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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A behavior related to a particular stimulus - according to operant conditioning.






2. A community-centered approach to character education that attempts to apply what the students learn in the classroom to everyday life.






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






4. A person's self-perception - what one thinks of oneself.






5. A prediction which causes itself to become true. In educational psychology - the teacher's expectations about a student's success almost always come true - regardless of whether or not the expectations were backed by truth.






6. A possible range a student's scores may fall in if the student took the test multiple times.






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. The study of how students learn and develop.






10. A kind of performance-based testing strategy that combines multiple projects of the student that were made at various stages in a project.






11. A method of pedagogy where the teacher actively looks for ways to improve the students' knowledge of a subject. Ways of doing this include actively presenting concepts - checking to see if the students understand - and reteaching any trouble areas fo






12. A theory which proposes that there are eight different kinds of cognitive intelligences - none of which are necessarily correlated. The intelligences are spacial - linguistic - logical-mathematical - bodily-kinesthetic - musical - interpersonal - int

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13. Bringing information out of long-term memory.






14. How capable one believes him- or herself to be.






15. 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.






16. The amount of class time devoted to teaching.






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






18. A measure of how well a test correlates with the skill - trait - or behavior the test is supposed to be evaluating.






19. A level of moral reasoning guided by strict adherence to rules - developed by Kohlberg. This level is also divided into two stages: stage 3 (conformity to one's group) and stage 4 (following rules because they promote social order).






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






21. The smallest unit of sound that affects a word's meaning.






22. 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.






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






24. 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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25. The act of assigning meaning to information by interpreting it based on what one already knows.






26. 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.






27. A medical condition present after birth that causes the child to reason or to cope with social situations far below average.






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






29. 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






30. Integrating parts of the behaviors from several models to form a new behavioral set.






31. A behavior not clearly related to a particular stimulus - according to operant conditioning.






32. An approach to grading which establishes a standard students must reach to pass and allows them to continue studying until they reach it.






33. How capable one actually is.






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






35. 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






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






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






38. The use of physical punishment.






39. Disorder affecting a child's sight.






40. Internalized self-talk.






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






42. An approach to teaching reading that encourages children to monitor their own reading comprehension. After reading - students will summarize in their own words what they just read - ask questions about the text to find the main points - clarify anyth






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. A level of moral reasoning guided by rewards and punishments - developed by Kohlberg. This level is further divided into two stages: stage 1 (adherence to rules to please authority figures) and stage 2 (follow rules that satisfy one's needs).






48. One of the characteristics of ADHD. This term describes students who act without thinking - drift quickly from activity to the next - and perform dangerous behaviors without regarding their consequences.






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






50. Disorders characterized by difficulty communicating - either by having trouble expressing oneself or by being unable to properly receive information.