A teacher has students involved in a problem-solving activity in math. From a social constructivist perspective, which of the following is most important in the learning activity?
a. Encourage students to all use the same procedure in solving problems.
b. Encourage students to memorize formulas as they use them.
c. Encourage students to question each other about procedures and findings.
d. Encourage students to wait for teacher feedback before they proceed with their discussion.
Ques. 2Chloe Patel, a social studies teacher wants her students to understand factors leading to the American Civil War. She prepares the following chart for her students, and then has them make observations and comparisons of the information in the chart.
Of the following guidelines for applying information processing and the model of human memory with her students, which is Chloe best demonstrating by preparing her chart for the students?
a. Capitalize on meaningful encoding strategies.
b. Interact with students to promote cognitive activity and reduce cognitive load.
c. Conduct reviews to activate schemas and check perceptions.
d. Model and encourage metacognition.
Ques. 3Which theorist is most closely associated with cognitive constructivism?
a. Skinner
b. Piaget
c. Vygotsky
d. Bronfenbrenner
Ques. 4Which theorist is most closely associated with social constructivism?
a. Skinner
b. Piaget
c. Vygotsky
d. Bandura
Ques. 5Social interaction is reported to assist learners in many ways. Which of the following is an essential content learning benefit consistent with social constructivist views of learning?
a. Increasing motivation
b. Developing interpersonal skills
c. Appropriating understanding
d. Self-regulatory processing
Ques. 6According to research, which of the following generalizations is the most accurate comparison of high- and low-SES parents?
a. In interacting with their children, low-SES parents are more likely to give reasons for their directions than are high-SES parents.
b. In interacting with their children, low-SES parents are less likely to give reasons for their directions than are high-SES parents.
c. In interacting with their children, low- and high-SES parents are equally likely to give reasons for their directions.
Ques. 7Of the following, low SES parents tend to place the greatest emphasis on:
a. autonomy and initiative.
b. affiliation and sensitivity.
c. achievement and independence.
d. conformity and obedience.
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