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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 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.






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






3. Relating new information to that previously learned.






4. Academic programs focused on real-life problems and situations - such as developing professional skills or resisting negative peer pressure.






5. All of the orderly changes which help a person better adapt to the surrounding environment.






6. Students with these disorders are depressed - anxious - and withdrawn - lacking confidence.






7. The process of putting together different sounds in a meaningful way.






8. An approach to teaching reading which attempts to enhance children's phonetic awareness - or ability to discriminate between different phonemes. This method teaches students the relationships between written words and their different phonemes.






9. According to the Attribution Theory - this concept refers to how constant or changeable a student believes something to be.






10. The degree to which a test accurately measures the trait or skill it is designed to measure.






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. The belief that one gender is better than the other.






14. Difficulty forming smooth connections between words.






15. A theory proposed by Reuven Feuerstein which describes the ability of humans to modify their cognitive process to adapt to different situations in their environment.






16. 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.






17. According to the Two-Store Model - this is the first phase of memory processing. This part of memory temporarily holds all sensory information.






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






19. 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.






20. Difficulty pronouncing the correct sound or substituting with an incorrect sound.






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






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






23. According to the Attribution Theory - a student who holds this belief considers success or failure to be uncontrollable.






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






25. A form of behavioral modification where an desirable activity is used to strengthen a more unpleasant one.






26. 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.






27. A level of identity status where one has created his or her identity based on the opinions of others - not on personal choice.






28. 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.






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






30. Relating current information with previous learning.






31. Learning which results from observing the results of others' behaviors and judging whether to perform them oneself.






32. The act of creating one's own standards of behavior based on observations of others. The best performance standards are those which are moderately difficult.






33. 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 (






34. Anything which increases the likelihood that a behavior will be repeated.






35. Educating exceptional learners in a regular classroom while offering them any extra assistance they need.






36. Language disorders characterized by trouble understanding spoken language.






37. The smallest unit of sound that affects a word's meaning.






38. Abstract representations of different parts of reality. These groups usually contain general knowledge of the world and examples of its specific parts.






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. One's perceived abilities and competence. According to the Social Learning and Expectancy theory - this depends on four kinds of social experiences: personal experiences of the student; vicarious experiences (observing the rewards or punishments othe






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






45. Language disorders characterized by difficulty forming sounds or coherent sentences.






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






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






48. Mental retardation requiring consistent educational support.






49. 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






50. Deliberate repetition of information in short-term memory.