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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A mnemonic device that creates a shorthand based on the first letter of each word in a set to be memorized.






2. The second level of processing - and the first level of information storage - in the Two-Store Model. At this level - the person is consciously perceiving certain aspects of the external world. In adults - this kind of memory holds up to seven - plus






3. The inability to retrieve learned information.






4. The degree to which a test correlates with a direct measure of what the test is designed to measure - such as how well a reading test correlates with a student's actual reading level.






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






6. According to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of development - a type of speech used by young children to guide their problem-solving process when working by themselves.






7. 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.






8. A level of moral reasoning guided by adherence to overarching moral principles - developed by Kohlberg. This level is also divided into two stages: stage 5 (realization that one is part of a large society where everyone deserves rights) and stage 6 (






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






10. Bringing information out of long-term memory.






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






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






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






14. Disorder affecting a child's sight.






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






16. 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.






17. The idea that concrete ideas can be remembered better than abstract ones because concrete words are stored as both visual and verbal information.






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






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






20. A kind of performance-based testing strategy that allows students to apply knowledge learned in one situation to a different one.






21. A disorder characterized by an impairment of one's cognitive abilities and problems with adapting to situations. Individuals with this problem often have IQs of under 70.






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






23. Testing strategies which have students create long-term projects to determine how much they have learned.






24. 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.






25. The ability to apply previous learning to new situations and problems. This is thought to be one of the types of intelligence on which creativity is based.






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






27. The ability to focus solely on one object. According to Piaget - preoperational children have developed this skill.






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. The ability to infer a relationship between two objects and to compare and arrange them. According to Piaget - concrete operational children have this skill.






32. Bilingual education programs which aim to use English as much as possible.






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






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 unstable and intrinsic to the student.






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






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






37. 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






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






39. Dividing large amounts of information into smaller pieces that are easier to remember.






40. A model of memory that includes three interacting components (sensory register - working memory - and long-term memory) that together process external information. Although there are three parts - only two of them (working and long-term) are used for






41. Students with learning difficulties who require special attention to reach their fullest potentials.






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






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






44. A theory proposed by Reuven Feuerstein which describes the ability of humans to modify their cognitive process to adapt to different situations in their environment.






45. Directly viewing the reinforcement or punishment of different behaviors.






46. Thinking of all the possible solutions to a problem.






47. 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.






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






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






50. A mnemonic device where one will isolate part of a word - create a mental image of the keyword - and use that image to remember the meaning of the word.