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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A form of negative punishment where something wanted by the student will be taken away if he or she behaves in an undesirable way.






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






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






4. Those one observes.






5. Anything which increases the likelihood that a behavior will be repeated.






6. An approach to teaching reading which attempts to enhance children's phonetic awareness - or ability to discriminate between different phonemes. This method teaches students the relationships between written words and their different phonemes.






7. An unlimited cognitive storage system for retaining permanent records of information deemed important. According to the Two-Store Model - this is the third level of processing and the second level of storage.






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






9. Taxonomies detailing the types of values and attitudes the student should develop by the end of the course.






10. Using a previously learned fact or skill in a different situation in virtually the same way.






11. 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.






12. The loss of subjects in a research study over time due to participant drop-out.






13. A common misconception among adolescents that everyone is constantly watching and scrutinizing the adolescent's behavior.






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






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






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






17. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who are easily distracted and cannot remain focused or remember information.






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






19. The smallest meaningful units in a language.






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






21. Academic programs where students are given a deeper education in their areas of interest.






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






23. The amount of time the student spends focused on his studies when he is successful at learning the material.






24. 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.






25. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






31. A form of behavioral modification where the teacher will purposely ignore any disruptive behavior by a student to try to eradicate the behavior.






32. According to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of development - a type of speech used by young children to guide their problem-solving process when working by themselves.






33. The ability to arrange objects in order based on some common quality - such as height - color - or size. According to Piaget - concrete operational children have mastered this skill.






34. A behavior not clearly related to a particular stimulus - according to operant conditioning.






35. The inability to retrieve learned information.






36. Punishing or rewarding the entire class based on its obedience to the rules.






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






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






39. 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






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






41. A method of scaling scores using a percentage of scores less than or equal to the student's score.






42. Disorder affecting a child's sight.






43. A broad category of disorders in which the individual has difficulty learning in a typical way.






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






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






46. 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).






47. The degree to which a student desires and actively strives to excel and succeed.






48. 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.






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






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







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