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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. A type of character education where an instructor discusses moral questions with students. This type of program has limited success.






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






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






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






6. The exchange of thoughts and feelings through both verbal and nonverbal (such as gestures and facial expressions) means.






7. 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.






8. 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).






9. A type of learning where a small group of students will work together on the same project - each making some contribution.






10. A learning model that proposes that learning is a function of the ratio between the effort needed to the effort spent learning. learning=f(time spent/time needed)

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






12. A measure of how imperfect the validity of a test is.






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






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






15. How relevant a test is at face value.






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






17. The inner drive to perform a particular behavior.






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






19. The study of the social aspects of language use.






20. A disruptive disorder characterized by the underdevelopment of certain traits such as impulse control - leading to inattention - hyperactivity - and impulsiveness. The three types are predominantly hyperactive-impulsive - predominantly inattentive -






21. Behavioral modification based on behavioral learning theory.






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






23. The inability to retrieve learned information.






24. 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






25. The smallest meaningful units in a language.






26. The study of the meaning behind words.






27. 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.






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A theory which proposes that there are eight different kinds of cognitive intelligences - none of which are necessarily correlated. The intelligences are spacial - linguistic - logical-mathematical - bodily-kinesthetic - musical - interpersonal - int

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35. The process a teacher uses in discovery learning by guiding the students.






36. A teacher's belief that he or she can successfully encourage and enable students to reach their highest levels of achievement - regardless of how difficult the process is.






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






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






39. Relating current information with previous learning.






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






41. A teaching procedure that allows the teacher to test the student's reasoning ability and cognitive functions. Instead of focusing on quantifiable answers - this method aims at improving the student's problem-solving skills.






42. 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






43. 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






44. Assumptions about how different social relationships work and how other people feel and think.






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






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






47. The act of assigning meaning to information by interpreting it based on what one already knows.






48. A level of identity status where the adolescent has finally created his or her own personal identity.






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






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






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