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






2. Deliberate repetition of information in short-term memory.






3. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who act without thinking - drift quickly from activity to the next - and perform dangerous behaviors without regarding their consequences.






4. The difference between the skills a child develops alone and those that can be learned with the help of someone knowledgeable. This concept was developed by Vygotsky.






5. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






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






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






8. 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






9. The study of the social aspects of language use.






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






11. 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.






12. The total length of the class.






13. Clear and specific learning objectives that ensure both the teacher and the student stay on track.






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






15. 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 (






16. A disruptive disorder characterized by the underdevelopment of certain traits such as impulse control - leading to inattention - hyperactivity - and impulsiveness. The three types are predominantly hyperactive-impulsive - predominantly inattentive -






17. A prediction which causes itself to become true. In educational psychology - the teacher's expectations about a student's success almost always come true - regardless of whether or not the expectations were backed by truth.






18. One's perceived abilities and competence. According to the Social Learning and Expectancy theory - this depends on four kinds of social experiences: personal experiences of the student; vicarious experiences (observing the rewards or punishments othe






19. A form of negative punishment where something wanted by the student will be taken away if he or she behaves in an undesirable way.






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






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






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






23. A common misconception among adolescents that everyone is constantly watching and scrutinizing the adolescent's behavior.






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






25. Bringing information out of long-term memory.






26. A theory which proposes that there are eight different kinds of cognitive intelligences - none of which are necessarily correlated. The intelligences are spacial - linguistic - logical-mathematical - bodily-kinesthetic - musical - interpersonal - int

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27. A measure of how well scores from two different tests meant to evaluate the same thing correlate with each other.






28. A condition where a test consistently provides an inaccurate score due to some property of the test taker - such as gender - socioeconomic status - or race.






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






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






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






32. How capable one actually is.






33. 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.






34. Students with these disorders are depressed - anxious - and withdrawn - lacking confidence.






35. Programs which teach students about different positive character traits and how to apply them to their lives.






36. Repeating information in the same way it was received.






37. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who are easily distracted and cannot remain focused or remember information.






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






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






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






41. Relating new information to that previously learned.






42. 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.






43. 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.






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






45. Academic programs where students are given a deeper education in their areas of interest.






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






47. A humanistic - interdisciplinary form of teaching which emphasizes the role of creativity and imagination in learning. According to this theory - children pass through three learning stages: imitative learning - artistic learning - and abstract learn






48. A kind of performance-based testing strategy where students will work on a project over a long period of time.






49. 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).






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