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pedagogy
upright=1.2|thumb|alt=Detail of a scene in the bowl of the letter 'P' with a woman with a set-square and dividers; using a compass to measure distances on a diagram. In her left hand she holds a square, an implement for testing or drawing right angles. She is watched by a group of students.|Woman teaching geometry (detail of a 14th-century illuminated manuscript, at the beginning of Euclid's Elementa, in the translation attributed to [[Adelard of Bath)]] Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, a
reading
Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of symbols, often specifically those of a written language, by means of sight or touch.
educational psychology
branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of human learning
lecture
thumb|upright=1.3|Lecture at the Australian Defence Force Academy upright=1.3|thumb|A lecture at the University of Bologna in Italy in the mid-fourteenth century. The lecturer reads from a text on the lectern while students in the back sleep. thumb|upright=1.3|Barbara McClintock delivers her Nobel lecture
problem solving
using generic or ad hoc methods in an orderly manner to find solutions to problems
learning disability
range of neurodevelopmental conditions
halo effect
tendency for positive impressions of a person, company, brand or product in one area to positively influence one's opinion or feelings in other areas
lifelong learning
ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons
Socratic method
type of dialog or debate
metacognition
alt=Diagram of a brain thinking about a brain|thumb|Metacognitive processes deal with information about other cognitive processes. Metacognition is an awareness of one's thought processes and an understanding of the patterns behind them. The term comes from the root word meta, meaning "beyond", or "on top of". Metacognition can take many forms, such as reflecting on one's ways of thinking, and knowing when and how oneself and others use particular strategies for problem-solving. There are generally two components of metacognition: (1) cognitive conceptions and (2) a cognitive regulation system
inclusive education
refers to including all students in equal access to equal opportunities of education and learning
intellectual giftedness
intellectual ability significantly higher than average
flow
mental state
Zeigarnik effect
psychological phenomena when an activity that has been interrupted may be more readily recalled
constructivism
pedagogical theory that suggests that learners do not passively acquire knowledge through direct instruction
self-concept
In the psychology of self, one's self-concept (also called self-construction, self-identity, self-perspective or self-structure) is a collection of beliefs about oneself. Generally, self-concept embodies the answer to the question "Who am I?".
Mozart effect
psychological effects of listening to Mozart's music
information design
area of graphic design related to displaying information effectively, rather than just attractively or for artistic expression
community of practice
a group of people with a common interest to interact regularly to further that interest
note-taking
thumb|right|U.S. President Jimmy Carter|Jimmy Carter's notes from his private meeting with [[Pope John Paul II, October 6, 1979.]]
recitation
A recitation in a general sense is the act of reciting from memory, or a formal reading of verse or other writing before an audience.
cognitive load
effort being used in the working memory, which can be differentiated into three types: intrinsic, extraneous, and germane
school psychology
branch of psychology concerned with academic performance and intervention
cultural-historical psychology
branch of psychology
organizational learning
process of creating, retaining, and transferring knowledge within an organization
digital media use and mental health
effect of digital media on the mental health of its users
knowledge transfer
sharing knowledge for problem solving
summative assessment
assessment used to determine student outcomes after an academic course
educational research
systematic collection and analysis of data related to the field of education
transfer of learning
dependency of human conduct, learning, or performance on prior experience
mathematical anxiety
anxiety about one's ability to do mathematics
cognitive disengagement syndrome
particular type of attention disorder
Shuhari
thumb|240px| written in kanji is a Japanese concept that describes the stages of learning to mastery. Shuhari is usually translated as "follow the rules, break the rules, transcend the rules". This specific phrasing is usually attributed to Sen no Rikyū, a 16th century tea master and poet. It has been applied to other disciplines, such as Go, Japanese martial arts, Noh theatre, and more.
genetic epistemology
study of the origins of knowledge
Dr. Fox effect
in educational psychology, named after the identity Dr. Myron L. Fox
concision
In common usage and linguistics, concision (also called conciseness, succinctness, terseness, brevity, or laconicism) is a communication principle of eliminating redundancy, generally achieved by using as few words as possible in a sentence while preserving its meaning. More generally, it is achieved through the omission of parts that impart information that was already given, that is obvious or that is irrelevant. Outside of linguistics, a message may be similarly "dense" in other forms of communication.
discovery learning
technique of inquiry-based learning
Dual-coding theory
theory of cognition
peer support
when people provide knowledge, experience, emotional, social or practical help to each other
Socratic questioning
type of question to predict knowledge on a topic
Subvocalization
Subvocalization, or silent speech, is the internal speech typically made when reading; it provides the sound of the word as it is read. This is a natural process when reading, and it helps the mind to access meanings to comprehend and remember what is read, potentially reducing cognitive load.
cognitive style
concept used in cognitive psychology to describe the way individuals think, perceive and remember information
Poisonous pedagogy
negatively connotated collective term for child rearing and educational methods that use violence and intimidation
number sense
ability to understand or manipulate numbers
environmental enrichment
effect of stimulating physical and social surroundings on the brain
whole language
reading learning method
Integrative learning
learning theory predicated on making connections across curricula
principle of least effort
idea that agents prefer to do what's easiest
spacing effect
psychological effect that people learn more by spreading studying out in time
reading disorder and écrites disorder
range of neurological conditions, developmental or acquired
enactivism
Enactivism is a position in cognitive science that argues that cognition arises through interaction between an acting organism and its environment. It claims that the environment of an organism is brought about, or enacted, by the active exercise of that organism's sensorimotor processes. "The key point, then, is that the species brings forth and specifies its own domain of problems ...this domain does not exist "out there" in an environment that acts as a landing pad for organisms that somehow drop or parachute into the world. Instead, living beings and their environments stand in relation to
big-fish–little-pond effect
people feel better about themselves when they're more obviously superior
orality
thumb|right|upright=1.2|An oral community in Takéo Province|Takéo, [[Cambodia, confronts writing. Modern scholarship has shown that orality is a complex and tenacious social phenomenon.]] Orality is thought and verbal expression in societies, distinct from the technologies of literacy (especially writing and print). The study of orality is closely allied to the study of oral tradition.
Storyline method
concept learning
term in educational psychology
twice exceptional
term used for a gifted student who also possesses at least one developmental disability
Spatial–temporal reasoning
area of artificial intelligence
multipotentiality
Multipotentiality is an educational and psychological term referring to the ability and preference of a person, particularly one of strong intellectual or artistic curiosity, to excel in two or more different fields.
overjustification effect
effect that occurs when an expected external incentive such as money or prizes decreases a person's intrinsic motivation to perform a task
educational data mining
research field