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11 Chapters in CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology: Study Guide & Test Prep

1. History and Educational Aims ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[1806].percentComplete }}%)

2. Cognitive Perspective in Psychology ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[1811].percentComplete }}%)

3. Behavioral Perspective in Psychology ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[1910].percentComplete }}%)

4. Developmental Psychology in Children and Adolescents ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[1826].percentComplete }}%)

5. Motivation in Learning ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[1847].percentComplete }}%)

6. Individual Differences in Children ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[1860].percentComplete }}%)

7. Assessments of Learning ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[1879].percentComplete }}%)

8. Instructional Pedagogy ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[1893].percentComplete }}%)

9. Research Design and Analysis ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[1903].percentComplete }}%)

10. CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology Flashcards ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[481343].percentComplete }}%)

11. Additional CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology Flashcards ({{ cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[515599].percentComplete }}%)

11 chapters in CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology: Study Guide & Test Prep

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Ch 1. History and Educational Aims {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[1806].percentComplete}}% complete

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	Lesson 1 - Educational Psychology: Applying Psychology in the Classroom			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1807].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1807].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 2 - What is Learning? - Understanding Effective Classroom Strategies			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1808].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1808].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 3 - Becoming an Effective Teacher			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1809].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1809].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 4 - Behavioral, Cognitive, Developmental, Social Cognitive & Constructivist Perspectives			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1810].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1810].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 5 - IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - History and Summary			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2645].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2645].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional

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Ch 2. Cognitive Perspective in Psychology {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[1811].percentComplete}}% complete

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	Lesson 1 - Cognitive Perspective of Learning & Information Processing			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1812].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1812].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 2 - The Two-Store Model of Memory: Types of Memory and Storage			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1813].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1813].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 3 - Categories of Memory: Sensory & Long-Term			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[49].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[49].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 4 - Short-Term Memory: How STM Works			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1814].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1814].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 5 - Improving Retrieval of Memories: Mnemonic Devices			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1816].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1816].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 6 - Retrieving Long-Term Memories: Interference, Amnesia & State-Dependent Memory			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1817].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1817].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 7 - Knowledge Organization: Schemata and Scripts			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1818].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1818].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 8 - Types of Information Transfer			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1819].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1819].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 9 - Cognitive Thinking: Creativity, Brainstorming and Convergent & Divergent Thinking			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1820].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1820].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 10 - How to Advance Creativity in a Learning Environment			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1821].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1821].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 11 - Types of Problems & Problem Solving Strategies			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1822].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1822].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 12 - Availability Heuristic: Examples & Definition			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[4867].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[4867].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 13 - Piaget's Formal Operational Stage: Definition & Examples			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10523].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[10523].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional

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Ch 3. Behavioral Perspective in Psychology {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[1910].percentComplete}}% complete

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	Lesson 1 - Behavioral Theory: Thorndike and the Law of Effect			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1823].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1823].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 2 - Classical Conditioning in Psychology: Definition, Principles & Examples			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[33].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[33].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 3 - Psychologist John Watson & the Little Albert Experiment			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[34].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[34].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 4 - Operant Conditioning in Psychology: Definition, Theory & Examples			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[35].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[35].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 5 - Schedules of Reinforcement in Psychology: Continous & Partial			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[36].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[36].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 6 - Applying the Premack Principle in the Classroom			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1824].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1824].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 7 - What is Shaping in Psychology? - Definition & Examples			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[144].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[144].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 8 - Reducing Undesirable Behaviors in the Classroom			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1825].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1825].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 9 - Externalizing Behaviors: Examples & Definition			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[5860].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[5860].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional

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Ch 4. Developmental Psychology in Children and Adolescents {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[1826].percentComplete}}% complete

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	Lesson 1 - Child and Adolescent Development: Developmental Milestones & Nature vs. Nurture			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1827].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1827].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 2 - Using Cognitive Development Psychology in the Classroom			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1828].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1828].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 3 - Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1829].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1829].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 4 - Assimilation & Accommodation in Psychology: Definition & Examples			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[70].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[70].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 5 - Jean Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1831].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1831].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 6 - Lev Vygotsky's Theory of Cognitive Development			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1832].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1832].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 7 - Zone of Proximal Development and Scaffolding in the Classroom			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1833].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1833].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 8 - Social Constructivism and the Mediated Learning Experience			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1834].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1834].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 9 - Tools to Advance Cognitive Development			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1835].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1835].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 10 - Differences between Piaget & Vygotsky's Cognitive Development Theories			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1836].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1836].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 11 - Social & Cognitive Development: Impact on Interpersonal Relationships			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1837].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1837].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 12 - Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development: Theory & Examples			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[74].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[74].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 13 - Linguistics: Language Development in Children			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1839].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1839].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 14 - Bilingual Education, Immersion & Multicultural Education			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1840].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1840].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 15 - Moral & Prosocial Behavior: Definitions & Examples of Classroom Applications			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1841].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1841].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 16 - Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[72].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[72].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 17 - Carol Gilligan's Theory of Moral Development			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1842].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1842].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 18 - Gender Differences in the Classroom: Physical, Cognitive & Behavioral			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1845].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1845].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 19 - Gender Differences: The Nature Versus Nurture Debate			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1846].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1846].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 20 - Bronfenbrenner's Microsystem: Definition & Concept			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7641].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7641].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 21 - Client-Centered Therapy by Rogers: Techniques & Definition			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[5109].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[5109].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional

