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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A kind of performance-based testing strategy that allows students to apply knowledge learned in one situation to a different one.






2. Bringing information out of long-term memory.






3. 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 -






4. A theory by Melanie Klein which proposes a child's personality develops from the child's relationship with his or her mother. According to this view - children need a strong mother to develop well.






5. 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.






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






7. Abstract representations of different parts of reality. These groups usually contain general knowledge of the world and examples of its specific parts.






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. 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






11. 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 intrinsic to the student.






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






13. 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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14. 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.






15. Students who are in danger of failing to complete a basic education needed for operating successfully in society.






16. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






17. 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






18. How capable one believes him- or herself to be.






19. Learning outcomes defined by specific operational steps and skills a student must master. Gronlund believed that general objectives would lead to these kinds of outcomes.






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






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






22. Teachers with this quality are constantly aware of and in control of everything going on in a classroom.






23. Disorder affecting a child's sight.






24. 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).






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






26. 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 unstable and intrinsic to the student.






27. A condition where a test consistently provides an inaccurate score due to some property of the test taker - such as gender - socioeconomic status - or race.






28. The loss of subjects in a research study over time due to participant drop-out.






29. Tests designed to evaluate a student's present performance and predict how well he or she will perform in the future.






30. A teaching style which seeks to instruct students in how to recognize and rise up against oppression. This area of teaching is influenced by the works of Karl Marx.






31. One of the two divisions of human needs according to Maslow. These needs are survival (food - water - warmth) - safety (freedom from danger) - belonging (acceptance from others) - and self-esteem (approval from others).






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. The art of teaching. It encompasses different styles and methods of instructing.






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






36. All of the orderly changes which help a person better adapt to the surrounding environment.






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






38. Relating current information with previous learning.






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






40. A theory which states that individuals create schemata (mental concepts and rules) based on the interaction between their experience and ideas. This theory is based on the ideas of Jean Piaget.






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






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






43. The study of the meaning behind words.






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






45. The belief that one gender is better than the other.






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






47. A form of behavioral modification for getting a subject to start performing a preferable behavior by reinforcing components of the desired behavior and gradually rewarding more discriminatively.






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






49. 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.






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