NYSTCE EAS (Educating All Students) –
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
Behaviorism - ANSWER people's actions are driven by a need to gain rewards or avoid
punishments.
Reinforcement - ANSWER meant to increase a good behavior; a reward
Punishment - ANSWER meant to decrease bad behavior
Positive reinforcement - ANSWER involves giving someone something that he or she wants
Negative reinforcement - ANSWER taking away something that someone does not want
Positive punishment - ANSWER involves giving someone something that he or she does not
want
Negative punishment - ANSWER involves taking away something that someone does want
Extinction - ANSWER decreases the chances of a response to something by withdrawing
reinforcement of the behavior; like a reset button
, Constructivism - ANSWER a philosophy of education that says that people construct
knowledge through their experiences and interactions with the world
Social learning - ANSWER learning through interactions with other people
Vyogtsky's Zone of Proximal Development - ANSWER people learn best from other people
who are just a little ahead of them
Project-based learning (PBL) - ANSWER focuses on giving an open-ended question and
complex problem to a group of students and having them figure out the best solution to the
problem
4 Steps to PBL - ANSWER 1. Learners are presented with a problem; 2. group develop
theories to explain the problem; 3. Learners work independently to come up with solutions; 4.
Regroup to compare solutions and develop a plan.
Critical Theory - ANSWER a philosophy that involves being critical of the prevailing view of
society
Critical theory in education - ANSWER is about questioning how our educational system can
best offer education to all people
Problems with access to technology - ANSWER poorer schools can have a harder time
getting technology in the hands of their students; poor students have lower technological
fluency than middle- and upper-class students.
Humanism - ANSWER a branch of psychology related to the theories Abraham Maslow and
Carl Rogers, has at its core the idea that people want to grow and fulfill their ultimate potential.
, Self-Directed Learning - ANSWER involves students learning what they want and need to
learn, not what the teacher arbitrarily decides is important.
Extrinsic motivators - ANSWER things outside of a person that motivate them to do
something.
Self-evaluation - ANSWER thoughtful assessment of one's own work
lifelong learners - ANSWER people who continue to learn even after they leave school
Learning - ANSWER involves storing and accessing information in memory
information processing theory of learning - ANSWER information from the world around us
moves from sensory storage to working memory to long-term memory
working memory - ANSWER storage of memories that occurred only a few seconds in the
past
long-term memory - ANSWER memories that are stored for a person to access later
cognitive load - ANSWER having too much information in working memory and not being
able to remember anything
chunking - ANSWER grouping information together to help remember it
Automaticity - ANSWER process of making a task automatic
, Pragmatism - ANSWER an educational philosophy that says that education should be about
life and growth; teachers should be teaching students things that are practical for life and
encourage them to grow into better people
practical learning - ANSWER education should apply to the real world
experiential learning - ANSWER education should come through experience
Progressivism - ANSWER the idea that education does from the experience of the child
whole child - ANSWER teaching students to be good citizens and not just good learners
active learning - ANSWER curriculum that is guided by the children
Realism - ANSWER a philosophy started by the ancient Greek writer, Aristotle. It states that
there is a true reality, and things exist whether humans perceive them or not.
Educational realism - ANSWER the belief that we should study logic, critical thinking, and
the scientific method to teach students to perceive and understand reality. Heavy emphasis on
math and science
scientific method - ANSWER process of setting and testing hypotheses
inquiry - ANSWER the ability to formulate a question
Connectionism - ANSWER an educational philosophy that says that learning is a product of
the relationship between stimulus and response
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
Behaviorism - ANSWER people's actions are driven by a need to gain rewards or avoid
punishments.
Reinforcement - ANSWER meant to increase a good behavior; a reward
Punishment - ANSWER meant to decrease bad behavior
Positive reinforcement - ANSWER involves giving someone something that he or she wants
Negative reinforcement - ANSWER taking away something that someone does not want
Positive punishment - ANSWER involves giving someone something that he or she does not
want
Negative punishment - ANSWER involves taking away something that someone does want
Extinction - ANSWER decreases the chances of a response to something by withdrawing
reinforcement of the behavior; like a reset button
, Constructivism - ANSWER a philosophy of education that says that people construct
knowledge through their experiences and interactions with the world
Social learning - ANSWER learning through interactions with other people
Vyogtsky's Zone of Proximal Development - ANSWER people learn best from other people
who are just a little ahead of them
Project-based learning (PBL) - ANSWER focuses on giving an open-ended question and
complex problem to a group of students and having them figure out the best solution to the
problem
4 Steps to PBL - ANSWER 1. Learners are presented with a problem; 2. group develop
theories to explain the problem; 3. Learners work independently to come up with solutions; 4.
Regroup to compare solutions and develop a plan.
Critical Theory - ANSWER a philosophy that involves being critical of the prevailing view of
society
Critical theory in education - ANSWER is about questioning how our educational system can
best offer education to all people
Problems with access to technology - ANSWER poorer schools can have a harder time
getting technology in the hands of their students; poor students have lower technological
fluency than middle- and upper-class students.
Humanism - ANSWER a branch of psychology related to the theories Abraham Maslow and
Carl Rogers, has at its core the idea that people want to grow and fulfill their ultimate potential.
, Self-Directed Learning - ANSWER involves students learning what they want and need to
learn, not what the teacher arbitrarily decides is important.
Extrinsic motivators - ANSWER things outside of a person that motivate them to do
something.
Self-evaluation - ANSWER thoughtful assessment of one's own work
lifelong learners - ANSWER people who continue to learn even after they leave school
Learning - ANSWER involves storing and accessing information in memory
information processing theory of learning - ANSWER information from the world around us
moves from sensory storage to working memory to long-term memory
working memory - ANSWER storage of memories that occurred only a few seconds in the
past
long-term memory - ANSWER memories that are stored for a person to access later
cognitive load - ANSWER having too much information in working memory and not being
able to remember anything
chunking - ANSWER grouping information together to help remember it
Automaticity - ANSWER process of making a task automatic
, Pragmatism - ANSWER an educational philosophy that says that education should be about
life and growth; teachers should be teaching students things that are practical for life and
encourage them to grow into better people
practical learning - ANSWER education should apply to the real world
experiential learning - ANSWER education should come through experience
Progressivism - ANSWER the idea that education does from the experience of the child
whole child - ANSWER teaching students to be good citizens and not just good learners
active learning - ANSWER curriculum that is guided by the children
Realism - ANSWER a philosophy started by the ancient Greek writer, Aristotle. It states that
there is a true reality, and things exist whether humans perceive them or not.
Educational realism - ANSWER the belief that we should study logic, critical thinking, and
the scientific method to teach students to perceive and understand reality. Heavy emphasis on
math and science
scientific method - ANSWER process of setting and testing hypotheses
inquiry - ANSWER the ability to formulate a question
Connectionism - ANSWER an educational philosophy that says that learning is a product of
the relationship between stimulus and response
