Test your basic knowledge |

CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

Subjects : clep, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. A condition where a test consistently provides an inaccurate score due to some property of the test taker - such as gender - socioeconomic status - or race.






2. A theory by Melanie Klein which proposes a child's personality develops from the child's relationship with his or her mother. According to this view - children need a strong mother to develop well.






3. 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).






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






5. A disruptive disorder characterized by the underdevelopment of certain traits such as impulse control - leading to inattention - hyperactivity - and impulsiveness. The three types are predominantly hyperactive-impulsive - predominantly inattentive -






6. 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.






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






8. A measure of how imperfect the validity of a test is.






9. Transferring a general method of problem solving from one situation to the next.






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






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






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






13. One's social and economic standing - including one's class - race - and education. SES is highly influential on students' success in school - with those from low-SES families performing below their high-SES classmates.






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






15. A strategy of teaching reading which stresses the overall meaning of a passage.






16. According to the Two-Store Model - this is the first phase of memory processing. This part of memory temporarily holds all sensory information.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The ability to arrange objects in order based on some common quality - such as height - color - or size. According to Piaget - concrete operational children have mastered this skill.






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






26. A prediction which causes itself to become true. In educational psychology - the teacher's expectations about a student's success almost always come true - regardless of whether or not the expectations were backed by truth.






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who seem to be unable to sit still - constantly fidgeting or displaying other disruptive behaviors.






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






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






33. 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.






34. Mental retardation requiring consistent educational support.






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






36. Repeating information in the same way it was received.






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






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






39. The inability to retrieve learned information.






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






41. 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.






42. Relating new information to that previously learned.






43. A level of identity status where the adolescent has finally created his or her own personal identity.






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






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






46. 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).






47. Tests designed to measure a student's completion or a particular course or subject area.






48. A person's self-perception - what one thinks of oneself.






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






50. A behavior not clearly related to a particular stimulus - according to operant conditioning.