EDUC 701 Quiz: Constructivism
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Submitted Sep 11 at 9:43pm
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Question 1
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Keeping the processes of accommodation and assimilation balanced would be considered:
equilibration.
Question 2
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Providing children with the appropriate assistance and tools to help them learn is called
Scaffolding
Question 3
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Which theorists did not emphasize the principles of constructivism?
Pavlov
Question 4
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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
Question 5
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What age group is concrete operational stage associated with?
7 to 11 years old
Question 6
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Another basic principle of Vygotsky's theory is that language plays a central role in a child’s social
development.
True
Question 7
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A constructivist who believes knowledge is derived from interaction between persons and their environment
would be considered to have a
dialectical viewpoint.
Question 8
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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?
False
Question 9
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According to Piaget, during the preoperational stage, children’s behaviors lead them to develop
reflective thought.
Question 10
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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.
Question 11
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According to Piaget, during the formal operational stage, children’s behaviors lead them to develop
abstract thinking.
Question 12
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According to Piaget, during the sensorimotor stage, infants' behaviors lead them to develop
object permanence
Question 13
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In the classroom, a constructivist teacher is more likely to
prompt andfacilitatediscussion.
Question 14
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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.
Vygotsky
Question 15
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According to Bruner, this is the stage in which a child uses symbols such as language and math notation to
express abstract concepts.
Symbolic mode
Question 16
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According to Bruner, this is the stage in which an object can be directly manipulated by the child.
Enactive mode
Question 17
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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.
Question 18
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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
Question 19
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Piaget’s four stages of cognitive development are sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal
operational.
True
Question 20
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In cognitive development, assimilation is best defined as
fitting new knowledge into existing schemas.
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