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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. A level of moral reasoning guided by adherence to overarching moral principles - developed by Kohlberg. This level is also divided into two stages: stage 5 (realization that one is part of a large society where everyone deserves rights) and stage 6 (






2. 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.






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






4. A theory that proposes there are both external and internal motivational factors. According to this theory - there are two components behind motivation: the personal value of the endeavor and one's perceived ability to accomplish it.






5. A division of long-term memory for storing rules and methods or performing specific tasks - called procedures.






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






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






8. Spontaneous noises an infant makes which include only the sounds found in his or her native language.






9. 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).






10. According to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of development - a type of speech used by young children to guide their problem-solving process when working by themselves.






11. 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






12. Programs which teach students about different positive character traits and how to apply them to their lives.






13. A level of identity status where the adolescent is actively trying out different beliefs - behaviors - and lifestyles to discover his or her identity.






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






15. The sensory register for visual information.






16. 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.






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






18. General statements about the skills and abilities the student should have after completing the course.






19. The study of how students learn and develop.






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






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






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






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






24. An unlimited cognitive storage system for retaining permanent records of information deemed important. According to the Two-Store Model - this is the third level of processing and the second level of storage.






25. Behaving like someone in a book or movie.






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






27. A form of negative punishment where something wanted by the student will be taken away if he or she behaves in an undesirable way.






28. A group of non-progressive motor problems which cause psychical disability. These disorders are caused by injuries to the motor control centers in the brain during birth or early childhood.






29. According to the Attribution Theory - this concept refers to how responsive a student believes the cause of success or failure to be.






30. Mental retardation characterized by an IQ of 34 or lower.






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. 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.






36. Theories which argue that the language - culture - and traditions of minority students negatively affects their academic ability.






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






38. 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.






39. Mental retardation requiring consistent educational support.






40. 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






41. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






42. A form of behavioral modification where the teacher will purposely ignore any disruptive behavior by a student to try to eradicate the behavior.






43. The ability to create new methods of dealing with everyday problems based on one's prior experiences and feedback from others. This is thought to be one of the types of intelligence on which creativity is based.






44. The total length of the class.






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






46. Merely imitating another person's behavior without understanding its meaning.






47. A teaching procedure that allows the teacher to test the student's reasoning ability and cognitive functions. Instead of focusing on quantifiable answers - this method aims at improving the student's problem-solving skills.






48. A measure of how well scores from two different tests meant to evaluate the same thing correlate with each other.






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






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