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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. Learning which results from observing the results of others' behaviors and judging whether to perform them oneself.






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






3. The collection of traits in a person that inspires him to behave honestly - respectfully - and courageously.






4. Difficulty forming smooth connections between words.






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. Theories which view the unique language - culture - and customs of minority children as an asset in their learning.






8. 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






9. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who seem to be unable to sit still - constantly fidgeting or displaying other disruptive behaviors.






10. 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.






11. A type of cooperative learning where students will be divided into teams and each student will be responsible for some aspect of a project.






12. A method of assessing how much students know by giving them closed-ended response questions they are to answer by themselves.






13. According to the Attribution Theory - this concept refers to how responsive a student believes the cause of success or failure to be.






14. Taxonomies detailing the types of values and attitudes the student should develop by the end of the course.






15. Grouping students into different classes based on aptitude test scores.






16. Behaving like someone in a book or movie.






17. Integrating parts of the behaviors from several models to form a new behavioral set.






18. A mnemonic device where one will isolate part of a word - create a mental image of the keyword - and use that image to remember the meaning of the word.






19. A model of intelligence by Guilford which consists of 150 types of intelligence. According to Guilford - all types of intelligence can be organized along three dimensions: operations (such as memory - cognition - or evaluation) - products (such as un






20. The inability to retrieve learned information.






21. A mnemonic device that aids the memory of a long list of information by linking each item in the list to a specific well-known location.






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






23. A learning disability which impairs a person's language ability. Those with this disorder may have difficulty with reading - writing - or spelling.






24. 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






25. The ability to perform a task automatically - with little or no conscious effort.






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






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






28. Visual images - such as maps - tables - or graphs - which organize information and help consolidate concepts for the students.






29. A problem-solving technique where one starts with the goal and works backward.






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






31. 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






32. Students with this condition have learned that their efforts are all in vain and have given up trying to study by themselves.






33. Bilingual education programs which instruct minority students in their native tongue until they become more competent in English.






34. Directly viewing the reinforcement or punishment of different behaviors.






35. A method of scaling scores using a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.






36. Disabilities that affect children with average or above average intelligence who nevertheless have difficulty with some aspect of learning - such as reading - writing - or solving problems.






37. A method of pedagogy where the teacher actively looks for ways to improve the students' knowledge of a subject. Ways of doing this include actively presenting concepts - checking to see if the students understand - and reteaching any trouble areas fo






38. The degree to which the content of a test represents the broader subject area the test is supposed to measure.






39. A measure of how imperfect the validity of a test is.






40. Relating new information to that previously learned.






41. A group of non-progressive motor problems which cause psychical disability. These disorders are caused by injuries to the motor control centers in the brain during birth or early childhood.






42. A level of identity status where the adolescent has finally created his or her own personal identity.






43. Anything which increases the likelihood that a behavior will be repeated.






44. The process of learned information simply fading from memory.






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






46. The loss of subjects in a research study over time due to participant drop-out.






47. The degree to which a test accurately measures the trait or skill it is designed to measure.






48. The ability to apply previous learning to new situations and problems. This is thought to be one of the types of intelligence on which creativity is based.






49. 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.






50. An approach to grading using descriptive terms such as 'outstanding' or 'unsatisfactory' to rate the student's performance.