Chapter 1

Question 1

what are the 2 goal of Ed Psych?

Answer 1

• Enhance theroetical knowledge of basic psycholoigcal practice
• Improve educational practice

Question 2

What is the difference between Teaching and Learning?

Answer 2

Teaching - one persons interpersonal effort to acquire knowledge, develop skill, and realize potential
Learning - a relativily permanent change in behaviour or knowledge as a result of experience

Question 3

What 4 things do EXPERT teachers know?

Answer 3

Broad and deep subject matter knowledge
hot-to-teach stratigies
Knowledge about learning enviroments
knowledge about educational materials

Question 4

List 4 concerns of new teachers

Answer 4

1. classroom disipline
2. motivating students
3. special needs
4. assessment and grading

Question 5

Describe Teaching Efficacy

Answer 5

A teacher’s judgement of, or confidence in, his or her capacity to cope with the teaching situation in ways that bring about desired outcomes

Question 6

What are the 3 areas of Teaching Efficacy?

Answer 6

• in Classroom relationships
• for student engagement
• teaching strategies

Question 7

What are 3 benefits of Metaphors for teaching?

Answer 7

• Facilitates reflection
• serves as a standard for self-evaluation
• helps initiate change and growth in teaching

Question 8

What are the 2 MODES of teaching?

Answer 8

Technical Teaching - predicatble and routine action
Reflective - teaching situation is surprising and calls for conjectures, information gathering, decision-making and collaboration

Question 9

What are the 4 levels of RIDE?

Answer 9

Reflection
Information gathering
Decision Making
Evaluation

Question 10

What are 4 imperatives for effectively managing diversity?

Answer 10

1) reflect the style of the community
2) be senitive to the needs of various groups
3) incorporate a range of contributions
4) create a cultural and social ambiance that is inclusive and empowers all

Question 11

The Education Act for each province dirives fro what 2 things?

Answer 11

• Model of teaching

- Charter of rights and freedoms

Question 12

What is a theroy?

Answer 12

• An intelleuctal framework of knowledge about a phenomenon

Question 13

What are the 4 types of Research Methods?

Answer 13

• descriptive
• Corelational
• experimental
• Action research

Question 14

Describe Discriptive Studies

Answer 14

Describe the situation as it naturally happens

ex. How does miss newby organize the physical layout of her classroom?

Question 15

Describe Correlational Studies

Answer 15

measures 2 variables and summarize the nature and magnitude of their relationship.
ex how is measured intelligence related to school acheivement>

Question 16

Describe Experimental Studies

Answer 16

examine the cause and effect relationship between two variables

ex is reading program A better than B for first graders to read?

Question 17

Describe Action Research

Answer 17

research carried out in the classroom by teachers to inform and refine their theroies of teaching and learning