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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






6. Bilingual education programs which teach students both in their native tongue and English - allowing them to maintain their bilingualism.






7. 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.






8. All sources that contribute to a student's learning. This term includes the teacher - the textbook - the principal - and any others who promote education.






9. The study of the meaning behind words.






10. A form of behavioral modification where the teacher will purposely ignore any disruptive behavior by a student to try to eradicate the behavior.






11. A common misconception among adolescents that one is invincible - impervious to harm.






12. Theories which view the unique language - culture - and customs of minority children as an asset in their learning.






13. The sensory register for auditory information.






14. 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 -






15. 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.






16. Visual images - such as maps - tables - or graphs - which organize information and help consolidate concepts for the students.






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






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






19. The ability to create new methods of dealing with everyday problems based on one's prior experiences and feedback from others. This is thought to be one of the types of intelligence on which creativity is based.






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






21. Language disorders characterized by trouble understanding spoken language.






22. 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.






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






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. Merely imitating another person's behavior without understanding its meaning.






26. 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.






27. A form of negative punishment where something wanted by the student will be taken away if he or she behaves in an undesirable way.






28. 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.






29. How capable one actually is.






30. A form of teaching where the teacher will act as a guide as the students actively discover underlying patterns - solve problems - and form general rules from data.






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






32. The degree to which the content of a test represents the broader subject area the test is supposed to measure.






33. A reinforcer which is paired with multiple primary reinforcers - such as academic achievement or social standing.






34. 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)

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35. 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.






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






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






38. One's self-perception of his or her gender.






39. Controlled academic programs designed to stimulate students to learn new problem-solving skills.






40. A level of identity status where the adolescent has finally created his or her own personal identity.






41. 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.






42. A method of assessing how much students know in which the teacher will assist them in the problem-solving process.






43. The collection of traits in a person that inspires him to behave honestly - respectfully - and courageously.






44. Teachers with this quality are constantly aware of and in control of everything going on in a classroom.






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






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






47. A common misconception among adolescents that everyone is constantly watching and scrutinizing the adolescent's behavior.






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






49. The ability to translate written symbols into abstract concepts and ideas.






50. 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.







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