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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology
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1. The ability to see useful relationships between different ideas or aspects of a problem. This is thought to be one of the types of intelligence on which creativity is based.
Epilepsy
Achievement Test Battery
Response Set
Analytical Intelligence
2. Learning which results from observing the results of others' behaviors and judging whether to perform them oneself.
Observational Learning
Primary Reinforcer
Visual Impairment
Self-Determination Theory
3. A type of learning where the teacher encourages the students to find their own meaning in learning. The teacher will show relationships between the new subject matter and past learning and will encourage the students to have confidence in their own a
Structure of Intellect (SOI)
Generative learning
Exceptional Learners
Standard Error of Estimate
4. 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 -
Gifted and Talented Children
ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
Character
Metacognition
5. 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.
Group Consequences
Structure of Intellect (SOI)
Criterion-Related Validity
Method of Loci
6. A sample group who is to represent the population being tested.
Taxonomy
Socioeconomic Status
Norm Group
Inner Speech
7. A group of disorders characterized by inappropriate behaviors that inhibit students from getting along well with others.
Stability
Object-Relations Theory
Character Education Programs
Behavior Disorders
8. The ability to organize objects based on some common characteristic. According to Piaget - concrete operational children have mastered this skill.
Classification
Criterion-Referenced Testing
Communication
Whole Language Approach
9. A mnemonic device that creates a sentence based on the first letter of each word in a set to be memorized.
Limited Retardation
Models (Observational Learning)
Acrostic Mnemonic Device
Practical Intelligence
10. Consciously knowing and using methods of problem solving and memory.
Hyperactivity
Psychometrics
Metacognition
Discovery Learning (or Guided Learning or Constructivism)
11. Language disorders characterized by difficulty forming sounds or coherent sentences.
Extensive Retardation
Expressive Disorders
Engaged Time
Working or Short-Term Memory
12. An approach to grading using descriptive terms such as 'outstanding' or 'unsatisfactory' to rate the student's performance.
Personal Fable
English as a Second Language (ESL) Programs
Conservation
Descriptive Grading Scales
13. 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.
Class Inclusion
Test Bias
Internalization
Procedural Memory
14. Taxonomies dealing with the different cognitive abilities the student should develop.
Instructional Objectives
Cognitive Objectives
Kuder-Richardson Reliability
Internalizing Behavior Disorders
15. The art of teaching. It encompasses different styles and methods of instructing.
Transitional Bilingual Programs
Object-Relations Theory
Instruction
Pedagogy
16. 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.
Self-Regulation
Gifted and Talented Children
Acronym
Generalized Reinforcer
17. A kind of forgetting where new information interferes with the retrieval of previously learned information.
Validity
Retroactive Interference
Expository Advance Organizers
Concept-Driven Models
18. A neurological disorder characterized by seizures. This disorder is caused by excessive - abnormal brain activity.
Class Inclusion
Epilepsy
T-Scores
Normal Distribution
19. 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.
Direct Modeling
Group Training Experiences
Stability
Student Team Achievement Decisions
20. Mental retardation characterized by an IQ of 34 or lower.
Hearing Impairment
Severe and Profound Retardation
Respondent Behavior
Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
21. Methods of quantitatively analyzing and organizing scores. The methods used include mean - median - mode - range - and standard deviation.
Metacognition
Voice Disorders
Descriptive Statistics
Chunking
22. Repeating information in the same way it was received.
Reading
Holophrastic Speech
Maintenance or Rote Rehearsal
Academic Learning Time
23. The proper arrangement of words in a sentence.
Syntax
Externalizing Behavior Disorders
Cultural Deficit Theories
Clustering
24. Memory tools that enhance one's recall by relating information to knowledge with which it has no natural resemblance.
Mnemonic Devices
Active teaching
At-Risk Students
Chunking
25. A theory which states that the primary source of motivation is internal needs.
Pedagogy
Token Economy
Perception
Human Needs Theory
26. The way that previously learned information affects how one learns new concepts. This can be either positive (helping one understand new ideas) or negative (hindering one from taking in the new information).
Moratorium
Transfer of Information
Relative Grading Scales (Curving)
Cooperative Learning
27. 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.
Self-Talk (or Private Speech)
Summative Evaluation
Derived Score
Predictive Validity
28. A form of behavioral modification for getting a subject to start performing a preferable behavior by reinforcing components of the desired behavior and gradually rewarding more discriminatively.
WAIS (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale)
Morphemes
Self-Efficacy
Shaping
29. 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.
Whole Language Approach
Self-Regulation
Behavioral Theory
Dyslexia
30. The results one expects from different behaviors.
Self-Talk (or Private Speech)
Limited Retardation
Expected Outcomes
Educational Psychology
31. A measure of how consistent scores are on the same test. Any differences are attributed to errors in the test.
IDEAL Strategy
Extensive Retardation
Standard Error of Estimate
Reliability
32. A theory by Melanie Klein which proposes a child's personality develops from the child's relationship with his or her mother. According to this view - children need a strong mother to develop well.
Maintenance or Rote Rehearsal
English as a Second Language (ESL) Programs
Object-Relations Theory
Heuristics
33. A type of character education where an instructor discusses moral questions with students. This type of program has limited success.
Chunking
Development
Reading
Simple Moral Education Programs
34. 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.
IDEAL Strategy
Shaping
Community-Based Education Programs
Fluency Disorders
35. The degree to which a test accurately predicts a student's future behavior.
Mental Retardation
Predictive Validity
Normal Distribution
Phonics Approach
36. A behavior related to a particular stimulus - according to operant conditioning.
Deficiency Needs
Respondent Behavior
T-Scores
Invincibility Fallacy
37. 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
Steiner-Waldorf Education
Social Inferences
Code Emphasis Strategy
Exceptional Learners
38. An individually administered intelligence test designed for children ages 6-16.
Reinforcer
WISC (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children)
Type-S Conditioning
IDEAL Strategy
39. 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 external to the student.
Normal Distribution
Voice Disorders
Difficulty of the Task
Functional Fixedness
40. 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.
Standard Error of Estimate
Pedagogy
Conditioning
Criterion-Referenced Testing
41. 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
Instruction
Active teaching
Functional Fixedness
Expected Outcomes
42. A reinforcer which is naturally desirable - such as food - water - or heat.
Language Acquisition Device (LAD)
Primary Reinforcer
Instructional Theory
Structural Cognitive Modifiability
43. Thinking of all the possible solutions to a problem.
Mnemonic Devices
Brainstorming
Long-Term Memory
Steiner-Waldorf Education
44. A step-by-step procedure to solve a problem.
Mnemonic Devices
Percentile Scores
Maintenance or Rote Rehearsal
Algorithm
45. A kind of performance-based testing strategy that allows students to apply knowledge learned in one situation to a different one.
Corporal Punishment
Demonstrations
Achievement Test Battery
Validity
46. The inability to retrieve learned information.
Tracking
Forgetting
Type-S Conditioning
Chunking
47. 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.
Limited Retardation
Kuder-Richardson Reliability
Reciprocal Determinism
Structural Cognitive Modifiability
48. General statements about the skills and abilities the student should have after completing the course.
Direct instruction
Teaching Efficacy
Criterion-Referenced Testing
Educational Goals
49. The drive to perform a certain behavior solely to receive an external reward.
Extrinsic Motivation
Steiner-Waldorf Education
Mnemonic Devices
Group Training Experiences
50. According to the Two-Store Model - this is the first phase of memory processing. This part of memory temporarily holds all sensory information.
Social Inferences
Generalized Reinforcer
Sensory Register
Phonemes