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Educational Phychology
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43
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Undergraduate 4
05/31/2011

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Reconstruction Error
Definition
Construction of a logical but incorrect "memory" by combining information retrieved from long-term memory with one's general knowledge and beliefs about the world
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Self-questioning
Definition
Process of asking oneself questions as a way of checking one's understanding of a topic
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Elaboration
Definition
Cognitive process in which learners expand on new information based on what they already know
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Metacognition
Definition
Knowledge and beliefs about one's own cognitive processes, as well as conscious attempts to engage in behaviors and thought processes that increase learning and memory
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Learning strategy
Definition
One or more cognitive processes used intentionally for a particular learning task
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Illusion of knowing
Definition
Thinking that one knows something that one actually does not know
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Empathy
Definition
Experience of sharing the same feelings as someone in unfortunate circumstances
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Service Learning
Definition
Activity that promotes learning and development though contributing to the betterment of others and the community at large
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Conventional Morality
Definition
Uncritical acceptance of society's conventions regarding right and wrong
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Shame
Definition
feelings of embarrassment or humiliation after failing to meet standards for moral behavior that adults have set
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Conventional transgression
Definition
Action that violates a culture's general expectations regarding socially appropriate behavior
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Induction
Definition
Explanation of why a certain behaivor is unacceptable, often with a focus on the pain or distress that someone has caused another
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Overgeneralization
Definition
Overly broad view of the objects or events that a concept includes
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Schemas
Definition
Organized set of facts about a specific topic
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Undergeneralization
Definition
Overly narrow view of the objects or events that a concept includes
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Concept
Definition
Mental grouping of objects or events that have something in common
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Authentic Activity
Definition
Classroom activity similar to one that students are apt to encounter in the outside world
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Individual Construction
Definition
Theoretical perspective that focuses on how people, as individuals, construct meaning from their experiences
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Misconception
Definition
Belief that is inconsistent with commonly accepted and well-validated explanations of phenomena or events
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Prototype
Definition
Mental representation of a typical example of a concept
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Sensory register
Definition
Component of memory that hold incoming information in an unanalyzed form for a vert brief period of time (2-3sec)
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Visual Imagery
Definition
processof forming mental pictures of objects or ideas
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mnemonics
Definition
momory aid or tick designed to help students learn and remember a specific piece of information
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Shame
Definition
Shandi felt embarrassed
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Mental set
Definition
Ava is stumped; problem solving w/o calculator
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Empathy
Definition
Dan & Charlie fight; Amber remembers what happened with Jenny
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Induction
Definition
Teacher tells students that it's not nice to call eachother names
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Convergent Thinking
Definition
Charlotta learns about dogs, bears...and is asked to write a definition about animals
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Kholberg LV2
Definition
Children desperate to please parents > pick colleges/majors that would make them happy
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Scaffolding
Definition
C - Mr. Madison [science] rocks
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Illusion of knowing
Definition
Sally [birds] doesn't know what she doesn't know
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Misconception
Definition
Katie thinks we have night b/c moon turns off the light
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Learning strategy
Definition
children learn benefits of and use more freq
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Elaboration
Definition
Tom is interested in weather and goes home to observe clouds and make own predictions
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Higher-level cognitive processes
Definition
Katie and Janelle [tide pools] Katie asks Janelle questions that encourage them to expand on their knowledge
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Examples of write & wrong answers
Definition
using order of operations to solve multiplicationT problems [Joe - misconception]
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Bloom's Taxonomy
Definition
Class watches cinderella and discussed the movie by remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, creating, and evaluating what they saw
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Discovery Learning
Definition
class dissects pigs and writes individual lab reports
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Cooperative Learning
Definition
Students work in groups; teachers monitors; grades based on how they helped group
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learner-directed instruction
Definition
students question each other about reading; learn to monitor own learning
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scaffolding
Definition
instruction, group work, monitoring [home ec brownies]
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Previous knowledge
Definition
Mr Phelps students study multiplication and make charts to understand how it relates to addition C
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Situated learning and cognition
Definition
Bobby cooking with mom and doesn't understand how to divide ingred. for smaller batch but is able to do so in math
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