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CLEP cheat sheet

CLEP Educational Psychology cheat sheet

A condensed reference for the formulas, graph-reading rules, and must-know facts most worth reviewing before exam day.

Learning theories

  • Behaviorism (Skinner): learning via reinforcement and consequences.
  • Cognitivism: learning as information processing and memory.
  • Constructivism (Piaget, Vygotsky): learners build knowledge; scaffolding and the zone of proximal development.

Assessment and motivation

  • Formative (during) vs summative (end) assessment; validity (measures what it should) vs reliability (consistent).
  • Intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation; Maslow and goal orientation.
  • Bloom's taxonomy: remember → understand → apply → analyze → evaluate → create.

Practice this first: Learning theories — Behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism are the most-tested cluster.

Now put it to work — practice CLEP Educational Psychology free

Reviewing the sheet is step one. Passers are usually hitting about 70-80% on realistic practice before test day (CLEP costs about $93, with a 3-month retake lockout on a miss), so the fastest way to know you are ready is to start answering real questions.