generalization
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- noun
- /ˌdʒɛnərələˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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generalización
- Results for generalization probes indicated that the participants were able to increase their ORF on generalization passages.
- generalization across settings
- generalization of skills
- facilitate generalization
Examples
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However, no studies to date have measured the generalization of pretend play to typical, unstructured free-play classroom contexts.
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Teachers observed that the generalization of skills learned in class showed improvement in students during their everyday activities.
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The demonstrated generalization was a critical aspect of the implications for practice in this study.
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Within the alternate assessment, this dimension is designed to assess generalization across settings only.
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Research Question 2: To what degree does DA maintain students' word-problem-solving skills in generalization sessions?
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Brief teacher surveys made it possible to assess support for skill generalization and coaching of children involved in bullying.
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Acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of incidental teaching skills also occurred with limited instruction.
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The uncertainty of generalization also underscores the importance of ongoing monitoring of effectiveness.
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Students demonstrated improved performance from their respective baseline scores during intervention, maintenance, and generalization phases.
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The psychologist studied how the child's generalization of her learning helped her respond to different situations.
Synonyms
To react the same way to things that look or sound like what you learned
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
To react the same way to things that look or sound like what you learned
How Generalized
Surface Forms
Morphology
generalization = generalize (semi-transparent) = general + ize + ation
Morphologically transparent (general -> generalize -> generalization) but the psychological sense (stimulus generalization) is a technical nuance that may not be obvious to all learners.
Etymology
Generalization comes from the word general, which originally meant 'kind' or 'type'. In psychology, it names when a learned reaction to one thing happens with other similar things of the same 'kind', so the origin shows why the reaction becomes more 'general'.