educational pacing

1. the rate or speed of the learning process.

2. the control and monitoring of student work speed by a teacher, supervisor, or discussion leader.

3. the rate at which a whole class of students moves through a specific curriculum. This is determined by multiple factors, such as number of students in the class, student ability and interest, teacher philosophy, and teacher competence.

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Psychology term of the day

October 18th 2024

double dissociation

a research process for demonstrating the action of two separable psychological or biological systems, such as differentiating between types of memory or the function of brain areas. One experimental variable is found to affect one of the systems, whereas a second variable affects the other. The differentiating variables may be task related, pharmacological, neurological, or individual differences. For example, double dissociation has been used to separate declarative memory from procedural learning. [developed by Hans-Lukas Teuber]