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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. The inability to retrieve learned information.






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






3. 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.






4. The sensory register for auditory information.






5. A kind of performance-based testing strategy that combines multiple projects of the student that were made at various stages in a project.






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






7. 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.






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






9. The process of learned information simply fading from memory.






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






11. The study of the theory and technique of creating psychological tests - such as IQ - aptitude - or personality trait tests.






12. The results one expects from different behaviors.






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






14. Behavioral modification based on behavioral learning theory.






15. Asking students challenging questions to gauge their understanding and focus their attention.






16. A five-step problem-solving strategy that involves identifying the problem - defining one's goals - exploring possible ways to reach the goals - anticipating the outcomes and acting - and looking back on one's work.






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






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






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






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






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






22. An approach to grading which uses a portfolio of a student's work to measure that student's development over time and to compare it to that of others in the class.






23. 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).






24. A law enacted in 1975 to ensure that every exceptional learner is given instruction appropriate for his or her needs. The child should be placed in the least restrictive environment possible (i.e. spending the most time with ordinary students).






25. The study of how students learn and develop.






26. A learning strategy which involves grouping information into categories based on shared patterns - sequences - or characteristics.






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






28. Breaking apart a learning task into specific - concrete objectives a student must achieve to master the task.






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






30. The ability to mentally retain an object even after it has changed form - such as ice melting into water. According to Piaget - children in the preoperational stage of development lack this ability.






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






32. A type of cooperative learning where the teacher will teach the students a skill - divide them into teams - and allow each team to practice the skill until all teams understand it perfectly.






33. The amount of time the student spends focused on his studies when he is successful at learning the material.






34. 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.






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






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






37. Language disorders characterized by trouble understanding spoken language.






38. The innate ability to use language - as described by Chomsky.






39. A kind of performance-based testing strategy where students will work on a project over a long period of time.






40. Using a previously learned fact or skill in a different situation in virtually the same way.






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. A measure of the internal consistency of a test.






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






47. Those one observes.






48. Grouping students into different classes based on aptitude test scores.






49. 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.






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