Module 1 E Word Scramble
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| Educational Psychology | The discipline concerned with teaching and learning processes; applies methods and theories of psychology and has its own as well. |
| Descriptive studies | Studies that collect detailed information about specific situations, often using observation, surveys, interviews, recordings, or a combination of these methods. |
| Ethnography | A descriptive approach to research that focuses on life with in a group and tries to understand the meaning of events to the people involved. |
| Participant observation | A method for conducting descriptive research in which the researcher becomes a participant in the situation in order to better understand life in that group. |
| Case study | Intensive study of one person or one situation. |
| Correlations | Statistical descriptions of how closely two variables are related. |
| Positive Correlation | A relationship between two variables in which the two increase or decrease together. EX. Calorie intake and weight gain. |
| Negative Correlation | A relationship between two variables in which a high value on one is associated with a low value on the other.EX. Height and distance from the top of the head to the ceiling. |
| Experimentation | Research method in which variables are manipulated and the effects recorded. |
| Participants/Subjects | People or animals studied. |
| Random | Without any definite pattern; following no rule. |
| Statistically Significant | Not likely to be a chance occurrence. |
| Single-subject experimental studies | Systematic interventions t study effects with one person, often by applying and then withdrawing a treatment. |
| Microgenetic studies | Detailed observation and analysis of changes in cognitive process as the process unfolds over a several day or week period of time. |
| Action research | Systematic observations or tests of methods conducted by teachers or schools to improve teaching and learning for their students. |
| Principle | Established relationship between factors. |
| Theory | Integrated statement of principles that attempts to explain a phenomenon and make predictions. |
| Reflective | Thoughtful and inventive. Reflective teachers think back over situations to analyze what they did and why and to consider how they might improve learning for their students. |
| Expert Teachers | Experienced, effective teachers who have developed solutions for common classroom problems. Their knowledge of teaching process and content is extensive and well organized. |
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