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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 level of moral reasoning guided by rewards and punishments - developed by Kohlberg. This level is further divided into two stages: stage 1 (adherence to rules to please authority figures) and stage 2 (follow rules that satisfy one's needs).






2. 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.






3. A method of scaling scores using a percentage of scores less than or equal to the student's score.






4. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






5. Relating current information with previous learning.






6. One's social and economic standing - including one's class - race - and education. SES is highly influential on students' success in school - with those from low-SES families performing below their high-SES classmates.






7. A level of identity status where the adolescent is actively trying out different beliefs - behaviors - and lifestyles to discover his or her identity.






8. Reading models which focus on analyzing words letter-by-letter to fully understand the meaning of a text.






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. A five-step problem-solving strategy that involves identifying the problem - defining one's goals - exploring possible ways to reach the goals - anticipating the outcomes and acting - and looking back on one's work.






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






16. A strategy of teaching reading which stresses the overall meaning of a passage.






17. A type of cooperative learning where the teacher will teach the students a skill - divide them into teams - and allow each team to practice the skill until all teams understand it perfectly.






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






19. The degree to which a test correlates with a direct measure of what the test is designed to measure - such as how well a reading test correlates with a student's actual reading level.






20. The use of a single word to represent an entire thought. This kind of speech is found in young children.






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






22. One's self-perception of his or her gender.






23. 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






24. General short-cut strategies to problem solving one uses which may not always be correct.






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






26. The idea that concrete ideas can be remembered better than abstract ones because concrete words are stored as both visual and verbal information.






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






28. A behavior not clearly related to a particular stimulus - according to operant conditioning.






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






30. An individually administered intelligence test designed for children ages 6-16.






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






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






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






34. A theory that proposes there are both external and internal motivational factors. According to this theory - there are two components behind motivation: the personal value of the endeavor and one's perceived ability to accomplish it.






35. Assumptions about how different social relationships work and how other people feel and think.






36. The use of physical punishment.






37. One of the characteristics in Attribution Theory a student will use to figure out why his or her actions had the outcome they did. This characteristic is unstable and external to the student.






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






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






40. An approach to teaching reading that encourages children to monitor their own reading comprehension. After reading - students will summarize in their own words what they just read - ask questions about the text to find the main points - clarify anyth






41. Students with learning difficulties who require special attention to reach their fullest potentials.






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






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






44. 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.






45. Bringing information out of long-term memory.






46. A measure of how well scores from the same test correlate when taken by the same people on two different occasions.






47. 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).






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






49. An approach to grading where the students are given a numerical score - using either a 10-point or a 7-point grading scale. These scores may be translated into a letter grade or compared to the average score on a test.






50. One of the characteristics in Attribution Theory a student will use to figure out why his or her actions had the outcome they did. This characteristic is stable and intrinsic to the student.