Constructivist approaches to teaching generally would emphasize the importance of
a. teachers as primary sources of information
b. multiple practice opportunities so that automaticity can be attained
c. metacognitive processes for judging and organizing information
d. none of the above are constructivist approaches
Ques. 2The reason Calfee uses the term disciplined discussions to refer to discussions that
resemble conversations but focus productively on an instructional topic is that they
a. demonstrate discourse coherence
b. have an open participation structure
c. show an IRE discourse pattern
d. involve systematic hypothesis testing
Ques. 3Ever since Grace took a class in Spanish vocabulary at university, she has been having
trouble remembering the French words that she learned in high school. This is an example of
which of the following?
a. proactive interference
b. retroactive interference
c. assimilation
d. accommodation
Ques. 4The visual sensory register temporarily stores and replays:
a. 1/2 second of high-fidelity visual memory.
b. 12 seconds of high-fidelity visual memory.
c. 1/2 minute of high-fidelity visual memory.
d. 12 minutes of high-fidelity visual memory.
Ques. 5Which of the following instructional approaches is LEAST likely to be used by
constructivist-oriented teachers?
a. presenting well-organized lectures
b. using cooperative learning strategies and projects
c. assessing student misconceptions
d. assisting students in expressing their ideas
Ques. 6Constructivist learning approaches strongly emphasize
a. rote memorization
b. using algorithms for problem solving
c. learner contributions to learning
d. functional fixedness in problem solving