Which one of the following would Piaget be least likely to advocate for elementary school children? ...

Which one of the following would Piaget be least likely to advocate for elementary school children?
 
  a. Discussions with classmates
  b. Field trips to hands-on science museums
  c. Laboratory-type experiences with physical objects
  d. Lectures that describe interesting scientific facts

Ques. 2

If you were interested in how a child's culture influences cognitive development, you would be most likely to consider which approach to cognitive development?
 
  a. Piaget's
  b. Vygotsky's
  c. neo-Piagetian theorists'
  d. information processing theorists'

Ques. 3

Which one of the following issues reflects a fundamental difference between Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories of cognitive development?
 
  a. Whether challenging tasks promote cognitive development
  b. Whether social interactions are important for cognitive development
  c. How much children depend on adult guidance to make cognitive gains
  d. Whether or not children construct their own understandings of the world

Ques. 4

Which concept reflects the general idea that challenge is important for cognitive development?
 
  a. ZPD
  b. inner speech
  c. conservation
  d. central conceptual structure

Ques. 5

Ms. Villanueva has her students engage in a variety of activities in her middle school geography class. Three of the activities described below are authentic activities. Which one is not an authentic activity as educators typically use the term?
 
  a. Describing the difference between latitude and longitude
  b. Finding the most direct route to Chicago on a road map
  c. Constructing a map of the neighborhood around the school
  d. Using library resources to identify a good place to take a vacation

Ques. 6

Cathleen is having trouble learning the steps involved in using a microscope correctly. If you consider Vygotsky's description of how children help themselves get through difficult tasks, you should suggest that Cathleen:
 
  a. Talk herself through the steps
  b. Learn the reasons why each step is important
  c. Practice each step separately many times over
  d. Go through the procedure in slow motion a few times