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






2. 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






3. The belief that one gender is better than the other.






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. The study of the meaning behind words.






9. A kind of performance-based testing strategy that allows students to apply knowledge learned in one situation to a different one.






10. Anything which increases the likelihood that a behavior will be repeated.






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






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






13. The inability to see a use for an object other than that to which one is accustomed.






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






15. A possible range a student's scores may fall in if the student took the test multiple times.






16. The degree to which a test correlates with a direct measure of what the test is designed to measure - such as how well a reading test correlates with a student's actual reading level.






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






20. The smallest meaningful units in a language.






21. 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 external to the student.






22. A kind of meaning emphasis strategy which relies on the student's experiences and language ability. The student will dictate a story to an adult - who will write it down and then have the child read the dictated story.






23. 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






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






25. The use of physical punishment.






26. Assumptions about how different social relationships work and how other people feel and think.






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






28. A testing procedure that measures a student's mastery of a particular skill or understanding of a certain concept. The purpose of this kind of test is to measure whether a student has achieved a certain learning objective.






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






32. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






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






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






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






36. Behavioral modification based on behavioral learning theory.






37. Repeating information in the same way it was received.






38. A method of assessing how much students know by giving them closed-ended response questions they are to answer by themselves.






39. The study of how students learn and develop.






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






41. The process of interpreting and making sense of the world according to Piaget's model of cognitive development.






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






44. 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.






45. The ability to focus solely on one object. According to Piaget - preoperational children have developed this skill.






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






47. The smallest unit of sound that affects a word's meaning.






48. Relating current information with previous learning.






49. 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.






50. 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.