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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 method of scaling scores which evaluates students in terms of the grade level at which they are functioning.






2. The ability to organize objects based on some common characteristic. According to Piaget - concrete operational children have mastered this skill.






3. A reinforcer which is paired with multiple primary reinforcers - such as academic achievement or social standing.






4. A kind of performance-based testing strategy that allows students to apply knowledge learned in one situation to a different one.






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






6. The process of putting together different sounds in a meaningful way.






7. Disorder affecting a child's hearing.






8. Consciously knowing and using methods of problem solving and memory.






9. A division of long-term memory for storing factual knowledge.






10. A form of behavioral modification where the teacher and student create a contract specifying certain academic goals and the rewards or privileges that will be given once the goals are reached.






11. A type of learning where a small group of students will work together on the same project - each making some contribution.






12. The relationship between a student and his or her environment. According to this principle - the student and the environment will influence and affect each other.






13. A testing procedure that measures a student's mastery of a particular skill or understanding of a certain concept. The purpose of this kind of test is to measure whether a student has achieved a certain learning objective.






14. An approach to grading which uses a portfolio of a student's work to measure that student's development over time and to compare it to that of others in the class.






15. A kind of meaning emphasis strategy which relies on the student's experiences and language ability. The student will dictate a story to an adult - who will write it down and then have the child read the dictated story.






16. The process a teacher uses in discovery learning by guiding the students.






17. An intelligence test for young children ages 2-7.






18. The amount of Allocated Time each individual student spends focused on the class.






19. Abstract representations of different parts of reality. These groups usually contain general knowledge of the world and examples of its specific parts.






20. A method of assessing how much students know in which the teacher will assist them in the problem-solving process.






21. All sources that contribute to a student's learning. This term includes the teacher - the textbook - the principal - and any others who promote education.






22. A division of long-term memory for storing rules and methods or performing specific tasks - called procedures.






23. Reading models which try to relate written words to different experiences of the student.






24. The ability to focus solely on one object. According to Piaget - preoperational children have developed this skill.






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






26. The degree to which a student desires and actively strives to excel and succeed.






27. The study of classification. In teaching - systems of this type provide a hierarchical scheme of different learning objectives which helps the teacher include all of the skills and concepts needed for mastery of a topic.






28. Concepts - subdivisions of schemata that help one understand and interpret different parts of the world.






29. A measure of how well scores from one half of a test correlate with those from the other half.






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






31. 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.






32. General statements about the skills and abilities the student should have after completing the course.






33. A kind of meaning emphasis strategy which integrates reading with other language skills such as speaking - writing - and listening.






34. One of the two divisions of human needs according to Maslow. These needs are intellectual achievement - aesthetic appreciation (understanding and appreciating the beauty and truth in the world) - and self-actualization (becoming all that one can be).






35. A legal document describing a child's special needs and what programs and assistance he or she will receive.






36. Internalized self-talk.






37. Breaking apart a learning task into specific - concrete objectives a student must achieve to master the task.






38. The process of taking in and integrating information from the environment.






39. A teaching style which seeks to instruct students in how to recognize and rise up against oppression. This area of teaching is influenced by the works of Karl Marx.






40. A level of moral reasoning guided by adherence to overarching moral principles - developed by Kohlberg. This level is also divided into two stages: stage 5 (realization that one is part of a large society where everyone deserves rights) and stage 6 (






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






42. The application of knowledge - skills - and experience to achieving a particular goal.






43. Information given in advance of a lesson to prepare the students by reminding them of important information learned before and focusing them on key information.






44. Tests used to determine if students have achieved a minimum amount of learning needed to pass a class.






45. Bilingual education programs which teach students both in their native tongue and English - allowing them to maintain their bilingualism.






46. Mental retardation requiring constant high-intensity educational support to pass through school.






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






48. Behaving like someone in a book or movie.






49. A teacher's belief that he or she can successfully encourage and enable students to reach their highest levels of achievement - regardless of how difficult the process is.






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