All the stuffings Flashcards
What is Educational Psychology?
the study of how humans learn and retain knowledge, primarily in educational settings
Role of Educational psychology
provides teachers with research-based principles to guide their teaching
What makes a good teacher?
Knowing the subject matter
mastering teaching skills
intentionality mentor
ability to use 21st-century skills in technology and thoughts
knowledge of the common core-standards on what the world expects the children to be able to learn at their current stage
Schema
the pattern of thought or behavior that organizes information
Piaget on Accommodation
When you have new experiences you’ll change your schemas to accommodate the new information. This is a part of the adaption process
Equilibrium VS. Disequilibrium
Equilibrium: Keeping everything in equal status. It’s an ongoing process that refines and transforms mental structures, constituting the basis of cognitive development.
Disequilibrium: Something that challenges or conflicts with your change of thought. A mismatch between one’s thinking and one’s environment.
Solitary play
When a child plays alone
Cooperative play
children working together
parallel play
playing side-by-side on their own
Associative play
interacting with the other children-sharing, turn-taking.
Heteronomous Morality
morality imposed by society’s rules, especially found in children because they have less experience.
In which terms do sociologists define social status?
In terms of one’s income, occupation, education, and prestige in society.
Concrete operational stage
when a child begins to develop their own educational model, but don’t yet think as adults.
Inferred reality
The ability to see things in the context of other meanings
What are reinforcers in a classroom (3)?
- making sure certain behavior is rewarded or punished
- tell students what behaviors you want
- reinforce appropriate behavior as soon as possible after it occurs
direct instruction
telling over the information directly.
Episodic memory
a mental movie of personal experiences
Semantic memory
Contains facts and generalized information in the form of schemata, not based on any particular aspect. You just know.
Procedural
Refers to knowing the skills to do something
Inert knowledge
ingrained within a person, don’t need to teach
Rote Learning
knowing by memorization