Educational Psychology Principles Flashcards
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In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which level must be satisfied before an employee can focus on esteem needs such as recognition for grant achievements?
Answer: Belonging and love needs
Maslow's hierarchy requires belonging and social needs (Level 3) to be met before esteem needs (Level 4) can motivate behavior.
A trainer uses pre-assessments before a grant-writing workshop to tailor instruction to participants' existing knowledge. This practice is grounded in which educational psychology concept?
Answer: Formative assessment
Formative assessment gathers data during the learning process to guide and adjust instruction in real time.
Which instructional design element directly addresses the problem of learners forgetting 70% of training content within 24 hours (Ebbinghaus forgetting curve)?
Answer: Spaced practice and retrieval
Spaced repetition and retrieval practice combat the forgetting curve by reinforcing memory over distributed intervals.
A grant-funded professional development program measures whether staff actually changed their on-the-job behavior six months after training. This corresponds to which Kirkpatrick level?
Answer: Level 3 – Behavior
Kirkpatrick Level 3 assesses the extent to which participants apply what they learned when back on the job.
Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) suggests that training is most effective when tasks are:
Answer: Slightly beyond current ability with expert support
The ZPD is the gap between what a learner can do independently and what they can do with guidance, making scaffolded challenge optimal.
Which motivation theory distinguishes between intrinsic motivation (internal satisfaction) and extrinsic motivation (external rewards) and is most applicable when designing grant staff incentive programs?
Answer: Self-Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan)
Self-Determination Theory focuses on autonomy, competence, and relatedness as drivers of intrinsic motivation.
During a needs assessment for a grant compliance training, a program officer finds a gap between desired and actual staff performance. In Mager and Pipe's framework, the first question to ask is:
Answer: Is the performance gap due to a skill deficiency or other barrier?
Mager and Pipe's performance analysis model first determines whether the gap is caused by skill lack or non-skill factors (e.g., motivation, environment).