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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Students with these disorders are angry - defiant - and hostile - seemingly unable to follow the teacher's rules.






2. A theory which focuses on how to structure material to best teach students - especially young ones. This approach can be divided into two general approaches: cognitive and behavioral.






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. The smallest meaningful units in a language.






9. How relevant a test is at face value.






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






11. A principle proposed by Edward Thorndike stating behaviors with positive outcomes will be repeated while those with negative outcomes will be avoided.






12. 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.






13. 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






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. The inability to see a use for an object other than that to which one is accustomed.






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






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






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






20. The relationship between a student and his or her environment. According to this principle - the student and the environment will influence and affect each other.






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 Students with these disorders are depressed - anxious - and withdrawn - lacking confidence.






22. The study of the theory and technique of creating psychological tests - such as IQ - aptitude - or personality trait tests.






23. A raw score converted into a form in which it can be compared to other scores from the same test.






24. Bilingual education programs which aim to use English as much as possible.






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






26. Learning objectives relating to abstract concepts such as understanding or being able to apply knowledge to different situations. Gronlund proposed a instructional theory focusing on this kind of learning objective.






27. 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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28. 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).






29. A taxonomy created by Bloom. According to this model - there are six levels of mastery of a concept. The student must reach the levels in specific order; higher level skills cannot be mastered without the lower levels. The levels are knowledge (simpl

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






31. 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.






32. An approach to grading which establishes a standard students must reach to pass and allows them to continue studying until they reach it.






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






34. An approach to problem solving where one reasons how to reach the goal based on the current situation.






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






36. The exchange of thoughts and feelings through both verbal and nonverbal (such as gestures and facial expressions) means.






37. 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






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






39. Abstract representations of different parts of reality. These groups usually contain general knowledge of the world and examples of its specific parts.






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






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






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






43. The total length of the class.






44. Teachers with this quality are constantly aware of and in control of everything going on in a classroom.






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






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






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






48. A learning model that proposes that learning is a function of the ratio between the effort needed to the effort spent learning. learning=f(time spent/time needed)

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49. The inner drive to perform a particular behavior.






50. 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