Quiz: Constructivism
∑ Due Jul 17 at 11:59pm
∑ Points 50
∑ Questions 20
∑ Time Limit 120 Minutes
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Question 1
2.5 / 2.5 pts In the classroom, a constructivist teacher is more likely to
prompt and facilitate discussion.
be a role model.
give immediate feedback to right and wrong questions.
Create a rigidly ordered set of learning activities all students must complete. Good work
Question 2
2.5 / 2.5 pts Tommy is a six-year-old boy who likes to think out loud, speaking quietly to himself. This would be an example of
Private Speech
Scaffolding
Cognition
Zone of Proximal Development Good work
Question 3
2.5 / 2.5 pts According to Vygotsky, the distance between the child’s actual developmental level and the child’s potential development level under adult guidance, or in collaboration with peers could best be describe as
Zone of Proximal Development.
Cognition.
Private Speech.
Self-Verbalization. Good work
Question 4
2.5 / 2.5 pts Another basic principle of Vygotsky’s theory is that language plays a central role in a child’s social development.
True
False Good work
Question 5
2.5 / 2.5 pts The teacher demonstrated to Kelly how to solve the math problem. Then the teacher stepped back and offered support only as needed. This would best be described as
scaffolding
conditioning
facilitation
discovery learning Good work
Question 6
2.5 / 2.5 pts Piaget’s four stages of cognitive development are sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational.
True
False Good work
Question 7
2.5 / 2.5 pts A constructivist who believes knowledge is derived from interaction between persons and their environment would be considered to have a
exogenous viewpoint.
endogenous viewpoint.
dialectical viewpoint.
behaviorist viewpoint.
Good work
Question 8
2.5 / 2.5 pts Professor Smith believes that students develop knowledge for themselves by being active learners. He claims that learning develops from interactions with the world and knowledge should be viewed from a mindset of reasonable doubt. Professor Smith’s belief best represents the view of a
constructivist.
behaviorist.
social cognitivist.
information processing theorist. Good work
Question 9
2.5 / 2.5 pts Keeping the processes of accommodation and assimilation balanced would be considered:
biological maturation.
physical environment.
social environment.
equilibration. Good work
Question 10
2.5 / 2.5 pts According to Bruner, this is the stage in which an object can be directly manipulated by the child.
Enactive mode
Iconic mode
Symbolic mode Good work
IncorrectQuestion 11
0 / 2.5 pts Providing children with the appropriate assistance and tools to help them learn is called
Private Speech
Zone of Proximal Development
Sociocultural Theory
Scaffolding That’s not correct
Question 12
2.5 / 2.5 pts According to Piaget, during the sensorimotor stage, infants’ behaviors lead them to develop
object permanence
reflective thought
operational thought
abstract thinking Good work
Question 13
2.5 / 2.5 pts According to Piaget, during the formal operational stage, children’s behaviors lead them to develop
object permanence.
reflective thought.
operational thought.
abstract thinking. Good work
Question 14
2.5 / 2.5 pts In cognitive development, assimilation is best defined as fitting new knowledge into existing schemas.
changing existing schemas to fit new understandings.
changing existing behavior to avoid punishment.
behaving appropriately in the classroom. Good work
Question 15
2.5 / 2.5 pts Which theorists did not emphasize the principles of constructivism? Piaget
Bruner
Vygotsky
Pavlov Good work
Question 16
2.5 / 2.5 pts According to Bruner, this is the stage in which a child uses symbols such as language and math notation to express abstract concepts.
Enactive mode
Iconic mode
Symbolic mode Good work
IncorrectQuestion 17
0 / 2.5 pts Which educational theorist proposed that intellectual development can best be understood only in terms of the historical, cultural, and social contexts of a child experience.
Piaget
Bruner
Vygotsky
Thorndike That’s not correct
Question 18
2.5 / 2.5 pts Educational theorists are often linked to different learning theories. For example, Vygotsky is linked to cognitive developmental theory, whereas, Piaget is linked to social developmental theory. Is this true or false?
True
False Good work
Question 19
2.5 / 2.5 pts What age group is concrete operational stage associated with?
Birth to 18-24 months
2 to 7 years old
7 to 11 years old
11 to adult Good work
Question 20
2.5 / 2.5 pts According to Piaget, during the preoperational stage, children’s behaviors lead them to develop
object permanence.
reflective thought.
operational thought.
abstract thinking. Good work
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