Educational Psychology
Exam 1 Study Guide
Chapter
1
- Discuss how the knowledge of
expert teachers differs from non-expert teachers.
- Discuss the characteristics of
expert teachers.
- Discuss the characteristics of
expert students.
- Describe how expert students use
effective learning strategies.
- Discuss how having high
aspirations helps expert students.
- Describe perceived self-efficacy,
and how it affects students.
- Describe the importance of
pursuing a task to completion.
- Discuss how expert students take
responsibility for self and actions.
- Describe the expert student's
ability to delay gratification.
- Discuss the implications of
expertise in teaching and learning.
Research Methods
- List various types of research
methods and the strengths and weaknesses of each.
- Choose the most appropriate
research method for a given research question.
- Design an experimental study to
investigate a given research question
- •Write an hypothesis
- •Identify population and sample
- •Identify independent and
dependent variables
- •Identify experimental and
control groups or various treatment groups
- •Discuss the APA ethical
guidelines.
Chapter
4
- Difference between IQ and
Intelligence
- Explain the difference between
General v. Multiple Intelligences
- Be able to characterize the
debate between General & Multiple intelligence theorists.
- Know Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory
of Intelligence
- Know Gardner’s Theory Multiple
Intelligences & criticisms of it.
- Discuss ways in which teachers
can encourage creative thinking in the classroom.
- Be able to discuss Ken Robinson’s
ideas about education reform
Chapter
5
- Discuss the importance to
teachers of understanding exceptional children.
- Describe the major laws and legal
rights of exceptional children.
- Describe the special education
services available in the U.S.
- Discuss the rights of parents in
the special education system.
- Define the steps for referring
students for special education.
- Discuss what the purpose of an
IEP is and how to write one.
- Describe how a psycho educational
evaluation completed.
- Define mental retardation and
discuss its causes.
- Describe the various levels of
mental retardation.
- Define and describe the various
learning disabilities discussed in your text.
- Discuss ADHD, and the challenges
it brings to the classroom.
- Discuss the challenges to
providing individualized education in order to meet the needs of all
students (special ed., gifted and typical students)