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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 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 (






2. Bilingual education programs which instruct minority students in their native tongue until they become more competent in English.






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






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






5. Relating new information to that previously learned.






6. A principle proposed by Edward Thorndike stating behaviors with positive outcomes will be repeated while those with negative outcomes will be avoided.






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






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






9. A form of negative punishment where a disruptive student is removed from the classroom and not allowed back until he or she is ready to behave.






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






11. The study of how students learn and develop.






12. A common misconception among adolescents that one is invincible - impervious to harm.






13. 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






14. Memory tools that enhance one's recall by relating information to knowledge with which it has no natural resemblance.






15. A kind of forgetting where new information interferes with the retrieval of previously learned information.






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






17. Theories which argue that the language - culture - and traditions of minority students negatively affects their academic ability.






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






19. 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.






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






21. 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.






22. A model of intelligence by Guilford which consists of 150 types of intelligence. According to Guilford - all types of intelligence can be organized along three dimensions: operations (such as memory - cognition - or evaluation) - products (such as un






23. The ability to recognize that the quantity of a substance remains the same - even when it changes form. According to Piaget - preoperational children have developed this skill.






24. The sensory register for auditory information.






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. The ability to create new methods of dealing with everyday problems based on one's prior experiences and feedback from others. This is thought to be one of the types of intelligence on which creativity is based.






31. Students with these disorders are angry - defiant - and hostile - seemingly unable to follow the teacher's rules.






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






33. A theory that proposes there are both external and internal motivational factors. According to this theory - there are two components behind motivation: the personal value of the endeavor and one's perceived ability to accomplish it.






34. 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.






35. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






36. A community-centered approach to character education that attempts to apply what the students learn in the classroom to everyday life.






37. A person's self-perception - what one thinks of oneself.






38. An intelligence test for young children ages 2-7.






39. A type of cooperative learning where students will be divided into teams and each student will be responsible for some aspect of a project.






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






41. The study of the meaning behind words.






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






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






44. According to the Two-Store Model - this is the first phase of memory processing. This part of memory temporarily holds all sensory information.






45. Difficulty speaking due to an obstruction of air in the nose or throat.






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






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






48. Tests used to determine if students have achieved a minimum amount of learning needed to pass a class.






49. The second level of processing - and the first level of information storage - in the Two-Store Model. At this level - the person is consciously perceiving certain aspects of the external world. In adults - this kind of memory holds up to seven - plus






50. Familiar responses to a problem one uses without thinking the situation through.