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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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






2. The inner drive to perform a particular behavior.






3. Another name for operant conditioning - due to the importance of responses in determining whether learning has occured.






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






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






7. 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.






8. Relating new information to that previously learned.






9. A method of pedagogy where the teacher actively looks for ways to improve the students' knowledge of a subject. Ways of doing this include actively presenting concepts - checking to see if the students understand - and reteaching any trouble areas fo






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






13. The difference between the skills a child develops alone and those that can be learned with the help of someone knowledgeable. This concept was developed by Vygotsky.






14. 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.






15. According to self-determination theory - the drive one has to perform a specific behavior not for a reward (extrinsic motivation) but for the sheer pleasure of the action itself.






16. Taxonomies dealing with the different cognitive abilities the student should develop.






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






27. According to the Attribution Theory - a student who holds this belief considers success or failure to be in his or her control.






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






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






30. 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






31. A law enacted in 1975 to ensure that every exceptional learner is given instruction appropriate for his or her needs. The child should be placed in the least restrictive environment possible (i.e. spending the most time with ordinary students).






32. Those one observes.






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






34. Clear and specific learning objectives that ensure both the teacher and the student stay on track.






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






36. The total length of the class.






37. Students with these disorders are angry - defiant - and hostile - seemingly unable to follow the teacher's rules.






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






39. A form of negative punishment where a disruptive student is removed from the classroom and not allowed back until he or she is ready to behave.






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






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






42. Mental retardation characterized by an IQ between 50 and 69.






43. Difficulty pronouncing the correct sound or substituting with an incorrect sound.






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






45. 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






46. Students with this condition have learned that their efforts are all in vain and have given up trying to study by themselves.






47. Behavioral modification based on behavioral learning theory.






48. Students who are in danger of failing to complete a basic education needed for operating successfully in society.






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






50. A community-centered approach to character education that attempts to apply what the students learn in the classroom to everyday life.







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