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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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






2. A teaching style which seeks to instruct students in how to recognize and rise up against oppression. This area of teaching is influenced by the works of Karl Marx.






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. A measure of how well a test correlates with the skill - trait - or behavior the test is supposed to be evaluating.






8. A disruptive disorder characterized by the underdevelopment of certain traits such as impulse control - leading to inattention - hyperactivity - and impulsiveness. The three types are predominantly hyperactive-impulsive - predominantly inattentive -






9. Mental retardation characterized by an IQ of 34 or lower.






10. Difficulty forming smooth connections between words.






11. Academic programs where students are taught basic information and then allowed to progress at their own pace. This type of program is used for gifted children.






12. The study of the meaning behind words.






13. The difference between the skills a child develops alone and those that can be learned with the help of someone knowledgeable. This concept was developed by Vygotsky.






14. A reinforcer which is naturally desirable - such as food - water - or heat.






15. A learning strategy which involves grouping information into categories based on shared patterns - sequences - or characteristics.






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






17. 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.






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






19. According to the Attribution Theory - this concept refers to how constant or changeable a student believes something to be.






20. A condition where a test consistently provides an inaccurate score due to some property of the test taker - such as gender - socioeconomic status - or race.






21. 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.






22. A method of scaling scores which evaluates students in terms of the grade level at which they are functioning.






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






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






25. A kind of forgetting where new information interferes with the retrieval of previously learned information.






26. 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.






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






28. A measure of how imperfect the validity of a test is.






29. 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.






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






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






32. A reinforcer which is paired with multiple primary reinforcers - such as academic achievement or social standing.






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






34. 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.






35. A theory proposed by Reuven Feuerstein which describes the ability of humans to modify their cognitive process to adapt to different situations in their environment.






36. Familiar responses to a problem one uses without thinking the situation through.






37. 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.






38. A type of character education where an instructor discusses moral questions with students. This type of program has limited success.






39. 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).






40. 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.






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






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






43. A mnemonic device that creates a shorthand based on the first letter of each word in a set to be memorized.






44. 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.






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






46. A model of intelligence by Guilford which consists of 150 types of intelligence. According to Guilford - all types of intelligence can be organized along three dimensions: operations (such as memory - cognition - or evaluation) - products (such as un






47. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






48. Disorder affecting a child's hearing.






49. A model of memory that includes three interacting components (sensory register - working memory - and long-term memory) that together process external information. Although there are three parts - only two of them (working and long-term) are used for






50. 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.







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