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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. Reading models which try to relate written words to different experiences of the student.






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






3. Advance organizers which list previously learned information the students will need for the lesson.






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






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






6. A teaching method developed by Feuerstein where the teacher will intervene between the student and the learning task. In this method - the teacher will help the student make inferences about the world based on different experiences. This can be done






7. 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.






8. All of the orderly changes which help a person better adapt to the surrounding environment.






9. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






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






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. Relating current information with previous learning.






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






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






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






17. The application of knowledge - skills - and experience to achieving a particular goal.






18. 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.






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






20. The ability to arrange objects in order based on some common quality - such as height - color - or size. According to Piaget - concrete operational children have mastered this skill.






21. Dividing large amounts of information into smaller pieces that are easier to remember.






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






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






24. Difficulty forming smooth connections between words.






25. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who are easily distracted and cannot remain focused or remember information.






26. 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.






27. A level of moral reasoning guided by adherence to overarching moral principles - developed by Kohlberg. This level is also divided into two stages: stage 5 (realization that one is part of a large society where everyone deserves rights) and stage 6 (






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






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






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






31. The study of how students learn and develop.






32. A kind of achievement test which combines several different subject areas into the same test.






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






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






35. 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.






36. A disorder characterized by an impairment of one's cognitive abilities and problems with adapting to situations. Individuals with this problem often have IQs of under 70.






37. 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 -






38. 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).






39. Information given in advance of a lesson to prepare the students by reminding them of important information learned before and focusing them on key information.






40. The amount of time the student spends focused on his studies when he is successful at learning the material.






41. 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.






42. 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






43. 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






44. The process of taking in and integrating information from the environment.






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






46. The ability to create new methods of dealing with everyday problems based on one's prior experiences and feedback from others. This is thought to be one of the types of intelligence on which creativity is based.






47. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who seem to be unable to sit still - constantly fidgeting or displaying other disruptive behaviors.






48. The natural physical changes that occur due to a person's genetic code.






49. 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.






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