INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY/ EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+

INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY/ EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ What is educational psychology? - -Educational psychology is a branch of psychology that studies individuals in societal and educational settings. It is a field that is concerned with teaching and learning methods, patterns of development, principles of learning, and the building of theory through What is a principle? - -an established relationship between factors What is a construct? - -a term/idea that contains various conceptual elements. Constructs appear to be subjective and cannot be confirmed via imperial evidence. What is a theory? - -an interrelated set of concepts used to explain and make predictions about a set of data What is deductive reasoning? - -arriving at specific conclusions based on general principles, based on observations and experiences What is inductive reasoning? - -developing generalizations based on observations - used more in education; observations are based on a sample, more powerful = bigger sample The methodology of educational research is often based on what? - -Replication What is replication in terms of educational research? - -taking what people have found in one situation and seeing if it is true in another; looking to promote generalizability In terms of measurement tools, how does education and science differ? - -Education = assessments/tests = NOT precise Science = ruler, beaker = Precis