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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Language disorders characterized by trouble understanding spoken language.






2. 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.






3. The ability to arrange objects in order based on some common quality - such as height - color - or size. According to Piaget - concrete operational children have mastered this skill.






4. Transferring a general method of problem solving from one situation to the next.






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






6. 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






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






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






9. Mental retardation characterized by an IQ between 35 and 49.






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. The process of transferring information from short-term to long-term memory by developing meaningful relationships and patterns in the data that relate to one's previous knowledge.






13. One's social and economic standing - including one's class - race - and education. SES is highly influential on students' success in school - with those from low-SES families performing below their high-SES classmates.






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






15. A measure of how well scores from two different tests meant to evaluate the same thing correlate with each other.






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






17. A form of behavioral modification where an desirable activity is used to strengthen a more unpleasant one.






18. Anything which increases the likelihood that a behavior will be repeated.






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






20. The ability to reason backward from a conclusion to its cause. According to Piaget - preoperational children lack this skill.






21. The sensory register for visual information.






22. Mental retardation needing daily help and support in school.






23. The set of social and behavioral norms for each gender held by society.






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






25. An approach to problem solving where one reasons how to reach the goal based on the current situation.






26. 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.






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






28. An intelligence test for young children ages 2-7.






29. The sensory register for auditory information.






30. Relating current information with previous learning.






31. A measure of how well scores from the same test correlate when taken by the same people on two different occasions.






32. Taxonomies dealing with the different cognitive abilities the student should develop.






33. A level of moral reasoning guided by strict adherence to rules - developed by Kohlberg. This level is also divided into two stages: stage 3 (conformity to one's group) and stage 4 (following rules because they promote social order).






34. 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.






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






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






37. A learning disability which impairs a person's language ability. Those with this disorder may have difficulty with reading - writing - or spelling.






38. 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.






39. Disorder affecting a child's hearing.






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






41. A broad category of disorders in which the individual has difficulty learning in a typical way.






42. Another name for operant conditioning - due to the importance of responses in determining whether learning has occured.






43. A person's self-perception - what one thinks of oneself.






44. The study of classification. In teaching - systems of this type provide a hierarchical scheme of different learning objectives which helps the teacher include all of the skills and concepts needed for mastery of a topic.






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






46. 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.






47. General short-cut strategies to problem solving one uses which may not always be correct.






48. The smallest meaningful units in a language.






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






50. 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 -