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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

Subjects : clep, teaching
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Mental retardation characterized by an IQ between 50 and 69.






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






3. A common misconception among adolescents that one is destined for fame and fortune.






4. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






5. Internalized self-talk.






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






7. The process of interpreting and making sense of the world according to Piaget's model of cognitive development.






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






9. Another name for operant conditioning - due to the importance of responses in determining whether learning has occured.






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






11. The degree to which performance on one test correlates with performance on a second test.






12. Spontaneous noises an infant makes which include only the sounds found in his or her native language.






13. The inner drive to perform a particular behavior.






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






15. 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.






16. The smallest meaningful units in a language.






17. According to the Two-Store Model - this is the first phase of memory processing. This part of memory temporarily holds all sensory information.






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






19. Thinking of all the possible solutions to a problem.






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






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






22. A neurological disorder characterized by seizures. This disorder is caused by excessive - abnormal brain activity.






23. 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






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






25. All of the orderly changes which help a person better adapt to the surrounding environment.






26. The path one follows to correct his or her behavior based on discrepancies between his or her performance and that of a model.






27. The smallest unit of sound that affects a word's meaning.






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






29. Advance organizers which list new - unlearned information the students will need for the lesson.






30. 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.






31. A kind of testing the teacher uses to determine what aspects of a subject to focus on - depending on how much the students know and comprehend.






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






33. Disorder affecting a child's hearing.






34. According to the Attribution Theory - a student who holds this belief considers success or failure to be uncontrollable.






35. Tests used to determine a student's strengths and weaknesses - judging whether or not a student needs special education services.






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






37. The drive to perform a certain behavior solely to receive an external reward.






38. 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.






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






40. An unlimited cognitive storage system for retaining permanent records of information deemed important. According to the Two-Store Model - this is the third level of processing and the second level of storage.






41. Another name for classical conditioning - based on the importance of stimuli on this approach.






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






43. The art of teaching. It encompasses different styles and methods of instructing.






44. Language disorders characterized by difficulty forming sounds or coherent sentences.






45. According to researcher Benjamin Bloom - students with individual tutors generally perform two standard deviations (two 'sigmas') above those in average classrooms.






46. The total length of the class.






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






48. The second level of processing - and the first level of information storage - in the Two-Store Model. At this level - the person is consciously perceiving certain aspects of the external world. In adults - this kind of memory holds up to seven - plus






49. An approach to classroom management where the teacher will enforce clear rules for student conduct - quickly and impartially punishing any disobedience.






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






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