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






2. 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






3. A theory which states that the primary source of motivation is internal needs.






4. The process of transferring information from short-term to long-term memory by developing meaningful relationships and patterns in the data that relate to one's previous knowledge.






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






6. An unlimited cognitive storage system for retaining permanent records of information deemed important. According to the Two-Store Model - this is the third level of processing and the second level of storage.






7. 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.






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






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






10. The degree to which a test accurately measures the trait or skill it is designed to measure.






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






12. Learning outcomes defined by specific operational steps and skills a student must master. Gronlund believed that general objectives would lead to these kinds of outcomes.






13. The use of a single word to represent an entire thought. This kind of speech is found in young children.






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. Knowledge and understanding of society's rules - usually gained from experience.






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






20. An approach to problem solving where one reasons how to reach the goal based on the current situation.






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. A behavior related to a particular stimulus - according to operant conditioning.






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






27. A mnemonic device that aids the memory of a long list of information by linking each item in the list to a specific well-known location.






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






29. Tests used to determine a student's strengths and weaknesses - judging whether or not a student needs special education services.






30. Consciously focusing on specific stimuli. This process prevents irrelevant information from interfering with one's cognitive processes.






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






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






33. According to the Attribution Theory - a student who holds this belief considers success or failure to be uncontrollable.






34. Asking students challenging questions to gauge their understanding and focus their attention.






35. The set of social and behavioral norms for each gender held by society.






36. 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.






37. A kind of meaning emphasis strategy which integrates reading with other language skills such as speaking - writing - and listening.






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






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






40. Breaking apart a learning task into specific - concrete objectives a student must achieve to master the task.






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






42. Consciously knowing and using methods of problem solving and memory.






43. 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.






44. How capable one actually is.






45. A method of scaling scores using a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.






46. The study of how students learn and develop.






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






48. The ability to think about multiple objects at the same time and discern relationships between them. According to Piaget - children in the concrete operational stage of development develop this skill.






49. A group of non-progressive motor problems which cause psychical disability. These disorders are caused by injuries to the motor control centers in the brain during birth or early childhood.






50. 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 -