Development Dimensions Of Learning

Question 1

Theorists suggested that children are incapable of understanding the world until they reached a particular stage of cognitive development.

Answer 1

How children think and learn

Question 2

the process whereby a child’s understanding of the world changes as a function of age and experience.

Answer 2

Cognitive Development

Question 3

They are bundle of ideas and thoughts. If you look at a child you will see thought patterns that are different from adult and can certainly be expressed in many different ways.

Answer 3

Children

Question 4

Stages of Learning or Development according to Piaget

Answer 4

Sensorimotor Stage - birth to 2 years

Preoperational Stage - 2 to 5 or 6 years

Concrete Operational Stage - 6 to 11 or 12 years

Question 5

The child learns about the world primarily through sensory experiences and movement.
The child touches things, holds, listens, tastes, feels and shakes everything in sight.

Answer 5

Sensorimotor Stage

Question 6

The sense of time is now and the sense of space is here.
When the child learns motor skills, the child begins to explore one’s environment with both senses and ability

Answer 6

Sensorimotor stage

Question 7

The child develops the important skill of using symbols but not yet capable of manipulating them in logical order.
The time when the child learns by asking questions.

Answer 7

Pre- operational stage

Question 8

Children become capable of mental operations and apply logical thought to concrete situations.
They think concretely.

Answer 8

Concrete operational stage

Question 9

Beginning at 11 or 12 years of age, the adolescent becomes capable of logical, and abstract thinking.
They can imagine possibilities in any situation or problem and are capable of analyzing them

Answer 9

How adolescent learn

Question 10

Intellectual Characteristics, Lounsbury
(2000)

Answer 10

1. Enjoys both intellectual and manipulative activities.
2. Prefers active involvement in learning.
3. Motivated to learn when lessons are related to immediate goals and interests.
4. Argues to clarify own thinking and to convince others.
5. Possesses a vivid imagination
6. Exhibits independent, critical thinking
7. Seeks to find causal and comparative relationships
8. Begins to understand abstract ideas
9. Begins thinking about own thinking

Question 11

How Adults Learn

Characteristics of Adult Learners (Malcolm Knowles)

Answer 11

1. Autonomous and self-directed
2. Have accumulated foundation of life experience and knowledge that may include work related activities, family responsibilities and previous education
3. Goal oriented
4. Relevancy oriented
5. Practical
6. Need to be shown respect

Question 12

Adult Learning and Motivation

Answer 12

1. Social relationship
2. External expectations
3. Social welfare
4. Personal advancement
5. Escape/stimulation
6. Cognitive interest

Question 13

Understanding the Development
Dimensions of Learning

Answer 13

1. Confidence and independence
2. Skills and strategies
3. Knowledge and understanding
4. Use of prior and emerging experience
5. Reflection