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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 type of cooperative learning where the teacher will teach the students a skill - divide them into teams - and allow each team to practice the skill until all teams understand it perfectly.






2. The degree to which a test accurately predicts a student's future behavior.






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






4. The natural physical changes that occur due to a person's genetic code.






5. Using a previously learned fact or skill in a different situation in virtually the same way.






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






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






8. 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






9. A testing procedure that measures a student's mastery of a particular skill or understanding of a certain concept. The purpose of this kind of test is to measure whether a student has achieved a certain learning objective.






10. A mnemonic device that aids the memory of a long list of information by linking each item in the list to a specific well-known location.






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






12. A method of scaling scores using a percentage of scores less than or equal to the student's score.






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






14. Mental retardation needing emotion care on an as-needed basis.






15. The sensory register for auditory information.






16. The total length of the class.






17. 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.






18. The process of learned information simply fading from memory.






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






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






21. A five-step problem-solving strategy that involves identifying the problem - defining one's goals - exploring possible ways to reach the goals - anticipating the outcomes and acting - and looking back on one's work.






22. A problem-solving technique where one starts with the goal and works backward.






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






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






25. An approach to teaching reading which emphasizes the ability to decode words - involving rules for learning phonemes.






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






27. 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.






28. The study of how students learn and develop.






29. 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






30. A level of identity status where one has no idea who he or she is - and has not made any significant effort to find out.






31. The amount of time the student spends focused on his studies when he is successful at learning the material.






32. One of the two divisions of human needs according to Maslow. These needs are intellectual achievement - aesthetic appreciation (understanding and appreciating the beauty and truth in the world) - and self-actualization (becoming all that one can be).






33. A theory which states that how students view the world determines their motivation and behavior. This theory attempts to explain how people account for their successes and failures. In general - students attribute their successes to their innate abil






34. Controlled academic programs designed to stimulate students to learn new problem-solving skills.






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






36. Disorder affecting a child's sight.






37. Language disorders characterized by trouble understanding spoken language.






38. Another name for classical conditioning - based on the importance of stimuli on this approach.






39. A group of disorders characterized by inappropriate behaviors that inhibit students from getting along well with others.






40. The ability to mentally retain an object even after it has changed form - such as ice melting into water. According to Piaget - children in the preoperational stage of development lack this ability.






41. Difficulty speaking due to an obstruction of air in the nose or throat.






42. A category of psychological disorders where the sufferer will experience chronic anxiety and apprehension.






43. 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.






44. 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).






45. A teaching method developed by Feuerstein where the teacher will intervene between the student and the learning task. In this method - the teacher will help the student make inferences about the world based on different experiences. This can be done






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






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






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






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






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