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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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






2. A model of intelligence by Guilford which consists of 150 types of intelligence. According to Guilford - all types of intelligence can be organized along three dimensions: operations (such as memory - cognition - or evaluation) - products (such as un






3. Students with these disorders are depressed - anxious - and withdrawn - lacking confidence.






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






5. 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.






6. The total length of the class.






7. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who are easily distracted and cannot remain focused or remember information.






8. 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






9. Information given in advance of a lesson to prepare the students by reminding them of important information learned before and focusing them on key information.






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






11. 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.






12. 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






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. The degree to which performance on one test correlates with performance on a second test.






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






17. The inability to see a use for an object other than that to which one is accustomed.






18. An intelligence test for adults used most commonly in clinical settings.






19. The drive to perform a certain behavior solely to receive an external reward.






20. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who seem to be unable to sit still - constantly fidgeting or displaying other disruptive behaviors.






21. A level of identity status where one has no idea who he or she is - and has not made any significant effort to find out.






22. 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.






23. Advance organizers which list new - unlearned information the students will need for the lesson.






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






25. A system designed to aid communication. These systems are characteristically organized (have grammar rules for word order) - productive (words can be combined in an almost infinite number of arrangements) - arbitrary (not necessarily a relationship b






26. The use of physical punishment.






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






28. A kind of meaning emphasis strategy which integrates reading with other language skills such as speaking - writing - and listening.






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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.






34. Advance organizers which list previously learned information the students will need for the lesson.






35. The degree to which a student desires and actively strives to excel and succeed.






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






37. 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 -






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. The application of knowledge - skills - and experience to achieving a particular goal.






41. The degree to which a test accurately measures the trait or skill it is designed to measure.






42. Mental retardation requiring consistent educational support.






43. 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.






44. The smallest meaningful units in a language.






45. Allowing each student to reach full mastery of a concept - regardless of how long it takes.






46. Learning which results from observing the results of others' behaviors and judging whether to perform them oneself.






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






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






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






50. 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.







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