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Edu Psychology part
Chapter vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| teachers think back over situations to analyze what they did and why and to consider how they might improve learning for their students | reflective |
| the discipline concerned with teaching and learning process; applies to methods and theories of psychology and has its own as well | educational psychology |
| studies that collect detailed information about specific situations, often using observations, surveys, interviews, recordings, ora combination of these methods | descriptive studies |
| a descriptive approach to research that focuses on life within a group and tries to understand the meaning of events to the people involved | ethnography |
| method for conducting descriptive research in which the researcher becomes a participant in the situation in order to better understand life in that group | participant observation |
| intensive study of one person or one situation | case study |
| statistical descriptions of how closely two variables are related | correlations |
| relationship between 2 variables in which the two increase or decrease together. Example:calorie intake & weight gain | positive correlation |
| relationship between 2 variables in which a high value on one is associated with a low value on the other. Example:price of ticket less, father away from event you are | negative correlation |
| research method in which variables are manipulated and the effects recorded | experimentation |
| people or animals studied | participants |
| without any definite pattern; following no rule | random |
| not likley to be a chance occurrence | statistically significant |
| systematic interventions to study effects with one person, often by applying and then withdrawing a treatment | single-subject experimental studies |
| detailed observation and analysis of changes in a cognitive process as the process unfolds over a several-day or several-week period of time | microgenetic studies |
| systematic observations or tests of methods conducted by teachers or schools to improve teaching and learning for their students | action research |
| established relationship between two factors | principle |
| intergrated statement of principles that attempts to explain a phenomenon and make predictions | theory |
| gradual orderly changes by which mental processes become more complex and sophisticated | cognitive development |
| describes the relation of the individual's emotional needs to the social enviroment | psychosocial theory |
| specific conflict whose resolution prepares the way for the next stage | development crisis |
| explanations of learning that focus on external events as the cause of changes in observable behaviors | behaviorism |
| human mind's activity of taking in, storing, and using information | information processing |
| theory that adds concern with cognitive factors such as beliefs, self-perceptions, and expectations to social learning theory | social cognitive theory |
| total setting or situation that surrounds and interacts with a person or event | context |
| phase at which a child can master a task if given apropriate help and support | zone of proximal development |
| theory describing the nested social and cultural contexts that shape development | bioecological model |
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