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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 character education where an instructor discusses moral questions with students. This type of program has limited success.






2. A sample group who is to represent the population being tested.






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






4. The study of how students learn and develop.






5. 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






6. The collection of traits in a person that inspires him to behave honestly - respectfully - and courageously.






7. Relating current information with previous learning.






8. A theory which states that individuals create schemata (mental concepts and rules) based on the interaction between their experience and ideas. This theory is based on the ideas of Jean Piaget.






9. 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.






10. A condition where a test consistently provides an inaccurate score due to some property of the test taker - such as gender - socioeconomic status - or race.






11. Knowledge and understanding of society's rules - usually gained from experience.






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






13. A measure of the internal consistency of a test.






14. A form of behavior modification using operant conditioning principles. Every time the patient displays the desired behavior - he is awarded a token (such as a star or a coin) that can be traded for a physical possession or special privilege.






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






16. 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.






17. A theory which states that the primary source of motivation is internal needs.






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






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






20. An approach to grading which uses a portfolio of a student's work to measure that student's development over time and to compare it to that of others in the class.






21. Assumptions about how different social relationships work and how other people feel and think.






22. A disruptive disorder characterized by the underdevelopment of certain traits such as impulse control - leading to inattention - hyperactivity - and impulsiveness. The three types are predominantly hyperactive-impulsive - predominantly inattentive -






23. The study of the social aspects of language use.






24. 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.






25. The ability to perform a task automatically - with little or no conscious effort.






26. The results one expects from different behaviors.






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






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






29. 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.






30. The study of the meaning behind words.






31. The use of physical punishment.






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






33. A level of moral reasoning guided by strict adherence to rules - developed by Kohlberg. This level is also divided into two stages: stage 3 (conformity to one's group) and stage 4 (following rules because they promote social order).






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. A type of learning where the teacher encourages the students to find their own meaning in learning. The teacher will show relationships between the new subject matter and past learning and will encourage the students to have confidence in their own a






41. 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 (






42. A level of identity status where the adolescent is actively trying out different beliefs - behaviors - and lifestyles to discover his or her identity.






43. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






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






45. Consciously focusing on specific stimuli. This process prevents irrelevant information from interfering with one's cognitive processes.






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






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






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






49. A disorder characterized by an impairment of one's cognitive abilities and problems with adapting to situations. Individuals with this problem often have IQs of under 70.






50. 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.