Valdosta State University Department of Psychology PSY310  Educational Psychology Instructor: John H. Hummel, Ph.D.

MIDTERM EXAM SAMPLE #1

MIDTERM EXAM, PSY 310                                       NAME____________________ .

1. List and describe the five types of descriptive studies. (5)

2. Why can't correlational studies establish cause and effect?(1)

3. Using complete sentences, describe the three remaining features of all good behavioral objectives. (Hint: "ABCD"--A refers to audience, the people to whom the objective applies). (3)

4. Complete the following listing of Bloom's taxonomy of instructional objectives, and describe each level using a complete sentence. (Hint: KCAASE) (4)

knowledge: Memorizing information (inert)

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Synthesis: Using learned information to create new knowledge

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5. LIST, in order, the 7 steps of a good lesson plan. (3)

6. Construct a task analysis for the following objective: After the unit on lesson plans, the student, when given a set of content material(s), will construct an LP over the material that includes all 7 components, each with at least 75% accuracy. (12)

7. Define the following terms: (3)

(a) schema

(b) advance organizer

(c) wait time

8. The text described four general principles of effective studying. Describe two of these principles. (2) Generativity; specificity; executive monitoring; & personal efficacy.

9. Define metacognition (1)

10. List two of the six ways teachers misuse seatwork. (2)

MIDTERM PREP

Last Updated: May 20, 1997