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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A kind of testing the teacher uses to measure the students' mastery of a particular subject. These tests are used in a student's final grade.






2. A process that occurs when two stimuli are consistently paired - causing the presence of one to evoke the other.






3. A group of children who are outstandingly intelligent (i.e. an IQ of 130 or greater) or are exceptionally skilled in a particular subject or area.






4. A learning strategy which involves grouping information into categories based on shared patterns - sequences - or characteristics.






5. A type of character education where an instructor discusses moral questions with students. This type of program has limited success.






6. A level of identity status where one has created his or her identity based on the opinions of others - not on personal choice.






7. An intelligence test for adults used most commonly in clinical settings.






8. The process of transferring information from short-term to long-term memory by developing meaningful relationships and patterns in the data that relate to one's previous knowledge.






9. A form of behavior modification using operant conditioning principles. Every time the patient displays the desired behavior - he is awarded a token (such as a star or a coin) that can be traded for a physical possession or special privilege.






10. A teaching method developed by Feuerstein where the teacher will intervene between the student and the learning task. In this method - the teacher will help the student make inferences about the world based on different experiences. This can be done






11. Merely imitating another person's behavior without understanding its meaning.






12. Theories which argue that the language - culture - and traditions of minority students negatively affects their academic ability.






13. A theory which states that the primary source of motivation is internal needs.






14. Mental retardation requiring consistent educational support.






15. A method of scaling scores using a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10.






16. Mental retardation needing emotion care on an as-needed basis.






17. A type of learning where the teacher encourages the students to find their own meaning in learning. The teacher will show relationships between the new subject matter and past learning and will encourage the students to have confidence in their own a






18. A theory of intelligence by Sternberg which views intelligence as consisting of three components: processing components (the ability to process information and solve problems) - contextual components (the ability to apply intelligence to everyday pro






19. Students with these disorders are angry - defiant - and hostile - seemingly unable to follow the teacher's rules.






20. Tests designed to evaluate a student's present performance and predict how well he or she will perform in the future.






21. The ability to mentally retain an object even after it has changed form - such as ice melting into water. According to Piaget - children in the preoperational stage of development lack this ability.






22. The belief that one gender is better than the other.






23. The ability to arrange objects in order based on some common quality - such as height - color - or size. According to Piaget - concrete operational children have mastered this skill.






24. Taxonomies dealing with the different cognitive abilities the student should develop.






25. Students who are in danger of failing to complete a basic education needed for operating successfully in society.






26. Mental retardation needing daily help and support in school.






27. How relevant a test is at face value.






28. A model of memory that includes three interacting components (sensory register - working memory - and long-term memory) that together process external information. Although there are three parts - only two of them (working and long-term) are used for






29. The ability to see useful relationships between different ideas or aspects of a problem. This is thought to be one of the types of intelligence on which creativity is based.






30. Memory tools that enhance one's recall by relating information to knowledge with which it has no natural resemblance.






31. One of the two divisions of human needs according to Maslow. These needs are survival (food - water - warmth) - safety (freedom from danger) - belonging (acceptance from others) - and self-esteem (approval from others).






32. The set of social and behavioral norms for each gender held by society.






33. A reinforcer which is naturally desirable - such as food - water - or heat.






34. A form of behavioral modification designed for autistic children. This treatment targets key parts of an individual's development - such as motivation or social responsiveness - in the hope that the treatment will spread to other behavioral areas as






35. Tests designed to measure a student's completion or a particular course or subject area.






36. A type of instruction which involves the teacher systematically leading the students step by step to a particular learning goals. This type of teaching is best for learning math or other complex skills - but not for less structured tasks such as Engl






37. A law enacted in 1975 to ensure that every exceptional learner is given instruction appropriate for his or her needs. The child should be placed in the least restrictive environment possible (i.e. spending the most time with ordinary students).






38. Asking students challenging questions to gauge their understanding and focus their attention.






39. Academic programs where students are taught basic information and then allowed to progress at their own pace. This type of program is used for gifted children.






40. The exchange of thoughts and feelings through both verbal and nonverbal (such as gestures and facial expressions) means.






41. The act of assigning meaning to information by interpreting it based on what one already knows.






42. The innate ability to use language - as described by Chomsky.






43. A form of behavioral modification where the teacher will purposely ignore any disruptive behavior by a student to try to eradicate the behavior.






44. Academic programs focused on real-life problems and situations - such as developing professional skills or resisting negative peer pressure.






45. Teachers with this quality are constantly aware of and in control of everything going on in a classroom.






46. A teaching procedure that allows the teacher to test the student's reasoning ability and cognitive functions. Instead of focusing on quantifiable answers - this method aims at improving the student's problem-solving skills.






47. A theory which states that individuals create schemata (mental concepts and rules) based on the interaction between their experience and ideas. This theory is based on the ideas of Jean Piaget.






48. An approach to teaching reading which attempts to enhance children's phonetic awareness - or ability to discriminate between different phonemes. This method teaches students the relationships between written words and their different phonemes.






49. A theory proposed by Reuven Feuerstein which describes the ability of humans to modify their cognitive process to adapt to different situations in their environment.






50. A form of negative punishment where a disruptive student is removed from the classroom and not allowed back until he or she is ready to behave.