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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. Taxonomies detailing the types of values and attitudes the student should develop by the end of the course.






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






3. 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.






4. 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






5. 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 external to the student.






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






7. An approach to grading which establishes a standard students must reach to pass and allows them to continue studying until they reach it.






8. The art of teaching. It encompasses different styles and methods of instructing.






9. Grouping students into different classes based on aptitude test scores.






10. A method of scaling scores which evaluates students in terms of the grade level at which they are functioning.






11. 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.






12. An approach to grading where students' individual scores are compared to a predetermined average score.






13. Language disorders characterized by trouble understanding spoken language.






14. The degree to which a student desires and actively strives to excel and succeed.






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. 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 unstable and external to the student.






21. 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.






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






23. 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 -






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






25. The ability to think about multiple objects at the same time and discern relationships between them. According to Piaget - children in the concrete operational stage of development develop this skill.






26. 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).






27. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






28. The sensory register for visual information.






29. 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.






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






31. Concepts - subdivisions of schemata that help one understand and interpret different parts of the world.






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






33. Mental retardation requiring constant high-intensity educational support to pass through school.






34. A method of assessing how much students know in which the teacher will assist them in the problem-solving process.






35. A kind of meaning emphasis strategy which integrates reading with other language skills such as speaking - writing - and listening.






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The loss of subjects in a research study over time due to participant drop-out.






43. The smallest meaningful units in a language.






44. A form of behavioral modification designed for autistic children. This treatment targets key parts of an individual's development - such as motivation or social responsiveness - in the hope that the treatment will spread to other behavioral areas as






45. The amount of Allocated Time each individual student spends focused on the class.






46. Consciously knowing and using methods of problem solving and memory.






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






48. 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.






49. Reading models which try to relate written words to different experiences of the student.






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