Vocab 1
Used as a mnemonic device, as in "i before e except after c"
A first-letter mnemonic that forms words from the first letter of each item
What is an Acronym
The synthesis of sense data with what is known to create perceived reality
What is Perception
The learner is a...
Mind
learning is an interactive process between mind and world
Retains information as we consciously work on it ("working" or "active" memory)
What is Short-term memory
The mind's permanent information storage device
Matching an incoming stimulus (senses) with stored information in LTM
What is Recognition
The focus is on the...
Perception!
learners construct knowledge systems based on perceptions
Teachers control the learning process as they direct students to make discoveries
What is Directed Discovery
Learning by observation and imitation without direct reinforcement
Social Learning Theory
Awareness/regulation of communication: speaking, listening, writing, and reading
What is Metacommunication
Feedback should be...
delayed and based on performance
Allow time for concepts and principles to develop, then critique
Process of transforming information (STM) into meaningful forms (LTM)
What is Encoding
Memory that stores life experiences as specific events with time and place.
What is Episodic memory
Source of forgetting: filling in recall gaps with unrelated information
What is Distortion
Learning is strengthened by...
Insight into conceptual relationships
Synergistic representation of seven elements essential to biblical spiritual growth
What is The Disciplers' Model
The Universal Ethnical Principle
Stage VI: "Right action based on self-chosen principles" Act on love and justice for all.
Process of relating new information to encoded concepts already in LTM
Meta-Attention: the conscious awareness and regulation of attention. What helps students maintain focus?
Meta-Communication: the awareness and regulation of modes of communication: speaking, listening, writing, reading.
Meta-memory: awareness and regulation of memory strategies, of ways to remember better. It permits learners to evaluate their own learning processes and improve them.