An information processing perspective of development portrays cognitive development as:
a. Gradually improving cognitive abilities
b. A series of five distinctly different stages of development
c. Being due primarily to explicit instruction about how to think
d. Something that is influenced largely by genetically controlled changes in the brain
Ques. 2Use concepts from Vygotsky's perspective of cognitive development to describe how you learned about Vygotsky's theory in this class. Your response should include references to all of the following concepts: the zone of proximal development, self-talk, inner speech, internalization, and scaffolding.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 3Vygotsky and his followers have proposed that children's and adolescents' cognitive development is promoted when they work within their zone of proximal development and that scaffolding enables them to do this successfully.
a. Explain these two concepts, and give a concrete example of each one.
b. Choose a topic or skill that is apt to be in the zone of proximal development for most students at a particular grade level. Then explain how you would (1) scaffold students' efforts and (2) modify the scaffolding over time.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 4Choose a particular grade level and discuss three important implications of Piaget's theory for teaching students at this grade level. State your three points both in abstract terms and in terms of specific educational practices you would employ.
What will be an ideal response?
Ques. 5At what age does intersubjectivity become more complex and take the form of joint attention?
a. 2-3 months
b. 4-5 months
c. 7-8 months
d. 9-10 months
Ques. 6Mary Adams takes care of several toddlers and preschoolers while their parents work during the day. One warm spring day, she has the children in a fenced-in area behind her home. A large dog comes running up to the fence. As the dog approaches, 2-year-old Todd looks at Mary. When he sees that she appears frightened, he immediately starts to cry. What phenomenon is Todd displaying in this situation?
a. automatization
b. social referencing
c. metacognitive awareness
d. comprehension monitoring
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