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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Behavioral modification based on behavioral learning theory.






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






4. According to self-determination theory - the drive one has to perform a specific behavior not for a reward (extrinsic motivation) but for the sheer pleasure of the action itself.






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






6. A process that occurs when two stimuli are consistently paired - causing the presence of one to evoke the other.






7. Disorder affecting a child's sight.






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






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






10. A kind of testing the teacher uses to measure the students' mastery of a particular subject. These tests are used in a student's final grade.






11. Familiar responses to a problem one uses without thinking the situation through.






12. An approach to grading where students' individual scores are compared to a predetermined average score.






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






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






15. A form of behavioral modification where the teacher and student create a contract specifying certain academic goals and the rewards or privileges that will be given once the goals are reached.






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






17. Tests used to determine if students have achieved a minimum amount of learning needed to pass a class.






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






19. A condition where a test consistently provides an inaccurate score due to some property of the test taker - such as gender - socioeconomic status - or race.






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






21. The sensory register for visual information.






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






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






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






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






26. Mental retardation characterized by an IQ of 34 or lower.






27. A mnemonic device that aids the memory of a long list of information by linking each item in the list to a specific well-known location.






28. A method of scaling scores using a nine-point scale with a mean of 5 and standard deviation of 2. This method is intended to minimize insignificant differences between scores.






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. A learning model that proposes that learning is a function of the ratio between the effort needed to the effort spent learning. learning=f(time spent/time needed)


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






35. 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 -






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






37. 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.






38. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






39. A form of behavior modification using operant conditioning principles. Every time the patient displays the desired behavior - he is awarded a token (such as a star or a coin) that can be traded for a physical possession or special privilege.






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






41. 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.






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






43. 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






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






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






46. A teaching method developed by Feuerstein where the teacher will intervene between the student and the learning task. In this method - the teacher will help the student make inferences about the world based on different experiences. This can be done






47. The ability to recognize that the quantity of a substance remains the same - even when it changes form. According to Piaget - preoperational children have developed this skill.






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






49. 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.






50. Consciously knowing and using methods of problem solving and memory.