Educational Psychology Chapter 7

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complex cognitive process

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Cognitive process that involves going well beyond information specifically learned (by analyzing, applying, or evaluating it)

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metacognition

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"Thinking about thinking;" knowledge and beliefs about one's own cognitive processes; conscious attempt to engage in behaviors and thought processes that increase learning and memory

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overt strategy

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Learning strategy that is at least partially evident in the learners' behavior (taking notes)

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covert strategy

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learning strategy that is strictly mental (rather than behavioral) in nature and thus cannot be observed by other

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illusion of knowing

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thinking that one knows something that one actually does not know

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epistemic beliefs

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beliefs about the nature of knowledge or knowledge acquisition

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transfer

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A phenomenon whereby something that an individual has learned at one time affects how the individual learns or performs in a later situation

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positive transfer

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Phenomenon in which something learned at one time facilitates learning or performance at a later time.

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negative transfer

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Phenomenon in which something learned at one time interferes with learning or performance at a later time

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specific transfer

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instance of transfer in which the original learning task and the transfer task overlap in content

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general transfer

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Instance of transfer in which the original learning task and the transfer task are different in constant

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problem solving

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using existing knowledge of skills to address an unanswered question or troubling situation

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mental set

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inclination to encode a problem of situation in a way that excludes potential solutions.

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algorithm

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A methodical step-by-step procedure that guarantees the correct solution by trying every possible solution.

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heuristic

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a general strategy that facilitates problem solving or creativity but does not always yield a successful outcome

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critical thinking

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process of evaluating the accuracy, credibility and worth of information and lines of reasoning

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problem-based learning

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Classroom activity in which students acquire new knowledge and skills while working on a complex problem similar to those in the outside world.

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project-based learning

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Classroom activity in which students acquire new knowledge and skills while working on a complex, multifaceted project that yields a concrete end product.

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Authentic activity

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classroom activity similar to an activity that students are apt to encounter in the outside world