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Educational Psychology Vocab

Subject : teaching
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1. A model of effective instruction that focuses on elements teachers can directly control: quality - appropriateness - incentive - and time.






2. A person's perception of his or her own strengths - weaknesses - abilities - attitudes - and values.






3. According to Erikson - the set of critical issues that individuals must address as they pass through each of the eight life stages.






4. Measure of the match between the content of a test and the content of the instruction that preceded it.






5. A focus on having students in mixed-ability groups and holding them to high standards but providing many ways for students to reach those standards






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






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






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






9. Believing that everyone views the world as you do.






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






11. Children are taught reading or other subjects in both their native language and English






12. Assessments that compare the performance of one students against the performance of others






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






14. Procedures based on both behavioral and cognitive principles for changing one's own behavior by means of self-talk and self-instruction. (Meichenbaum)






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






16. Students are taught primarily or entirely in English






17. Component of instruction in which students work by themselves to demonstrate and rehearse new knowledge.






18. Group that receives the treatment during an experiment.






19. Experiment conducted under realistic conditions in which individuals are assigned by chance to receive different practical treatments or programs.






20. Strategies for learning in which initial letters of items to be memorized are made into a more easily remembered word or phrase.






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






22. Students are encouraged to discover principles for themselves






23. The degree to which an experiment's results can be attributed to the treatment in question - not to other factors.






24. Process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise through interaction with an expert - with an adult or an older or more advanced peer.






25. Withdrawal of a pleasant consequence that is reinforcing a behavior - designed to decrease the chances that the behavior will recur.






26. A chart that classifies lesson objectives according to cognitive level.






27. A strategy for memorization in which images are used to link list of facts to a familiar set of words or numbers.






28. Explanations of learning that focus on mental processes






29. Unpleasant consequences used to weaken behavior.






30. Evaluation of conclusions through logical and systematic examination of the problem - the evidence - and the solution.






31. Theories that state that learners must individually discover and transform complex information - checking new information against old rules and revising rules when they no longer work. (student-centered instruction)






32. Strategy where students more easily discover and comprehend difficult concepts if they can talk with each other about the problems (constructivist supported learning)






33. Situation in which students appear to be on-task but are not engaged in learning.






34. Students who have knowledge of effective learning strategies and how and when to use them






35. Development of motor skills such as running or throwing - which involve the limbs and large muscles. (early childhood)






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






37. Memorization of facts or association that might be essentially arbitrary






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






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






40. Group that receives no special treatment during an experiment.






41. Modifying existing schemes to fit new situations. (Piaget)






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






43. Late adulthood (Erikson). people look back over their lifetime and come to the realization that one's life has been one's own responsibility. Despair occurs in those who regret the way they have led their lives.






44. The process of connecting new material to information or ideas already in the learner's mind.






45. Arousing interest - maintaining curiosity - interesting presentation modes - and helping students set their own goals






46. A stimulus that naturally evokes a particular response






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






48. Reinforcement schedule in which desired behavior is rewarded following a fixed number of behaviors.






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






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