educational psychology
Study of pedagogy
Educational psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with how people learn and how to teach them effectively.
It studies cognitive development, motivation, classroom dynamics, and individual differences in learning ability.
Educational psychologists develop teaching methods, design curricula, and create assessments: The district hired an educational psychologist to evaluate students with learning difficulties.
Art of instruction
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- inquiry-basedDriven by questioning
- cooperative learningEducational approach using teamwork
classroom management · curriculum · lesson planning · adaptive learning · teaching strategies · modeling · Bloom's taxonomy · learning objectives
Child cognition researcher
- EriksonPatronymic from Norse lands
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- cognitive developmentAcquiring reasoning abilities over time
- milestonesNotable points of progress
maturation · attachment · object permanence · conservation · identity formation · adolescence · childhood · infancy
Mental knowledge acquisition
- metacognitionAwareness of own reasoning
- information processingHandling and interpreting data
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- retentionContinued holding or possession
transfer · constructivism · behaviorism · schema · encoding · retrieval · comprehension · prior knowledge
Influencing development or growth
- summativeExpressing a total
- standardized testingIdentical assessments across populations
- rubricsScoring standards for evaluation
- validityQuality of being sound
reliability · feedback · grading · measurement · diagnostic · portfolio · criterion-referenced · norm-referenced
Belonging by nature
- extrinsicNot inherent or essential
- self-efficacyBelief in one's capabilities
- goal-settingEstablishing intended outcomes
- attribution theoryHow we explain behavior
engagement · persistence · grit · self-determination · autonomy · competence · relatedness · interest
pedagogy
Art of instruction
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- inquiry-basedDriven by questioning
cooperative learning · classroom management · curriculum · lesson planning · adaptive learning · teaching strategies · modeling · Bloom's taxonomy · learning objectives · active learning
Piaget
Child cognition researcher
- EriksonPatronymic from Norse lands
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- cognitive developmentAcquiring reasoning abilities over time
milestones · maturation · attachment · object permanence · conservation · identity formation · adolescence · childhood · infancy · neurodevelopment
cognition
Mental knowledge acquisition
- metacognitionAwareness of own reasoning
- information processingHandling and interpreting data
- memoryMind's retention capacity
retention · transfer · constructivism · behaviorism · schema · encoding · retrieval · comprehension · prior knowledge · cognitive load
formative
Influencing development or growth
- summativeExpressing a total
- standardized testingIdentical assessments across populations
- rubricsScoring standards for evaluation
validity · reliability · feedback · grading · measurement · diagnostic · portfolio · criterion-referenced · norm-referenced · achievement tests
intrinsic
Belonging by nature
- extrinsicNot inherent or essential
- self-efficacyBelief in one's capabilities
- goal-settingEstablishing intended outcomes
attribution theory · engagement · persistence · grit · self-determination · autonomy · competence · relatedness · interest · flow
educational psychologyclinical psychology
Study of mental disorders
abnormal psychology · forensic psychology · psychotherapy · criminal psychology · neuropsychology
educational psychologyrote learning
Memorization through repetition
apprenticeship · trial and error · traditional education · autodidacticism · anti-intellectualism
educational psychologypsychopathology
Study of mental disorders
clinical treatment · psychiatric care · behavioral therapy · psychoanalysis · trauma therapy
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