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CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology

Provider
College Board CLEP; ETS operates the online testing platform, and authorized test centers or Proctortrack provide proctoring.
Format
Computer-delivered, answer-scored theory examination; official sample questions illustrate multiple-choice format. Test-center and remote delivery are modes of the same subject examination.
Time limit
90 minutes, as stated on the current examination page.
Passing score
ACE recommends a credit-granting score of 50 and 3 semester hours; each institution sets its own credit-granting policy, required score and credit award.
Exam fee
$97 examination fee plus the test center administration fee or $30 remote proctoring fee; DANTES funding and voucher conditions apply where eligible.
Examination outline
  • Cognitive Perspective (15%)
    • Attention and perception
    • Memory
    • Complex cognitive processes
    • Applications of cognitive theory
    • Language
  • Behavioral Perspective (11%)
    • Classical conditioning
    • Operant conditioning
    • Schedules of reinforcement
    • Applications of behavioral perspectives
  • Development (15%)
    • Cognitive
    • Social/emotional
    • Moral
    • Gender identity/sex roles
    • Language acquisition
  • Motivation (10%)
    • Social-cognitive theories of motivation
    • Learned helplessness
    • Teacher expectations/Pygmalion effect
    • Anxiety/stress
    • Applications of motivational theories
  • Individual Differences (17%)
    • Intelligence
    • Genetic and environmental influences
    • Exceptionalities in learning
    • Ability grouping and tracking
  • Testing (12%)
    • Classroom assessment
    • Norm- and criterion-referenced tests
    • Test reliability and validity
    • Bias in testing
    • High-stakes assessment/standards-based testing
    • Interpretation of test results
    • Use and misuse of assessments
  • Pedagogy (10%)
    • Planning instruction for effective learning
    • Writing objectives to align instruction with standards
    • Social constructivist pedagogy
    • Cooperative/collaborative learning
    • Classroom management
    • Technology in education
    • Differentiated instruction
  • Research Design and Analysis (5%)
    • Research design
    • Research methods
    • Interpretation of research
  • Multiculturalism (5%)
    • Ethnic, racial, and cultural issues
    • Socioeconomic status (SES)
    • Bilingualism/English as a second language
    • Gender differences
    • Immigration/social change
    • Culturally responsive teaching
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