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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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1. Mental retardation needing daily help and support in school.






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. Difficulty pronouncing the correct sound or substituting with an incorrect sound.






6. A measure of how consistent scores are on the same test. Any differences are attributed to errors in the test.






7. A measure of how well scores from two different tests meant to evaluate the same thing correlate with each other.






8. The ability to infer a relationship between two objects and to compare and arrange them. According to Piaget - concrete operational children have this skill.






9. 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.






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






11. A form of behavioral modification where an desirable activity is used to strengthen a more unpleasant one.






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






13. A kind of performance-based testing strategy where students will work on a project over a long period of time.






14. A division of long-term memory for storing events in one's life.






15. Clear and specific learning objectives that ensure both the teacher and the student stay on track.






16. One's social and economic standing - including one's class - race - and education. SES is highly influential on students' success in school - with those from low-SES families performing below their high-SES classmates.






17. A method of assessing how much students know in which the teacher will assist them in the problem-solving process.






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






19. How capable one believes him- or herself to be.






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






21. The smallest meaningful units in a language.






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






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






24. Students with these disorders are angry - defiant - and hostile - seemingly unable to follow the teacher's rules.






25. A problem-solving technique where one starts with the goal and works backward.






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






27. A form of teaching where the teacher will act as a guide as the students actively discover underlying patterns - solve problems - and form general rules from data.






28. 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.






29. The total length of the class.






30. 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 external to the student.






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






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






33. 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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34. A five-step problem-solving strategy that involves identifying the problem - defining one's goals - exploring possible ways to reach the goals - anticipating the outcomes and acting - and looking back on one's work.






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






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






37. 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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38. Theories which view the unique language - culture - and customs of minority children as an asset in their learning.






39. Controlled academic programs designed to stimulate students to learn new problem-solving skills.






40. A level of identity status where one has created his or her identity based on the opinions of others - not on personal choice.






41. The degree to which a test accurately predicts a student's future behavior.






42. 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).






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






44. Difficulty forming smooth connections between words.






45. Using a previously learned fact or skill in a different situation in virtually the same way.






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






47. 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.






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






49. Relating new information to that previously learned.






50. Visual images - such as maps - tables - or graphs - which organize information and help consolidate concepts for the students.







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