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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 way that previously learned information affects how one learns new concepts. This can be either positive (helping one understand new ideas) or negative (hindering one from taking in the new information).






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 common misconception among adolescents that everyone is constantly watching and scrutinizing the adolescent's behavior.






4. The study of classification. In teaching - systems of this type provide a hierarchical scheme of different learning objectives which helps the teacher include all of the skills and concepts needed for mastery of a topic.






5. Spontaneous noises an infant makes which include all of the sounds from every different language.






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






7. A model of memory that includes three interacting components (sensory register - working memory - and long-term memory) that together process external information. Although there are three parts - only two of them (working and long-term) are used for






8. Language disorders characterized by difficulty forming sounds or coherent sentences.






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






10. 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.






11. A teacher's belief that he or she can successfully encourage and enable students to reach their highest levels of achievement - regardless of how difficult the process is.






12. 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.






13. The results one expects from different behaviors.






14. Tests designed to evaluate a student's present performance and predict how well he or she will perform in the future.






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






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






17. 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.






18. The ability to organize objects based on some common characteristic. According to Piaget - concrete operational children have mastered this skill.






19. A theory which states that the primary source of motivation is extrinsic - or external - rewards.






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






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






22. Bringing information out of long-term memory.






23. A division of long-term memory for storing rules and methods or performing specific tasks - called procedures.






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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






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






29. A kind of forgetting where new information interferes with the retrieval of previously learned information.






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






31. According to the Attribution Theory - this concept refers to how responsive a student believes the cause of success or failure to be.






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






33. 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.






34. Bilingual education programs which instruct minority students in their native tongue until they become more competent in English.






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






42. A learning model that proposes that learning is a function of the ratio between the effort needed to the effort spent learning. learning=f(time spent/time needed)

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43. Information given in advance of a lesson to prepare the students by reminding them of important information learned before and focusing them on key information.






44. 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.






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






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






47. A division of long-term memory for storing factual knowledge.






48. Students with learning difficulties who require special attention to reach their fullest potentials.






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






50. A reinforcer which is paired with a primary reinforcer - such as money or good grades.