Exam #3 Flashcards
Only attend to certain things
Selective attention
Occurs before the behavior
Antecedent
When 2 or more sensations occur together enough, they become associated
Contiguity
Learning of involuntary responses
Classical conditioning
Put the pieces together, then determine the whole thing. Ex: Jigsaw Puzzle
Bottom-Up processing
Based on your knowledge, you interpret the whole stimuli
Top-down processing
Load associated with the task
Intrinsic Load
Takes some attention away from the task
Extrinsic load
Deep knowledge needed to elaborate or connect information
Germaine load
What you are thinking about right now, temporarily holds new information; can hold 5-9 bits of information
Working memory
You have to complete something to get a reward
PREMAC
What are the two central ideas of constructivism
- Students are active in constructing their knowledge.
2. Social interaction is necessary for it to happen.
Follows scientific method to answer a question
Inquiry based learning
Solves a real world problem
Problem based learning
Partner kids who are “experts” at certain things with kids who are novice.
Cognitive apprenticeship
Conversation between the teacher and the learners
Instructional conversations
The peers are equal and they take turns teaching the information to one another
Reciprocal teaching
Group work
Cooperative groups
What do you need to include to build cooperative groups?
- Mixed ability among the group members.
- Mixed gender.
- Assign roles.
- Only 4-6 students per group
Adding something; making behavior increase
Positive reinforcement
Taking away something; making the behavior increase
Negative reinforcement
Adding something; making behavior decrease
Positive punishment
Taking away something; makes behavior decrease
Negative punishment
