Educational Psychology- Final (U.Iowa) questions and answers

Learning Science correct answer: A new interdisciplinary science of learning has emerged, based on research psychology, education, computer science, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, neuroscience, and other fields that study learning. Constructivism correct answer: View that emphasizes the active role of the learner, in building understanding, and making sense of information 1st wave constructivism (piaget) correct answer: A focus on the individed and psychological sources of knowing. Second Wave constructivism correct answer: A focus on the social and cultural sources of knowing, as in Vygotsky's theory Radical Constructivism correct answer: Knowledge is assumed to be the individual's construction; it cannot be judged right or wrong Situated Learning correct answer: is learning about different situations in which you can learn Transfer of Learning correct answer: Students to gain knowledge in schools that they can use both in schools and out of schools. Inquiry Based correct answer: Approach in which the teacher presents a puzziling situation and students solve the placement gathering dat and testing conclusions. Problem based learning correct answer: Methods that provide students with realistic problems that dont necessarly have a right awnser Cooperation Learning correct answer: Situations where elaboration, interpretation, explanation, and argumentation are integral to the activity of the group and where learning is supported by other individuals Recirpricol Questioning correct answer: Students work in pairs or triads to ask, and answer questions about lesson material Jigsaw Classroom correct answer: A learning process in which each student is part of a group and each group member is assigned part of the material to be learned by the whole group. Students become "expert" on their piece and then teach it to the others in their group Classroom Management correct answer: actions teachers take to create an environment that supports and facilitates both academic and social-emotional learning