Educational Psychology

Rita Rewards gives point to her students for good grades, jobs completed in class and for doing kind deeds for others. At the end of the week students can redeem points at her classroom store, where they can choose from a number of different prizes. Rita's reward strategy is an example of A. Primary reinforcement B. Premack principle C. Reciprocal causation D. Token economy correct answer: token economy While all people can serve as models, some people are more influential as models tha...

Nearly 16 million or 22% of children in America live in poverty. About how many of these children live in extreme poverty? correct answer: 7 million According to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, which children were required to reach proficiency and meet adequate yearly performance goals? correct answer: all students Mr. Hernandez has accepted a teaching job in a new district. In his interview, he learned that he will be evaluated on 22 components of knowledge and skills in four domai...

A teacher tells her students, "When you do your math homework assignments, you must use white lined paper. Please, no tear—outs from spiral notebooks—I won't accept them under any circumstances! Divide each page with a vertical line, always putting the problem on the left side and your solution on the right side. Use a number two pencil—nothing lighter, and definitely no ink! I expect all erasures to be thorough and clean." Which one of the following basic needs is the teacher most like...

an integrated set of concepts and principles that explain a phenomenon Learner-centered instruction is best described by which of the following answer choices? (1) correct answer: instruction that is tailored to students' characteristics and behaviors Choose the statement that best characterizes the meaning of "students with special needs" correct answer: are different enough from their peers that specially adapted instruction or materials are necessary to promote their success at sch...

Piaget's view on the Influences of Development correct answer: That our thinking processes change radically, though slowly, from birth to maturity because we constantly strive to make sense of the world What are the Four factors that influence the change of our thinking process? correct answer: 1. Maturation 2. Activity 3. Social Experiences 4. Equilibration Maturation correct answer: The unfolding of the biological changes that are genetically programmed ** most important influe...

What was Piaget's four stages in cognitive development? correct answer: Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concreate Operational, Formal Operational Sensorimotor correct answer: Starts from ages 0-2. This is the stage where they will be learning through reflexes. Your start to learn that something still exist when it is out of the room. For example, when your mom leaves the room we know she still exist. preoperational stage correct answer: In Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 o...

Grouping individual bits of information. into larger bits of information is called.... correct answer: Chunking Knowledge about learning and/or thinking about thinking is called correct answer: Megacognition What is the best way to build robust knowledge-practice, worked examples, or self-explanations, and why? correct answer: Self explanations- explaining each step, drawing a model, explaining to a peer Encourages connections and coherence The processing of information relies on th...

Which of the following terms refers to knowledge about how to teach a specific discipline? correct answer: pedagogical content knowledge Which of the following terms refers to excellent knowledge about the content of a specific discipline? correct answer: expert knowledge T/F - While many effective teaching practices extend across subject areas, teachers also need basic understanding of content knowledge exclusive to a given subject area correct answer: true According to recent resea...

Classroom management emphasizes_______________ student behavior correct answer: positive Teacher is best viewed as a ___________________ correct answer: • director What strategies should be used at the beginning of the school year. correct answer: 1) communicate your rules and procedures to the class and get student cooperation in following them 2) get students to engage effectively in all learning activities Know the different physical classroom arrangements correct answer: *Aud...

Piaget correct answer: -cognitive development -4 stages of development -age ranges of stages are flexible -one must complete each stage before moving to the next one Skinner correct answer: -Behaviorism -reinforcement -father of operant conditioning Bandura correct answer: -Social Learning Theory -Learning by observation Vygotsky correct answer: -Social Development Theory -learning by observation -ZPD -learning from others Bruner correct answer: -Cognitive Development ...