Educational Psychology : Vocabulary Terms

The CACREP standards are divided into three main areas of focus: the learning environment: structure and evaluation, professional identity, and professional practice. The first area, the learning environment: structure and evaluation, provides details and parameters on the institution itself accredited by CACREP, the academic unit, faculty, and evaluation. This area of the CACREP standards is aimed at ensuring that the learning environment provides encouragement, support, and diversity. It also dictates that the academic unit must be clearly defined, consist of approved graduate-level study and that a faculty advisor must be assigned to each student at all times during their enrollment. Some guidelines regarding faculty include but are not limited to adequate experience, professional development, and activities related to the counseling profession, and clearly defined sufficient leadership.

* Consolidation- hypothetical process involving gradual conversion of information into memory codes stored in long term memory.

I plan to use the input and assistance of my principal, administration, and other colleagues to assist me with necessary portions of my action research project. I will develop a written plan of action further in the project, monitor the project reflective, and prepare a research summary research report of the results of my action research project addressing the effectiveness of the implementation of the PBIS program at Otter Creek Middle School. My plans are for my research to be implemented further along with my principal internship after I have completed the course as well.

26) Which early American psychologist taught philosophy at Harvard, studied medicine, had strong interests in literature and religion, and wrote one of the most important psychology texts ever, The Principles of Psychology, in 1890?

Amanda talked about how she used the action research to develop and increase professionalism of both early childhood researchers and practitioners by using the teaching techniques and strategies to support the implement of the research project, using the cycle of reflection and analysing the data, communicating with early childhood teachers to reflect and build skills in their teaching. She developed a scale where she could analyse children’s interests,

Based on my prior knowledge and this week’s resource, I see a little clear why action research can help me address the needs of my students better. This week I have learned the difference between action research/teacher inquiry and education traditional research. Also, I have learned the relationship between action research and teacher professional growth and decision making. Last, I have been able to see what teacher inquiry/action research look like, how they are similar and different.

In order for a researcher to conduct an action research analysis several factors must be determined. The specific purpose for the research, the components, and stakeholders. My action research project is to address a specific problem my agency has with employee retention within the patrol division during the past three years. In conducting a critical mass analysis it is important to determine who has influence and can assist with making suggestions on changes or give necessary data. Stringer (2007) states, "action research is a systematic approach to investigation

Research is defined as a ‘systematic, critical and self-critical enquiry that aims to contribute to the advancement of knowledge’ (Stenhouse cited by Grigg, 2015). Critics argue that professional enquiry in the teaching industry is lacking in teachers using action research on a regular basis, which ultimately would improve the quality of teaching (Burgess cited by Grigg, 2015). However, as educational theory is always changing

Cause and effect – The cause is the origin of an event and the end result of the event is the effect.

Behavioral health care is a broad term that entails treating patients with any mental health or substance use condition, as well dealing

Behavioral Health provides children with mental illnesses or social and behavioral challenges to learn how to become independent and to maximize their potential to be productive in their community.

What is behavioral healthcare? In Psychology Today (online) Master of Public Health Elana Premack Sandler observes that behavioral health is promoting the well-being of clients “by preventing or intervening in mental illness”, substance abuse, as well as it focuses on decreasing the stigma that surrounds the term mental health (2009). Behavioral health includes: finding what works best for a patient, include that patient in the plan of care, and be attentive in improving the behavior that is causing issues or habits. Hippocrates was one of the first to treated people with mental illnesses aside from religious beliefs or the stigmata of sorcery (Unite for Sight, n.d.). Behavioral health professionals and services have come a long way from the time of Hippocrates.

Action learning, in contrast to action research, focuses on the learning and the action does not require the extension of new knowledge in a theoretical sense. In action learning the participants select some issues, analyze them, take some action and say on that action, while Action research is a process by which change and understanding can be pursued at the one time. It is usually described as cyclic, with action and critical reflection taking place in turn. It is commonly done by a group of people, though sometimes people use it to improve their practice. It has been used often in the field of education for this purpose. It is not unusual for there to be someone

who had trained as a physician. He was the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United

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