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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. Learning objectives relating to abstract concepts such as understanding or being able to apply knowledge to different situations. Gronlund proposed a instructional theory focusing on this kind of learning objective.






2. 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.






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






4. The inner drive to perform a particular behavior.






5. A method of scaling scores using a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.






6. 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.






7. A behavior not clearly related to a particular stimulus - according to operant conditioning.






8. A person's self-perception - what one thinks of oneself.






9. A theory which proposes that there are eight different kinds of cognitive intelligences - none of which are necessarily correlated. The intelligences are spacial - linguistic - logical-mathematical - bodily-kinesthetic - musical - interpersonal - int

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10. 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.






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






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






13. The inability to retrieve learned information.






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






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






16. A testing procedure that measures an individual student's score relative to those of a representative group of students. These tests are used to rank students based on their skill levels compared to their peers.






17. 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






18. Academic programs designed to enable students to learn independently more about their areas of interest.






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






20. A theory which states that the primary source of motivation is extrinsic - or external - rewards.






21. Taxonomies dealing with the different cognitive abilities the student should develop.






22. A common misconception among adolescents that everyone is constantly watching and scrutinizing the adolescent's behavior.






23. A form of teaching where the teacher will act as a guide as the students actively discover underlying patterns - solve problems - and form general rules from data.






24. 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






25. 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.






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






27. A kind of performance-based testing strategy where students will work on a project over a long period of time.






28. 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.






29. Bilingual education programs which teach students both in their native tongue and English - allowing them to maintain their bilingualism.






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






31. A possible range a student's scores may fall in if the student took the test multiple times.






32. 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






33. The idea that concrete ideas can be remembered better than abstract ones because concrete words are stored as both visual and verbal information.






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






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






36. The exchange of thoughts and feelings through both verbal and nonverbal (such as gestures and facial expressions) means.






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






38. 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 (






39. A learning disability which impairs a person's language ability. Those with this disorder may have difficulty with reading - writing - or spelling.






40. Bringing information out of long-term memory.






41. A reinforcer which is naturally desirable - such as food - water - or heat.






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






43. Relating new information to that previously learned.






44. 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






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






46. A teaching style which seeks to instruct students in how to recognize and rise up against oppression. This area of teaching is influenced by the works of Karl Marx.






47. The use of physical punishment.






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






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






50. According to researcher Benjamin Bloom - students with individual tutors generally perform two standard deviations (two 'sigmas') above those in average classrooms.