Pedagogy

Question 1

Piaget’s cognitive stage in which children are able to debate social matters and other abstract ideas?

Answer 1

Formal Operational

Question 2

Piaget’s cognitive stage in which children are able to demonstrate through motor activity without use of symbols

Answer 2

Sensorimotor

Question 3

Piaget’s cognitive stage in which children are able to use symbols, language use matures, and memory and imagination are developed

Answer 3

Pre-operational

Question 4

Piaget’s cognitive stage in which children demonstrate intelligence through logical and systematic manipulation of symbols related to concrete object

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Concrete Operational

Question 5

Students are given assignments on the basis of their ability levels and provided with frequent opportunities for success

Answer 5

Erikson

Question 6

Students are encourage to eat if hungry, provided with a safe environment, and made to feel accepted in the classroom

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Maslow

Question 7

Students are given a reward for positive behavior and academic success and a consequence for negative behavior and lack of academic progress

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Watson

Question 8

Students are assessed and encouraged to work at their own pace as they are introduce to new information one step at a time.

Answer 8

Erikson

Question 9

What theory is the difference between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can do with help?

Answer 9

Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) by Lev Vygotsky

Question 10

The concept of a spiraling curriculum where learners continually build knowledge on what they already know, has its basis in the theories of …

Answer 10

Lev Vygotsky

Question 11

The following situation might affect the student’s ability to learn due to their culture or family

Answer 11

A student from a large family whose members own a family business is asked to work quietly and independently

Question 12

According to B.F. Skinner, what is the example of a negative reinforcement?

Answer 12

A sanction is removed; a desirable behavior increases

Question 13

The term that best describes a cognitive process that involves combining information to develop new understanding, concepts, or ideas?

Answer 13

Conjecture

Question 14

Whose theory made us understand that morality starts from the early childhood years and can be affected by several factors?

Answer 14

Lawrence Kohlberg

Question 15

This theorists promotes mastery learning and higher level thinking.

Answer 15

Benjamin Bloom

Question 16

This theorist is in the cognitive tradition, and influential on the curriculum reform projects.

Answer 16

Jerome Bruner

Question 17

This test measures students’ understanding of a subject area or skills base.

Answer 17

Diagnostic Testing

Question 18

This test measures a students’ overall performance across a broad range of mental capabilities.

Answer 18

Aptitude Test

Question 19

These notes are used to record specific observations of individual student behaviors, skills, and attitude as they relate to the outcomes in the program of studies.

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Anecdotal Notes

Question 20

An assessment intended to estimate students’ learned reasoning and problem solving abilities through a battery of verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal test items

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Abilities Test

Question 21

Most appropriate for assessing the strengths and weaknesses of a student who is new to the school district?

Answer 21

Diagnostic Test

Question 22

A teacher wants students to effectively use peer assessment to improve their writing. Which of the following is the best first step when guiding students in how to do so?

Answer 22

Establishing criteria for good writing

Question 23

What activity best reflects a family-centered program and the promotion of parent partnerships with the school?

A. Relating classroom activities to the various needs and interests of children and families
B. Creating programs that offer community resources after school.
C. Implementing before-and after-school programs for students in the community
D. Providing opportunities for families to use the school’s computer lab

Answer 23

A. Relating classroom activities to the various needs and interests of children and families

Question 24

Ms. Ortiz' seventh-grade class is struggling with writing assignments in language arts. Recently Ms. Ortiz attended a workshop that introduced a new strategy that she feels might benefit her students. As she implements the strategy in her classroom, she collects data to determine the effectiveness of the new strategy on her students’ writing. Which of the following best describes the research methodology Ms. Ortiz is using?
A. Experimental Research
B. Descriptive Research
C. Correlational study
D. Action Research

Answer 24

D. Action Research

Question 25

This is the organization of a curriculum and macro “themes”

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Thematic instruction

Question 26

A distinct form of measurement. It’s purpose is to ascertain, prior to instruction, each student’s strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills.

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Diagnostic assessment

Question 27

This theory posits that learning is a cognitive process that takes place in a social context and can occur purely through observation or direct instruction.

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Social Learning Theory

Question 28

This type of assessment, or evaluation which yields an estimate of the position of the tested individual in a predefined population

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Norm-referenced test

Question 29

an inquiry or research in the context of focused efforts to improve the quality of an organization and its performance.

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action research

Question 30

____ is the systematic, theoretical analysis of the methods applied to a field of study

Answer 30

Methodology

Question 31

___ is a test of developed skill or knowledge.

Answer 31

Achievement test