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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The inner drive to perform a particular behavior.






2. Methods of quantitatively analyzing and organizing scores. The methods used include mean - median - mode - range - and standard deviation.






3. Memory tools that enhance one's recall by relating information to knowledge with which it has no natural resemblance.






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






5. Difficulty forming smooth connections between words.






6. A learning disability which impairs a person's language ability. Those with this disorder may have difficulty with reading - writing - or spelling.






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. Disorder affecting a child's hearing.






14. An approach to grading using descriptive terms such as 'outstanding' or 'unsatisfactory' to rate the student's performance.






15. One of the two divisions of human needs according to Maslow. These needs are intellectual achievement - aesthetic appreciation (understanding and appreciating the beauty and truth in the world) - and self-actualization (becoming all that one can be).






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






17. 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.






18. 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 (






19. Tests used to determine if students have achieved a minimum amount of learning needed to pass a class.






20. The amount of Allocated Time each individual student spends focused on the class.






21. The act of creating one's own standards of behavior based on observations of others. The best performance standards are those which are moderately difficult.






22. The use of physical punishment.






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






24. Academic programs designed to enable students to learn independently more about their areas of interest.






25. The inability to retrieve learned information.






26. Punishing or rewarding the entire class based on its obedience to the rules.






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. Deliberate repetition of information in short-term memory.






32. Allowing each student to reach full mastery of a concept - regardless of how long it takes.






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






34. 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.






35. The degree to which the content of a test represents the broader subject area the test is supposed to measure.






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






37. 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.






38. Mental retardation requiring constant high-intensity educational support to pass through school.






39. 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.






40. Behavioral modification based on behavioral learning theory.






41. The ability to recognize that the quantity of a substance remains the same - even when it changes form. According to Piaget - preoperational children have developed this skill.






42. 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.






43. An approach to classroom management where the teacher will enforce clear rules for student conduct - quickly and impartially punishing any disobedience.






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






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






46. A type of learning where the teacher encourages the students to find their own meaning in learning. The teacher will show relationships between the new subject matter and past learning and will encourage the students to have confidence in their own a






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






48. A measure of the internal consistency of a test.






49. A type of learning where a small group of students will work together on the same project - each making some contribution.






50. Internalized self-talk.