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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 proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






2. 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.






3. A method of scaling scores using a nine-point scale with a mean of 5 and standard deviation of 2. This method is intended to minimize insignificant differences between scores.






4. The way that previously learned information affects how one learns new concepts. This can be either positive (helping one understand new ideas) or negative (hindering one from taking in the new information).






5. A level of identity status where one has no idea who he or she is - and has not made any significant effort to find out.






6. According to self-determination theory - the drive one has to perform a specific behavior not for a reward (extrinsic motivation) but for the sheer pleasure of the action itself.






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






8. Difficulty speaking due to an obstruction of air in the nose or throat.






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






10. A person's self-perception - what one thinks of oneself.






11. A kind of teaching which stresses that students identify the underlying relationships between different concepts and ideas to enhance their understanding.






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






13. A level of moral reasoning guided by strict adherence to rules - developed by Kohlberg. This level is also divided into two stages: stage 3 (conformity to one's group) and stage 4 (following rules because they promote social order).






14. 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






15. The ability to reason backward from a conclusion to its cause. According to Piaget - preoperational children lack this skill.






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






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






20. Tests designed to evaluate a student's present performance and predict how well he or she will perform in the future.






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






23. 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 intrinsic to the student.






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






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






26. A common misconception among adolescents that one is invincible - impervious to harm.






27. According to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of development - a type of speech used by young children to guide their problem-solving process when working by themselves.






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






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






30. 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.






31. The results one expects from different behaviors.






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. Mental retardation requiring consistent educational support.






37. 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






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






39. According to the Attribution Theory - a student who holds this belief considers success or failure to be in his or her control.






40. A theory of intelligence by Sternberg which views intelligence as consisting of three components: processing components (the ability to process information and solve problems) - contextual components (the ability to apply intelligence to everyday pro






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






42. 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.






43. 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






44. 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.






45. The use of physical punishment.






46. A community-centered approach to character education that attempts to apply what the students learn in the classroom to everyday life.






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






48. 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.






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






50. A theory which states that how students view the world determines their motivation and behavior. This theory attempts to explain how people account for their successes and failures. In general - students attribute their successes to their innate abil