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Introduction to Educational Psychology CLEP Test
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CLEP (College Level Examination Program) There are 246 multiple-choice practice questions and detailed explanations contained in the Practice Tests and Study Guides below. The ACE (American Council on Education) recommends 3 lower level college credits for this exam. Studying, and passing, the practice tests below will allow you to confidently take and pass your Introduction to Educational Psychology CLEP test. The overall key concepts, and specific individual points, that will allow you to pass your test are within the practice questions and detailed explanations.
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| CLEP Practice Test and Study Guides - Begin your studies here | # of questions |
| Behavioral Perspective | 39 |
| Cognitive Perspective | 45 |
| Development | 52 |
| Motivation | 36 |
| Pedagogy | 36 |
| Testing | 38 |
Course Information and Overview
This Introduction to Educational Psychology CLEP Test consists of material typically taught in an introductory-level college course. The actual CLEP Test is 100 questions and allows 90 minutes to complete.
In order to successfully complete this CLEP exam you will need to be
familiar with Educational Psychology and have a basic understanding of its
concepts, facts, and principles, key influences of instruction and
learning, research concepts and procedures, and teaching situations and
issues.
According to the official College Board site the Introduction to Educational Psychology CLEP test contains questions from the following topics:
- Educational Aims or Philosophies (5%)
Learning processes including character development
Career preparation
Defining and learning socialization - Cognitive Perspective (15%)
Including concepts of memories and retention, perception vs. reality, problem solving, and cognition - Behavioristic Perspective (11%)
Behavioral processes and perspectives and their application(s)
Operant and Classical conditioning
Reinforcement techniques and facilitation - Development (15%)
Identity development including cognitive and social skills development
Gender establishment and definitions - Motivation (10%)
Theories of motivation and motivating factors such as curiosity, greed, and fear
The Pygmalion effect (Rosenthal effect)
Internal and external motivating factors - Individual Differences (17%)
Learning behaviors and differences
Abilities development
Intelligence and differentiating factors
Influences of environment
Nature vs. nurture - Testing (12%)
Test construction, administration, and analysis
Bias analysis and reliability
Assessment techniques
Grading and scale deviation - Pedagogy (10%)
Teacher/student relationship
Origins of pedagogy
Management of the facility or classroom
Techniques of instruction - Research Design and Analysis (5%)
Statistical and research analysis
Construction of experiments
Survey analysis
CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology information is available at The College Board.
