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






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






4. A group of non-progressive motor problems which cause psychical disability. These disorders are caused by injuries to the motor control centers in the brain during birth or early childhood.






5. The degree to which a test accurately measures the trait or skill it is designed to measure.






6. The application of knowledge - skills - and experience to achieving a particular goal.






7. A theory of internal motivation - the forces which drive behavior in the absence of any external stimuli. A key part of this theory is intrinsic motivation.






8. A form of teaching where the teacher will act as a guide as the students actively discover underlying patterns - solve problems - and form general rules from data.






9. Directly viewing the reinforcement or punishment of different behaviors.






10. A reinforcer which is naturally desirable - such as food - water - or heat.






11. Behavioral modification based on behavioral learning theory.






12. 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.






13. The study of how students learn and develop.






14. 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






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






16. A common misconception among adolescents that one is destined for fame and fortune.






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






18. Educating exceptional learners in a regular classroom while offering them any extra assistance they need.






19. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






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






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






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






23. An individually administered intelligence test designed for children ages 6-16.






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






25. Asking students challenging questions to gauge their understanding and focus their attention.






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






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






28. Visual images - such as maps - tables - or graphs - which organize information and help consolidate concepts for the students.






29. The path one follows to correct his or her behavior based on discrepancies between his or her performance and that of a model.






30. 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






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






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






33. According to the Attribution Theory - this concept refers to how constant or changeable a student believes something to be.






34. 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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. The process of taking in and integrating information from the environment.






40. The study of the meaning behind words.






41. Disorder affecting a child's sight.






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






43. Bringing information out of long-term memory.






44. 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






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






46. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.






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






48. A method of scaling scores which evaluates students in terms of the grade level at which they are functioning.






49. The process of putting together different sounds in a meaningful way.






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