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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 total length of the class.






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






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






4. Mental retardation requiring consistent educational support.






5. 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.






6. A testing procedure that measures an individual student's score relative to those of a representative group of students. These tests are used to rank students based on their skill levels compared to their peers.






7. A teaching procedure that allows the teacher to test the student's reasoning ability and cognitive functions. Instead of focusing on quantifiable answers - this method aims at improving the student's problem-solving skills.






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






9. Those one observes.






10. A measure of how well scores from the same test correlate when taken by the same people on two different occasions.






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






12. A level of identity status where one has created his or her identity based on the opinions of others - not on personal choice.






13. According to the Attribution Theory - a student who holds this belief considers success or failure to be uncontrollable.






14. Disorder affecting a child's hearing.






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






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






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






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






19. Internalized self-talk.






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






21. Concepts - subdivisions of schemata that help one understand and interpret different parts of the world.






22. A division of long-term memory for storing events in one's life.






23. 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.






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 act of creating one's own standards of behavior based on observations of others. The best performance standards are those which are moderately difficult.






26. 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.






27. One of the two divisions of human needs according to Maslow. These needs are survival (food - water - warmth) - safety (freedom from danger) - belonging (acceptance from others) - and self-esteem (approval from others).






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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 -






34. A broad category of disorders in which the individual has difficulty learning in a typical way.






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






36. 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.






37. The natural physical changes that occur due to a person's genetic code.






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






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






43. The ability to think about multiple objects at the same time and discern relationships between them. According to Piaget - children in the concrete operational stage of development develop this skill.






44. The ability to organize objects based on some common characteristic. According to Piaget - concrete operational children have mastered this skill.






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






46. Repeating information in the same way it was received.






47. Mental retardation needing daily help and support in school.






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






49. Taxonomies detailing the types of values and attitudes the student should develop by the end of the course.






50. A raw score converted into a form in which it can be compared to other scores from the same test.







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