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






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. A medical condition present after birth that causes the child to reason or to cope with social situations far below average.






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






8. A measure of how consistent scores are on the same test. Any differences are attributed to errors in the test.






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






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






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






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






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






14. Disorders characterized by difficulty communicating - either by having trouble expressing oneself or by being unable to properly receive information.






15. Teachers with this quality are constantly aware of and in control of everything going on in a classroom.






16. The sensory register for visual information.






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






18. The natural physical changes that occur due to a person's genetic code.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A method of assessing how much students know by giving them closed-ended response questions they are to answer by themselves.






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






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






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






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






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






31. The total length of the class.






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






33. 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.






34. An approach to grading using descriptive terms such as 'outstanding' or 'unsatisfactory' to rate the student's performance.






35. 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.






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






37. Behavioral modification based on behavioral learning theory.






38. Mental retardation characterized by an IQ between 50 and 69.






39. A teaching procedure that allows the teacher to test the student's reasoning ability and cognitive functions. Instead of focusing on quantifiable answers - this method aims at improving the student's problem-solving skills.






40. A form of behavioral modification designed for autistic children. This treatment targets key parts of an individual's development - such as motivation or social responsiveness - in the hope that the treatment will spread to other behavioral areas as






41. How relevant a test is at face value.






42. The study of how students learn and develop.






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






44. A kind of meaning emphasis strategy which integrates reading with other language skills such as speaking - writing - and listening.






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






46. An approach to classroom management where the teacher will enforce clear rules for student conduct - quickly and impartially punishing any disobedience.






47. The use of a single word to represent an entire thought. This kind of speech is found in young children.






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. General short-cut strategies to problem solving one uses which may not always be correct.