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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

Subjects : clep, teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.






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






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






4. Mental retardation needing emotion care on an as-needed basis.






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






6. The results one expects from different behaviors.






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






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






9. Advance organizers which list new - unlearned information the students will need for the lesson.






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






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






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






13. The sensory register for visual information.






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






15. The ability to translate written symbols into abstract concepts and ideas.






16. Asking students challenging questions to gauge their understanding and focus their attention.






17. The ability to focus solely on one object. According to Piaget - preoperational children have developed this skill.






18. A kind of performance-based testing strategy that allows students to apply knowledge learned in one situation to a different one.






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






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






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






22. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






23. A level of identity status where one has no idea who he or she is - and has not made any significant effort to find out.






24. One of the two divisions of human needs according to Maslow. These needs are intellectual achievement - aesthetic appreciation (understanding and appreciating the beauty and truth in the world) - and self-actualization (becoming all that one can be).






25. A model of memory that includes three interacting components (sensory register - working memory - and long-term memory) that together process external information. Although there are three parts - only two of them (working and long-term) are used for






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






27. A level of moral reasoning guided by rewards and punishments - developed by Kohlberg. This level is further divided into two stages: stage 1 (adherence to rules to please authority figures) and stage 2 (follow rules that satisfy one's needs).






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






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






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






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






32. The relationship between a student and his or her environment. According to this principle - the student and the environment will influence and affect each other.






33. A type of learning where a small group of students will work together on the same project - each making some contribution.






34. A mnemonic device that aids the memory of a long list of information by linking each item in the list to a specific well-known location.






35. The art of teaching. It encompasses different styles and methods of instructing.






36. Disorder affecting a child's hearing.






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






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






39. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






40. An approach to teaching reading which emphasizes the ability to decode words - involving rules for learning phonemes.






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






42. How relevant a test is at face value.






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






44. Methods of quantitatively analyzing and organizing scores. The methods used include mean - median - mode - range - and standard deviation.






45. Relating new information to that previously learned.






46. The application of knowledge - skills - and experience to achieving a particular goal.






47. Students with learning difficulties who require special attention to reach their fullest potentials.






48. A raw score converted into a form in which it can be compared to other scores from the same test.






49. Mental retardation requiring constant high-intensity educational support to pass through school.






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