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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. The process of transferring information from short-term to long-term memory by developing meaningful relationships and patterns in the data that relate to one's previous knowledge.






3. 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.






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






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






9. A learning model that proposes that learning is a function of the ratio between the effort needed to the effort spent learning. learning=f(time spent/time needed)

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10. 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






11. One of the two divisions of human needs according to Maslow. These needs are survival (food - water - warmth) - safety (freedom from danger) - belonging (acceptance from others) - and self-esteem (approval from others).






12. All sources that contribute to a student's learning. This term includes the teacher - the textbook - the principal - and any others who promote education.






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






14. Mental retardation needing daily help and support in school.






15. 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






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






17. Allowing each student to reach full mastery of a concept - regardless of how long it takes.






18. A testing procedure that measures a student's mastery of a particular skill or understanding of a certain concept. The purpose of this kind of test is to measure whether a student has achieved a certain learning objective.






19. Another name for classical conditioning - based on the importance of stimuli on this approach.






20. A taxonomy created by Bloom. According to this model - there are six levels of mastery of a concept. The student must reach the levels in specific order; higher level skills cannot be mastered without the lower levels. The levels are knowledge (simpl

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






22. Concepts - subdivisions of schemata that help one understand and interpret different parts of the world.






23. Relating new information to that previously learned.






24. 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.






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






26. A division of long-term memory for storing factual knowledge.






27. A step-by-step procedure to solve a problem.






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






29. How capable one actually is.






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






31. 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.






32. 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 (






33. An approach to grading where the students are given a numerical score - using either a 10-point or a 7-point grading scale. These scores may be translated into a letter grade or compared to the average score on a test.






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






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






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






37. The way that previously learned information affects how one learns new concepts. This can be either positive (helping one understand new ideas) or negative (hindering one from taking in the new information).






38. Repeating information in the same way it was received.






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






40. Disorder affecting a child's sight.






41. Information given in advance of a lesson to prepare the students by reminding them of important information learned before and focusing them on key information.






42. 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






43. 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.






44. Breaking apart a learning task into specific - concrete objectives a student must achieve to master the task.






45. A reinforcer which is paired with a primary reinforcer - such as money or good grades.






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






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






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






49. Behaving like someone in a book or movie.






50. A division of long-term memory for storing events in one's life.