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






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






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






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. Disorder affecting a child's hearing.






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






7. The inner drive to perform a particular behavior.






8. The ability to apply previous learning to new situations and problems. This is thought to be one of the types of intelligence on which creativity is based.






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






10. A method of rehearsal where one retains information in short-term memory by relating it to previously learned knowledge.






11. 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






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






13. Bilingual education programs which teach students both in their native tongue and English - allowing them to maintain their bilingualism.






14. 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.






15. A theory which states that individuals create schemata (mental concepts and rules) based on the interaction between their experience and ideas. This theory is based on the ideas of Jean Piaget.






16. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who are easily distracted and cannot remain focused or remember information.






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






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






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






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






21. A process that occurs when two stimuli are consistently paired - causing the presence of one to evoke the other.






22. A type of learning where a small group of students will work together on the same project - each making some contribution.






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






24. 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.






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






26. Mental retardation characterized by an IQ between 35 and 49.






27. How relevant a test is at face value.






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






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






30. Language disorders characterized by trouble understanding spoken language.






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






32. A learning strategy which involves grouping information into categories based on shared patterns - sequences - or characteristics.






33. A type of character education where an instructor discusses moral questions with students. This type of program has limited success.






34. 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.






35. A principle proposed by Edward Thorndike stating behaviors with positive outcomes will be repeated while those with negative outcomes will be avoided.






36. The study of the meaning behind words.






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






38. 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.






39. 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






40. A medical condition present after birth that causes the child to reason or to cope with social situations far below average.






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






42. A theory which proposes that there are eight different kinds of cognitive intelligences - none of which are necessarily correlated. The intelligences are spacial - linguistic - logical-mathematical - bodily-kinesthetic - musical - interpersonal - int

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43. The inability to retrieve learned information.






44. Difficulty forming smooth connections between words.






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






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






47. A kind of testing the teacher uses to determine what aspects of a subject to focus on - depending on how much the students know and comprehend.






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






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






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