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What is Educational Psychology
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a distince discipline with its own theories, research methods, problems and techniques.
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What do expert teachers know?
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solutions for common classroom problems and their knowlege of teaching process and contnet is extensive and organized
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What are the concerns of beginning teachers?
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maintaing classroom disipline, motivating students, accomodating differences, evaluating work, parents, getting along with other teachers
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What is NCLB
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No Child Left Behind: requires standardized achievement testing in reading and math every year for all students. it judges school performance
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What is a highly qualified teacher according to NCLB
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fully certified
bachelor's degree demonstrate knowledge and skills in subjects they are teaching by taking state tests. |
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Describe descriptive studies
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survey results
interview responses samples of classroom dialogue records of class activities |
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What are correlations? Correlation coefficients?
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corelations: number that indicates both the strength and direction of a relationship btwn two events or measurmetns.
-1 or 1 = related closer to 0=not related |
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distinguish btwn principles and theories
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P: establised relationship btwn factors
T: integrated statement of principles that attempts to explain a phenomenon and make predictions |
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what are experimental studies? Whater are the elements of an experiment?
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determine effects of a therapy or teaching method
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Negative Correlation
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a relationship between two variables in which a high value on one is associated with a low value on the other. ex: height and destance from top of head to the ceiling
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positive correlation
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a relationship btwn two variables in which the two increase or decrease together. ex: calorie intake and weight gain
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descriptive vs. experimental studies
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studies that collect detailed info about specific situations
shows the effect |
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principle
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established relatioship btwn factors
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theory vs. hypothesis
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integrated statement of principles that attempts to explain a phenomenon and make predictions
educated guess |
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random sampling
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without any definite pattern; following no rule
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statistically significant
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notelikely to be a chance occurrence
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participant observation
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a method for conducting descriptive research in which the researcher becomes a participant in the situation in order to better understand life in that group
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case study
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intensive study of one person or one situation
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experimentation
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research method in which variables are manipulated and the effects recorded
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subjects/participants
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people or animals studied
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single-subject experimental studies
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systematic interventions to study effects with one person, often by applying and then withdrawing a treatment
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action research
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systematic observations or tests of methods conducted by teachers or schools to improve teaching and learning for their students
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measurment, evaluation, assessment
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an evaluation expressed in quantitative terms #
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frequency distribution
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record showing how many scores fall into set groups
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central tendency
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typical score for a group of scores
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mean
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average
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median
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middle number
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