Key Words From Chapter 1 Of Educational Psychology 200

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Teaching Efficacy

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A teachers judgement of or confidence in his or her capacity to cope with the teaching situation in ways that bring about desired outcome.
(The teachers confidence in their ability to handle all situations in the classroom)

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Descriptive Studies

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A research method use to describe the educational situations as it naturally occurs- what typcially happens, how teachers teach and how students learn and develop.

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Reflective Teaching

Back 3

Generating conjectures to explain a surprising event in the teaching situation,then gathering the information needed to make a decision about what would constitute the most effective course of action to pursue.

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Control Group

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A group of participants in an experimental study who are randomly assigned not to receive exposure to the independent variable.

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Theory

Back 5

An intellectual framework that organizes a vast amount of knowledge about a phenomenom so that educators can understand and explain better the nature of that phenomenom.

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Individualized Education Program (IEP)

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An educational and behavioural intervention plan for a student with special needs.

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Experimental Group

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The group of participants in an experimental study who are randomly assigned to receive exposure to the independent variable.

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Educational Psychology

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The scientific discipline concerned with the fundamentals of human teaching and learning, using psychological concepts and method.

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Correlational Studies

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A research method used to measure two naturally occuring variables and summarize the nature and magnitude of their relationship in numerical form. (A+B= what?)

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Experimental Studies

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A reseach method used to text for a cause and effect relationship between two variables. (A causes B, or vice versa)

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Correlation Coefficient

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A statistical value that ranges from -1 to +1 to describe both direction and extent of relationship between two variables.

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Technical Teaching

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Relying on routine knowledge and tried-and-true solutions to manage classroom problems. Teaching is predictable.

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Teaching

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The interpersonal effort to help learners acquire knowledge, develop skills and values, and realize their potential. (Teachers are path finders or guides, and encourage change)

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Learning

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A relatively permanent change in behaviour or knowledge as a result of experience
(Learners are followers, seekers or travellers and they represent the change)

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Action Research

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A research method that can be carried out by teachers in their own classrooms to inform and refine their personal theories of teachig and classroom practice.

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Hypothesis

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A prediction, derived from a theory, of the results of a research study.

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Concerns of New Teachers

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Classroom discipline, motivating students, special needs, assessment and grading

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Expert Teachers vs Novice Teachers

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Expert focus on students, novice focus on themselves

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RIDE

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Reflection, Information gathering, Decision making,Evaluation