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






2. 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






3. The degree to which the content of a test represents the broader subject area the test is supposed to measure.






4. 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.






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






6. A system designed to aid communication. These systems are characteristically organized (have grammar rules for word order) - productive (words can be combined in an almost infinite number of arrangements) - arbitrary (not necessarily a relationship b






7. 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






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






9. 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).






10. 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.






11. The set of social and behavioral norms for each gender held by society.






12. 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






13. How relevant a test is at face value.






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






15. According to the Attribution Theory - a student who holds this belief considers success or failure to be in his or her control.






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






17. The results one expects from different behaviors.






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






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






20. Programs which teach students about different positive character traits and how to apply them to their lives.






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






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






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






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






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






26. A level of moral reasoning guided by strict adherence to rules - developed by Kohlberg. This level is also divided into two stages: stage 3 (conformity to one's group) and stage 4 (following rules because they promote social order).






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






29. Taxonomies dealing with the different cognitive abilities the student should develop.






30. Difficulty forming smooth connections between words.






31. An approach to grading where students' individual scores are compared to a predetermined average score.






32. The degree to which a test correlates with a direct measure of what the test is designed to measure - such as how well a reading test correlates with a student's actual reading level.






33. A method of scaling scores using a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.






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






35. A type of learning where the teacher encourages the students to find their own meaning in learning. The teacher will show relationships between the new subject matter and past learning and will encourage the students to have confidence in their own a






36. One's self-perception of his or her gender.






37. The degree to which performance on one test correlates with performance on a second test.






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






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






40. One's perceived abilities and competence. According to the Social Learning and Expectancy theory - this depends on four kinds of social experiences: personal experiences of the student; vicarious experiences (observing the rewards or punishments othe






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






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






43. Thinking of all the possible solutions to a problem.






44. A type of instruction which involves the teacher systematically leading the students step by step to a particular learning goals. This type of teaching is best for learning math or other complex skills - but not for less structured tasks such as Engl






45. The study of the meaning behind words.






46. 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.






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






48. A kind of testing the teacher uses to determine what aspects of a subject to focus on - depending on how much the students know and comprehend.






49. The use of physical punishment.






50. A humanistic - interdisciplinary form of teaching which emphasizes the role of creativity and imagination in learning. According to this theory - children pass through three learning stages: imitative learning - artistic learning - and abstract learn