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Ch 5. Motivation in Learning {{cp.topicAssetIdToProgress[1847].percentComplete}}% complete

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	Lesson 1 - The Importance of Motivation in an Educational Environment			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1848].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1848].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 2 - Social-Cognitive Learning Theory: Definition and Examples			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1849].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1849].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 3 - Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Definition, Theory & Pyramid			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[64].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[64].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 4 - Albert Bandura: Social-Cognitive Theory and Vicarious Learning			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1850].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1850].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 5 - Attribution Theory and the Principle of Locus of Control			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1851].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1851].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 6 - Expectancy Value Theory: Age, Gender & Ethnicity Differences			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1852].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1852].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 7 - Goal Orientation Theory: How Goals Affect Student Motivation & Behavior			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1853].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1853].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 8 - Using Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation to Enhance Learning			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1854].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1854].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 9 - Self-Efficacy vs. Self-Concept: Differences & Effects on Outcome Expectations			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1855].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1855].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 10 - Self-Determination Theory: Capacity, Strategy & Control Beliefs			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1856].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1856].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 11 - The Role of Motivation in Self-Regulated Learning			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1857].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1857].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 12 - Teacher Expectations & Attributions			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1858].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1858].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 13 - Learned Helplessness in Children: Definition			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1859].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1859].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 14 - Extrinsic Motivation in Psychology: Definition, Examples & Types			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7171].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[7171].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional

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	Lesson 1 - Methods of Measuring Intelligence: Interpreting IQ Scores & Score Range			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1861].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1861].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 2 - Two Types of Intelligence: Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1862].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1862].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 3 - What is Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences?			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[44].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[44].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 4 - Impact of Parenting Styles on Different Styles of Learners			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1864].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1864].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 5 - The Effect of Culture, Socialization & Culture Shock on Education			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1865].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1865].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 6 - Sense of Self and Self-Socialization: The Development of Self-Views			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1866].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1866].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 7 - Changes in Sense of Self From Childhood to Adolescence			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1867].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1867].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 8 - James Marcia's Identity Theory: Understanding Adolescents' Search For Identity			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1868].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1868].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 9 - Educating Students with Special Needs			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1869].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1869].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 10 - Using an Individual Education Program (IEP) in the Classroom			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1870].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1870].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 11 - Learning Disabilities: How to Identify Children with a Learning Disability			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1871].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1871].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 12 - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Definition of ADHD			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1872].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1872].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 13 - Speech and Communication Disorders: Instructional Strategies for Speech Sound Errors			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2911].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2911].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 14 - Characteristics of Speech Sound Errors: Speech & Communication Disorders			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1873].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1873].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 15 - Behavioral Characteristics of Children with Asperger Syndrome			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1874].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1874].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 16 - Cognitive & Social Functioning Delays: Adapting Instruction for Learners			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1875].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1875].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 17 - Adapting Instruction for Learners With Sensory Challenges			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1876].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1876].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 18 - Advanced Cognitive Development and Renzulli's Triad			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1877].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1877].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 19 - Ability Grouping and Tracking in Schools: Advantages and Disadvantages			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1878].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1878].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 20 - What Is Dysgraphia? - Symptoms, Treatment & Definition			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[5824].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[5824].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional

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	Lesson 1 - Forms of Assessment: Informal, Formal, Paper-Pencil & Performance Assessments			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1880].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1880].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 2 - Standardized Assessments & Formative vs. Summative Evaluations			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1881].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1881].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 3 - Qualities of Good Assessments: Standardization, Practicality, Reliability & Validity			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1882].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1882].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 4 - Validity in Assessments: Content, Construct & Predictive Validity			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1883].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1883].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 5 - The Reliability Coefficient and the Reliability of Assessments			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1884].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1884].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 6 - Performance Assessments: Product vs. Process			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1885].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1885].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 7 - Summarizing Assessment Results: Understanding Basic Statistics of Score Distribution			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1886].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1886].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 8 - Summarizing Assessment Results: Comparing Test Scores to a Larger Population			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[3217].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[3217].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 9 - Using Standard Deviation and Bell Curves for Assessment			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2466].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2466].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 10 - Norm- vs. Criterion-Referenced Scoring: Advantages & Disadvantages			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1888].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1888].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 11 - Using Mean, Median, and Mode for Assessment			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1887].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1887].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 12 - Standardized Tests in Education: Advantages and Disadvantages			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1889].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1889].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 13 - High-Stakes Testing: Accountability and Problems			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1890].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1890].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 14 - Testing Bias, Cultural Bias & Language Differences in Assessments			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1891].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1891].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 15 - Use and Misuse of Assessments in the Classroom			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1892].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1892].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 16 - Special Education and Ecological Assessments			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2646].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2646].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional

