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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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






2. Those one observes.






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






4. 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.






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






6. How relevant a test is at face value.






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






8. 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.






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






10. The degree to which performance on one test correlates with performance on a second test.






11. 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.






12. A form of behavioral modification for getting a subject to start performing a preferable behavior by reinforcing components of the desired behavior and gradually rewarding more discriminatively.






13. The study of the meaning behind words.






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






15. 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.






16. Visual images - such as maps - tables - or graphs - which organize information and help consolidate concepts for the students.






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






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






19. Clear and specific learning objectives that ensure both the teacher and the student stay on track.






20. 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






21. The smallest meaningful units in a language.






22. A type of cooperative learning where students will be divided into teams and each student will be responsible for some aspect of a project.






23. The process of interpreting and making sense of the world according to Piaget's model of cognitive development.






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






25. 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






26. The sensory register for visual information.






27. Language disorders characterized by trouble understanding spoken language.






28. Disorder affecting a child's sight.






29. Theories which view the unique language - culture - and customs of minority children as an asset in their learning.






30. An approach to teaching reading that encourages children to monitor their own reading comprehension. After reading - students will summarize in their own words what they just read - ask questions about the text to find the main points - clarify anyth






31. A kind of testing the teacher uses to measure the students' mastery of a particular subject. These tests are used in a student's final grade.






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






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






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






35. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who act without thinking - drift quickly from activity to the next - and perform dangerous behaviors without regarding their consequences.






36. 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).






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






38. The total length of the class.






39. Disorders characterized by difficulty communicating - either by having trouble expressing oneself or by being unable to properly receive information.






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






41. A teacher's belief that he or she can successfully encourage and enable students to reach their highest levels of achievement - regardless of how difficult the process is.






42. A mnemonic device that creates a shorthand based on the first letter of each word in a set to be memorized.






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






44. The process a teacher uses in discovery learning by guiding the students.






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






46. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






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






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






49. 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 (






50. Testing strategies which have students create long-term projects to determine how much they have learned.







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