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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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






2. 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.






3. Advance organizers which list previously learned information the students will need for the lesson.






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






9. A form of behavioral modification where the teacher and student create a contract specifying certain academic goals and the rewards or privileges that will be given once the goals are reached.






10. The results one expects from different behaviors.






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. The process of taking in and integrating information from the environment.






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






17. Relating new information to that previously learned.






18. A form of behavior modification using operant conditioning principles. Every time the patient displays the desired behavior - he is awarded a token (such as a star or a coin) that can be traded for a physical possession or special privilege.






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






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






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






22. A system designed to aid communication. These systems are characteristically organized (have grammar rules for word order) - productive (words can be combined in an almost infinite number of arrangements) - arbitrary (not necessarily a relationship b






23. One's self-perception of his or her gender.






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






25. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






26. 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.






27. A method of assessing how much students know by giving them closed-ended response questions they are to answer by themselves.






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. Students with these disorders are angry - defiant - and hostile - seemingly unable to follow the teacher's rules.






31. The act of assigning meaning to information by interpreting it based on what one already knows.






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






33. Language disorders characterized by trouble understanding spoken language.






34. A model of intelligence by Guilford which consists of 150 types of intelligence. According to Guilford - all types of intelligence can be organized along three dimensions: operations (such as memory - cognition - or evaluation) - products (such as un






35. A division of long-term memory for storing events in one's life.






36. A group of children who are outstandingly intelligent (i.e. an IQ of 130 or greater) or are exceptionally skilled in a particular subject or area.






37. A kind of achievement test which combines several different subject areas into the same test.






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. The relationship between a student and his or her environment. According to this principle - the student and the environment will influence and affect each other.






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






44. The ability to translate written symbols into abstract concepts and ideas.






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






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






47. Learning outcomes defined by specific operational steps and skills a student must master. Gronlund believed that general objectives would lead to these kinds of outcomes.






48. Consciously focusing on specific stimuli. This process prevents irrelevant information from interfering with one's cognitive processes.






49. An approach to classroom management where the teacher will enforce clear rules for student conduct - quickly and impartially punishing any disobedience.






50. Tests used to determine if students have achieved a minimum amount of learning needed to pass a class.







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