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	Lesson 1 - Instructional Strategies: Hands-On, Interactive, Expository & Collaborative			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1894].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1894].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 2 - Direct Instruction & Discovery Instruction: Definition & Differences			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1895].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1895].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 3 - Differentiated Instruction: Adapting the Learning Environment for Students			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1896].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1896].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 4 - Bloom's Taxonomy and Assessments			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1897].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1897].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 5 - Expository Approaches to Instruction			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1898].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1898].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 6 - Advance Organizers in the Classroom: Teaching Strategies & Advantages			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1899].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1899].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 7 - Cooperative and Collaborative Learning in the Classroom			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1900].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1900].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 8 - Classroom Management Techniques			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1901].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1901].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 9 - Using Wait Time in the Classroom			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2648].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2648].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional

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	Lesson 1 - Types of Research Design			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1904].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1904].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
	Lesson 2 - True Experimental Design			Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1905].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1905].bestScoreQuestions}} Take Quiz Optional
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About This Course

Earn three hours of college credit in weeks instead of months with our CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology test prep course. We'll introduce you to cognitive and behavioral perspectives on learning, as well as some of the classroom management and instructional techniques educators use to motivate their students and tailor instruction to the needs of each individual.

Our video lessons make these topics engaging and approachable; they also provide you with an affordable option for earning a form of college credit accepted at nearly 3,000 colleges and universities nationwide.

Check out our CLEP Preparation resources! We've got CLEP courses to teach you the material, comprehensive CLEP study guides to help you study, CLEP practice tests to test your knowledge, and CLEP informational articles to get you up to speed on testing logistics.

Syllabus & Course Information

Lessons in this course are aligned with concepts covered on the Introduction to Educational Psychology CLEP exam. Use them to learn how to do the following:

Outline the main components of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Diagram the stages of information processing
Model strategies for advancing creativity and problem solving in a learning environment
Summarize classical and operant conditioning
Outline strategies for reducing undesirable behaviors in the classroom
Diagram the different stages of child and adolescent development
Describe the zone of proximal development
Explain the importance of motivation in education
Diagram Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Compare and contrast methods for measuring intelligence
Explain how Individual Education Plans are used to teach students with special needs
Illustrate the impact of different types of learning disabilities
Compare and contrast the advantages, disadvantages and reliability of different assessment types
Identify various instructional strategies and classroom management techniques
Analyze and describe Bloom's taxonomy
Summarize the types of research design and the basic processes for interpreting results

Prerequisites

This educational psychology course covers factors influencing children's cognitive development and behavior. If you've never studied psychology before, check out our introductory psychology course to get a feel for some of the key concepts and terminology used by professionals working in this field.

Course Format

This course includes all the tools you'll need to successfully prepare for the CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology exam. Each of the 106 illustrated video lessons is taught by an experienced instructor and features transcripts you can use to revisit the main ideas.

Moreover, our subject-matter experts are here to help answer your questions. There are also lesson quizzes, chapter quizzes and a final CLEP Educational Psychology practice test that allow you to track your progress every step of the way.

CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology Exam Information

CLEP exam concepts address the same topics discussed in a semester-long educational psychology course. Students might complete this class to meet a school's general education requirements for an undergraduate degree in one of the liberal arts.

Number of Questions: Around 100
Question Type: Multiple choice
Time Limit: 90 minutes
Number of Credits: 3
Exam Cost: $85

CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology Exam Breakdown

CLEP Exam Concept	Percent of the CLEP Exam	Approximate Number of Questions	Study.com Chapters
Educational Aims and Philosophies	5%	5 questions	5 lessons
Cognitive Perspective	15%	15 questions	11 lessons
Behavioral Perspective	11%	11 questions	8 lessons
Development	15%	15 questions	19 lessons
Motivation	10%	10 questions	13 lessons
Individual Differences	17%	17 questions	19 lessons
Testing	12%	12 questions	16 lessons
Pedagogy	10%	10 questions	9 lessons
Research Design and Analysis	5%	5 questions	6 lessons

Earn CLEP Credit

Three hours of transferable college credit are yours for the taking when you use this study guide to prepare for the CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology exam. Our entertaining video lessons and quizzes offer an affordable alternative to a traditional course that can help reduce the cost of your degree program.

Study Schedule for the CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology Exam

Lessons in this course provide you with around 11 hours of instruction. You can complete them at your own pace, though we've included the chart below to help determine when you'll be ready for the test.

Study Frequency	When You'll Be Ready for the Exam
3 hours a day; 3 days a week	Just over 1 week
2 hours a day; 3 days a week	Around 2 weeks
1 hour a day; 3 days a week	Less than 4 weeks

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