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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Relating new information to that previously learned.






2. A reinforcer which is paired with multiple primary reinforcers - such as academic achievement or social standing.






3. A measure of how well a test correlates with the skill - trait - or behavior the test is supposed to be evaluating.






4. 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.






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






6. The drive to perform a certain behavior solely to receive an external reward.






7. Disorder affecting a child's sight.






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






9. A method of scaling scores using a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10.






10. According to the Attribution Theory - this concept refers to how responsive a student believes the cause of success or failure to be.






11. Tests used to determine a student's strengths and weaknesses - judging whether or not a student needs special education services.






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






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






14. The study of how students learn and develop.






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






16. The ability to reason backward from a conclusion to its cause. According to Piaget - preoperational children lack this skill.






17. Behavioral modification based on behavioral learning theory.






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






19. A theory which focuses on how to structure material to best teach students - especially young ones. This approach can be divided into two general approaches: cognitive and behavioral.






20. 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.






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






22. Mental retardation requiring consistent educational support.






23. Grouping students into different classes based on aptitude test scores.






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






25. An intelligence test for young children ages 2-7.






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. The study of the meaning behind words.






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






34. A neurological disorder characterized by seizures. This disorder is caused by excessive - abnormal brain activity.






35. The smallest meaningful units in a language.






36. A form of negative punishment where something wanted by the student will be taken away if he or she behaves in an undesirable way.






37. 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






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






39. Reading models which focus on analyzing words letter-by-letter to fully understand the meaning of a text.






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






41. An approach to grading which establishes a standard students must reach to pass and allows them to continue studying until they reach it.






42. 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.






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






44. Academic programs where students are taught basic information and then allowed to progress at their own pace. This type of program is used for gifted children.






45. 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 unstable and external to the student.






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






47. The innate ability to use language - as described by Chomsky.






48. A measure of how well scores from one half of a test correlate with those from the other half.






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






50. A theory that proposes there are both external and internal motivational factors. According to this theory - there are two components behind motivation: the personal value of the endeavor and one's perceived ability to accomplish it.






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