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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. The collection of traits in a person that inspires him to behave honestly - respectfully - and courageously.






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






3. A common misconception among adolescents that one is invincible - impervious to harm.






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






5. The results one expects from different behaviors.






6. One of the two divisions of human needs according to Maslow. These needs are survival (food - water - warmth) - safety (freedom from danger) - belonging (acceptance from others) - and self-esteem (approval from others).






7. 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.






8. Disabilities that affect children with average or above average intelligence who nevertheless have difficulty with some aspect of learning - such as reading - writing - or solving problems.






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






10. A neurological disorder characterized by seizures. This disorder is caused by excessive - abnormal brain activity.






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






12. 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






13. A mnemonic device that creates a shorthand based on the first letter of each word in a set to be memorized.






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






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






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






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






18. A testing procedure that measures an individual student's score relative to those of a representative group of students. These tests are used to rank students based on their skill levels compared to their peers.






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






20. 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.






21. General short-cut strategies to problem solving one uses which may not always be correct.






22. A theory which states that how students view the world determines their motivation and behavior. This theory attempts to explain how people account for their successes and failures. In general - students attribute their successes to their innate abil






23. A humanistic - interdisciplinary form of teaching which emphasizes the role of creativity and imagination in learning. According to this theory - children pass through three learning stages: imitative learning - artistic learning - and abstract learn






24. An approach to grading using descriptive terms such as 'outstanding' or 'unsatisfactory' to rate the student's performance.






25. A five-step problem-solving strategy that involves identifying the problem - defining one's goals - exploring possible ways to reach the goals - anticipating the outcomes and acting - and looking back on one's work.






26. How capable one actually is.






27. Allowing each student to reach full mastery of a concept - regardless of how long it takes.






28. A theory of internal motivation - the forces which drive behavior in the absence of any external stimuli. A key part of this theory is intrinsic motivation.






29. A step-by-step procedure to solve a problem.






30. Integrating parts of the behaviors from several models to form a new behavioral set.






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






32. A type of learning where the teacher encourages the students to find their own meaning in learning. The teacher will show relationships between the new subject matter and past learning and will encourage the students to have confidence in their own a






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






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






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






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






37. A level of moral reasoning guided by strict adherence to rules - developed by Kohlberg. This level is also divided into two stages: stage 3 (conformity to one's group) and stage 4 (following rules because they promote social order).






38. Advance organizers which list new - unlearned information the students will need for the lesson.






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






40. Thinking of all the possible solutions to a problem.






41. Testing strategies which have students create long-term projects to determine how much they have learned.






42. The exchange of thoughts and feelings through both verbal and nonverbal (such as gestures and facial expressions) means.






43. A common misconception among adolescents that one is destined for fame and fortune.






44. The ability to see useful relationships between different ideas or aspects of a problem. This is thought to be one of the types of intelligence on which creativity is based.






45. 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 stable and intrinsic to the student.






46. Taxonomies describing physical abilities and skills the student should master.






47. A method of scaling scores using a nine-point scale with a mean of 5 and standard deviation of 2. This method is intended to minimize insignificant differences between scores.






48. 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.






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






50. The inner drive to perform a particular behavior.