in which information is received and held for very short periods of time.
autonomous morality
pedagogy
automaticity
sensory register
10. Values computed from raw scores that relate students' performances to those of a norming group
rule-example-rule
equity pedagogy
derived scores
action research
11. Compensatory preschool programs that target very young children at the greatest risk of school failure.
moratorium
zone of proximal development
early intervention program
Skinner box
12. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following an unpredictable amount of time.
conservation
variable-interval schedule.
derived scores
loci method
13. Rule stating that enjoyable activities can be used to reinforce participation in less enjoyable activities
compensatory preschool programs
serial learning
learned helplessness
Premack Principle
14. 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
trust vs. mistrust
aptitude-treatment interaction
sensory register
regrouping
15. Knowledge about one's own learning or about how to learn ('thinking about thinking')
nformation-processing theory
review prerequisites
metacognition
laboratory experiment
16. Procedure used to test the effect of a treatment. Researchers can create special treatments and analyze their effects.
worked examples
experiment
calling order
readiness training
17. Teachers' use of examples - data - and other information from a variety of cultures.
content integration
process-product studies
industry vs. inferiority
learned helplessness
18. 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.
deficiency needs
identity vs. role confusion
scaffolding
random assignment
19. Process of repeatedly associating a previously neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus in order to evoke a conditioned response. (Pavlov)
classical conditioning
heteronomous morality
behavior-content matrix
norm-referenced interpretations
20. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements teachers can directly control: quality - appropriateness - incentive - and time.
reciprocal teaching
QAIT model
removal punishment
affective objectives
21. Instruction felt to be adapted to the current developmental status of children (rather than to their age alone).
developmentally appropriate education
wait time
mnemonics
continuous theories of development
22. The use of pleasant or unpleasant consequences to control the occurrence of behavior. (Skinner)
operant conditioning
sex-role behavior
primacy effect
assimilation
23. Play that occurs alone.
achievement motivation
solitary play
performance goals
expectancy theory
24. Student seeing and when appropriate having hands-on experience with concepts and skills.
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
discrimination
self-regulation
mock participation
25. A consequence that people learn to value through its association with a primary reinforcer.
formative evaluation
secondary reinforcer
stimuli
paired-associate learning
26. The goals of students who are motivated primarily by a desire to gain recognition from others and to earn good grades.
performance goals
long-term memory
industry vs. inferiority
instrumental enrichment
27. 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
reciprocal teaching
process-product studies
adaptation
preconventional level of morality
28. Images - concepts - or narratives that compare new information to information students already understand.
verbal learning
moratorium
effective teaching
analogies
29. Instruction tailored to particular students' needs - in which each student works at her or his own level and rate.
perception
individualized instruction
paired-associate learning
self-questioning strategies
30. Arousing interest - maintaining curiosity - interesting presentation modes - and helping students set their own goals
moratorium
identity achievement
self-questioning strategies
strategies to enhance intrinsic motivation
31. Research study aimed at identifying and gathering detailed information about something of interest.
massed practice
centration
descriptive research
internal locus of control (self-efficacy)
32. A person's eight separate abilities: logical/mathematical - linguistic - musical - naturalist - spatial - bodily/kinesthetic - interpersonal - and intrapersonal. (Garner)
pegword method
seatwork
psychosocial theory
multiple intelligences
33. Programs that are designed to prepare disadvantaged children for entry into kindergarten and first grade.
small muscle development
teacher efficacy
Blooms Taxonomy
compensatory preschool programs
34. Designed to determine whether additional instruction is needed
formative evaluation
modeling
discontinuous theories of development
descriptive research
35. Students begin with complex problems to solve and then work out or discover (with the teacher's guidance) the basic skills required.
critical thinking
growth needs
top-down processing
flashbulb memory
36. An apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for observing animal behavior in experiments in operant conditioning.
Skinner box
small muscle development
multiple intelligences
single-case experiment
37. A state of consolidation reflecting conscious - clear-cut decisions concerning occupation and ideology. (Marcia)
self-concept
laboratory experiment
identity achievement
learning goals
38. The study of teaching and learning with applications to the instructional process. Also called instruction.
metacognition
punishment
cognitive behavior modification
pedagogy
39. Principles that have been thoroughly tested and found to apply in a wide variety of situations.
cognitive apprenticeship
law
variable-ratio (VR) schedule
means-ends analysis
40. Students' attitude of readiness to begin a lesson
psychosocial crisis
mental set
note-taking
observational learning
41. Technique in which items to be learned are repeated at intervals over a period of time.
distributed practice
educational psychology
transitional bilingual education
solitary play
42. Mental networks of related concepts that influence understanding of new information
cues
schemata
vicarious learning
rote learning
43. The order in which students are called on by the teacher to answer questions during the course of a lesson.
affective objectives
mock participation
effective use of independent practice time
calling order
44. The ability to think and solve problems without the help of others
concept
demonstrations - models - and illustrations
self-regulation
affective objectives
45. Group that receives no special treatment during an experiment.
proactive inhibition
generativity vs self-absorption
control group
neutral stimuli
46. Children are taught reading or other subjects in their native language for a few years and then transitioned to English
external validity
transitional bilingual education
observational learning
loci method
47. The component of memory in which limited amounts of information can be stored for a few seconds.
episodic memory
nongraded programs
calling order
short-term/ working memory
48. Inborn - automatic responses to stimuli (e.g. eye blinking in response to bright light).
reflexes
between-class ability grouping
identity vs. role confusion
Joplin Plan
49. Objectives that have to do with student attitudes and values.
major stage theorists
meaningful learning
affective objectives
wait time
50. The increase in levels of a behavior in the early stages of extinction.
continuous theories of development
extinction burst
secondary reinforcer
elaboration