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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. 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.






2. Abstract representations of different parts of reality. These groups usually contain general knowledge of the world and examples of its specific parts.






3. A legal document describing a child's special needs and what programs and assistance he or she will receive.






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






5. One's self-perception of his or her gender.






6. 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.






7. Programs which teach students about different positive character traits and how to apply them to their lives.






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Academic programs focused on real-life problems and situations - such as developing professional skills or resisting negative peer pressure.






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






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






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






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






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






20. The ability to perform a task automatically - with little or no conscious effort.






21. A method of scaling scores using a percentage of scores less than or equal to the student's score.






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






23. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






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






25. The second level of processing - and the first level of information storage - in the Two-Store Model. At this level - the person is consciously perceiving certain aspects of the external world. In adults - this kind of memory holds up to seven - plus






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






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






28. A kind of testing the teacher uses to measure the students' mastery of a particular subject. These tests are used in a student's final grade.






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






30. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who act without thinking - drift quickly from activity to the next - and perform dangerous behaviors without regarding their consequences.






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






32. Bringing information out of long-term memory.






33. An intelligence test for young children ages 2-7.






34. The total length of the class.






35. A form of behavioral modification where the teacher will purposely ignore any disruptive behavior by a student to try to eradicate the behavior.






36. Internalized self-talk.






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






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






39. The loss of subjects in a research study over time due to participant drop-out.






40. 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






41. A method of scaling scores using a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10.






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






43. The study of the theory and technique of creating psychological tests - such as IQ - aptitude - or personality trait tests.






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






45. The process a teacher uses in discovery learning by guiding the students.






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






49. The ability to translate written symbols into abstract concepts and ideas.






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