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






2. 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.






3. The ability to perform a task automatically - with little or no conscious effort.






4. Disabilities that affect children with average or above average intelligence who nevertheless have difficulty with some aspect of learning - such as reading - writing - or solving problems.






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






6. 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.






7. A theory which states that the primary source of motivation is extrinsic - or external - rewards.






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






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






10. Reading models which try to relate written words to different experiences of the student.






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. The inability to retrieve learned information.






16. 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 external to the student.






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






20. A step-by-step procedure to solve a problem.






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






22. 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.






23. According to the Attribution Theory - this concept refers to how responsive a student believes the cause of success or failure to be.






24. A division of long-term memory for storing factual knowledge.






25. 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.






26. The sensory register for visual information.






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






28. Academic programs focused on real-life problems and situations - such as developing professional skills or resisting negative peer pressure.






29. 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.






30. 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






31. Knowledge and understanding of society's rules - usually gained from experience.






32. Taxonomies describing physical abilities and skills the student should master.






33. The way that previously learned information affects how one learns new concepts. This can be either positive (helping one understand new ideas) or negative (hindering one from taking in the new information).






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






35. Clear and specific learning objectives that ensure both the teacher and the student stay on track.






36. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who act without thinking - drift quickly from activity to the next - and perform dangerous behaviors without regarding their consequences.






37. The relationship between a student and his or her environment. According to this principle - the student and the environment will influence and affect each other.






38. A raw score converted into a form in which it can be compared to other scores from the same test.






39. A mnemonic device that creates a sentence based on the first letter of each word in a set to be memorized.






40. General statements about the skills and abilities the student should have after completing the course.






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






42. Spontaneous noises an infant makes which include only the sounds found in his or her native language.






43. A type of character education where an instructor discusses moral questions with students. This type of program has limited success.






44. Taxonomies detailing the types of values and attitudes the student should develop by the end of the course.






45. Behavioral modification based on behavioral learning theory.






46. A method of assessing how much students know by giving them closed-ended response questions they are to answer by themselves.






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






48. 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.






49. Academic programs where students are taught basic information and then allowed to progress at their own pace. This type of program is used for gifted children.






50. A method of rehearsal where one retains information in short-term memory by relating it to previously learned knowledge.






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