With respect to expertise, which of the following statements is most accurate?
a. If a person is an expert, he or she will have background knowledge in a wide variety of domains.
b. A person may be highly skilled in one domain, such as math, but lack skills in another domain, such as writing.
c. Experts are people who have highly developed skills and knowledge in mathematics and related fields, such as computer science.
d. Experts are people who are able to think creatively in a variety of areas.
Ques. 2The teacher who least nearly applies the suggestions for classroom practice based on social influences on learning and the process of knowledge construction is::
a. Kimberly.
b. Cassie.
c. Steve.
d. Keith.
Ques. 3In spite of Judy's efforts to promote a community of learners and capitalize on situated cognition, Judy's students struggle with the difference between percent decrease and percent increase, such as a 50 decrease from 40 is 20, but a 50 increase from 20 is only 30 . Using the principles of cognitive learning theory as a basis, which of the following is the most likely reason for the students' struggles?
a. The differences between percent increase and percent decrease don't make sense to the students.
b. The students never get a chance to capitalize on social interaction to help them understand the differences between percent increase and percent decrease.
c. The students don't get a chance to practice with real-world problems.
d. Judy doesn't effectively model the differences between percent increase and percent decrease.
Ques. 4The teacher who best applies suggestions for classroom practice based on social influences on learning and the process of knowledge construction is:
a. Kimberly.
b. Cassie.
c. Steve.
d. Keith.
Ques. 5The individual who best illustrates using a heuristic in solving his or her problem is:
a. Felicita.
b. Alfredo.
c. Karl.
d. Matt.
Ques. 6Which of the following best describes people who are experts?
a. People who have a great deal of general knowledge.
b. People who have natural ability in a particular area, such as athletics, music, or mathematics.
c. People who are very good at solving ill-defined problems.
d. People who are highly knowledgeable or skilled in a specific domain.
Ques. 7Mr. Wilson's statement: Let's look at what we're given and what we want, best illustrates his attempt to help his students with which step in the problem-solving process?
a. Identifying the problem goal
b. Selecting a strategy
c. Implementing the strategy
d. Evaluating the results
Ques. 8Of the following, which is most important if conceptual change is going to occur?
a. The new conception must make more sense to the individual than does the misconception.
b. The new conception must be carefully explained so the inherent logic in it is made clear.
c. Both the misconception and the new conception must be discussed.
d. The new conception must be cognitively modeled.
Ques. 9Which of the following is the least effective way to develop students' problem-solving abilities?
a. Reinforce students' use of algorithms.
b. Present a variety of examples.
c. Capitalize on social interaction.
d. Present problems in real-world settings.
Ques. 10Conceptual change is most consistent with which of the following theorist's explanations?
a. Skinner's view that learning is determined by the consequence of behavior
b. Gagn's view that scripted teacher behaviors lead to effective concept learning
c. Piaget's view of disequilibrium, accommodation, and assimilation.
d. Ausubel's view that organized bodies of knowledge should be systematically taught
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