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CLEP Intro To Educational Psychology

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. One's perceived abilities and competence. According to the Social Learning and Expectancy theory - this depends on four kinds of social experiences: personal experiences of the student; vicarious experiences (observing the rewards or punishments othe






3. Dividing large amounts of information into smaller pieces that are easier to remember.






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






5. Reading models which try to relate written words to different experiences of the student.






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






7. Behaving like someone in a book or movie.






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. Asking students challenging questions to gauge their understanding and focus their attention.






13. Language disorders characterized by trouble understanding spoken language.






14. 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.






15. 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).






16. A step-by-step procedure to solve a problem.






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






18. Disorder affecting a child's hearing.






19. 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






20. 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.






21. Students with learning difficulties who require special attention to reach their fullest potentials.






22. A reinforcer which is paired with a primary reinforcer - such as money or good grades.






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






24. Relating new information to that previously learned.






25. Information given in advance of a lesson to prepare the students by reminding them of important information learned before and focusing them on key information.






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






27. A problem-solving technique where one starts with the goal and works backward.






28. The degree to which a test accurately predicts a student's future behavior.






29. 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.






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






31. The total length of the class.






32. Tests designed to measure a student's completion or a particular course or subject area.






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






34. A theory which states that the primary source of motivation is extrinsic - or external - rewards.






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






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






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






38. A measure of how consistent scores are on the same test. Any differences are attributed to errors in the test.






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






40. A division of long-term memory for storing factual knowledge.






41. A type of learning where a small group of students will work together on the same project - each making some contribution.






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






43. 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.






44. Language disorders characterized by difficulty forming sounds or coherent sentences.






45. A teaching style which seeks to instruct students in how to recognize and rise up against oppression. This area of teaching is influenced by the works of Karl Marx.






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






47. All of the orderly changes which help a person better adapt to the surrounding environment.






48. A level of identity status where the adolescent is actively trying out different beliefs - behaviors - and lifestyles to discover his or her identity.






49. 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.






50. A learning disability which impairs a person's language ability. Those with this disorder may have difficulty with reading - writing - or spelling.