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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

Subjects : clep, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Students who are in danger of failing to complete a basic education needed for operating successfully in society.






2. 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






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






4. A kind of meaning emphasis strategy which relies on the student's experiences and language ability. The student will dictate a story to an adult - who will write it down and then have the child read the dictated story.






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






6. A kind of performance-based testing strategy that combines multiple projects of the student that were made at various stages in a project.






7. A teaching procedure that allows the teacher to test the student's reasoning ability and cognitive functions. Instead of focusing on quantifiable answers - this method aims at improving the student's problem-solving skills.






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






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






10. 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






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






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






13. 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.






14. Those one observes.






15. Disabilities that affect children with average or above average intelligence who nevertheless have difficulty with some aspect of learning - such as reading - writing - or solving problems.






16. Taxonomies describing physical abilities and skills the student should master.






17. A theory of internal motivation - the forces which drive behavior in the absence of any external stimuli. A key part of this theory is intrinsic motivation.






18. The process of putting together different sounds in a meaningful way.






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






20. A step-by-step procedure to solve a problem.






21. A sample group who is to represent the population being tested.






22. The degree to which a student desires and actively strives to excel and succeed.






23. 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.






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






25. A form of behavioral modification where the teacher and student create a contract specifying certain academic goals and the rewards or privileges that will be given once the goals are reached.






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






27. A bell-shaped curve which can be easily and consistently used to interpret scores.






28. The ability to mentally retain an object even after it has changed form - such as ice melting into water. According to Piaget - children in the preoperational stage of development lack this ability.






29. Disorders characterized by difficulty communicating - either by having trouble expressing oneself or by being unable to properly receive information.






30. Testing strategies which have students create long-term projects to determine how much they have learned.






31. 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.






32. A broad category of disorders in which the individual has difficulty learning in a typical way.






33. How relevant a test is at face value.






34. An intelligence test for adults used most commonly in clinical settings.






35. 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






36. 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.






37. A category of psychological disorders where the sufferer will experience chronic anxiety and apprehension.






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






39. 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)


40. Integrating parts of the behaviors from several models to form a new behavioral set.






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






42. 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.






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






44. An approach to grading where students' individual scores are compared to a predetermined average score.






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






46. A theory by Melanie Klein which proposes a child's personality develops from the child's relationship with his or her mother. According to this view - children need a strong mother to develop well.






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






48. 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


49. Disorder affecting a child's sight.






50. An intelligence test for young children ages 2-7.