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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Using a previously learned fact or skill in a different situation in virtually the same way.






2. 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.






3. A kind of testing the teacher uses to measure the students' mastery of a particular subject. These tests are used in a student's final grade.






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






5. An approach to grading where the students are given a numerical score - using either a 10-point or a 7-point grading scale. These scores may be translated into a letter grade or compared to the average score on a test.






6. A prediction which causes itself to become true. In educational psychology - the teacher's expectations about a student's success almost always come true - regardless of whether or not the expectations were backed by truth.






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






8. How capable one actually is.






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






10. A kind of achievement test which combines several different subject areas into the same test.






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






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






13. Students with this condition have learned that their efforts are all in vain and have given up trying to study by themselves.






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






15. A theory which focuses on how to structure material to best teach students - especially young ones. This approach can be divided into two general approaches: cognitive and behavioral.






16. A disorder characterized by an impairment of one's cognitive abilities and problems with adapting to situations. Individuals with this problem often have IQs of under 70.






17. The amount of Allocated Time each individual student spends focused on the class.






18. 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.






19. A kind of meaning emphasis strategy which relies on the student's experiences and language ability. The student will dictate a story to an adult - who will write it down and then have the child read the dictated story.






20. Mental retardation needing emotion care on an as-needed basis.






21. Deliberate repetition of information in short-term memory.






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






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






24. How relevant a test is at face value.






25. 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






26. 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.






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






28. The ability to organize objects based on some common characteristic. According to Piaget - concrete operational children have mastered this skill.






29. Merely imitating another person's behavior without understanding its meaning.






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






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






32. The ability to focus solely on one object. According to Piaget - preoperational children have developed this skill.






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






34. The degree to which a test accurately predicts a student's future behavior.






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






36. Mental retardation requiring consistent educational support.






37. 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.






38. Bringing information out of long-term memory.






39. A division of long-term memory for storing rules and methods or performing specific tasks - called procedures.






40. A group of children who are outstandingly intelligent (i.e. an IQ of 130 or greater) or are exceptionally skilled in a particular subject or area.






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






42. A legal document describing a child's special needs and what programs and assistance he or she will receive.






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






44. The difference between the skills a child develops alone and those that can be learned with the help of someone knowledgeable. This concept was developed by Vygotsky.






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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