Final -Aepa early childhood education
(36) Test Questions Fully Solved.
Jean Piaget - Answer Four stage theory of cognitive development: 1. sensorimotor, 2.
preoperational, 3. concrete operational, and 4. formal operational. He said that the two basic
processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth-assimilation and accommodation
Assimilation - Answer occurs when we modify or change new information to fit into our
schemas.
Accommodation - Answer when we restructure of modify what we already know (schemas)
so that new information can fit in better.
Schema - Answer Images/ideas in head that we already know. Includes both a category of
knowledge and the process of obtaining that knowledge. As experiences happen, this new
information is used to modify, add to, or change previously existing schemas.
Piaget's stages of cognitive development - Answer Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete
operational, formal operational
Sensorimotor - Answer in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to about 2 years of age)
during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor
activities
Sensorimotor - Reflex Acts - Answer The first month of an infant's life where they act
reflexively. (Ex. If you brush over a babies mouth with your finger they will suck instinctively)
Sensorimotor - Primary Circular Reactions - Answer Actions for the babies (1-4 months)
pleasurable stimulation (Ex. kicking legs, sucking thumb, and wiggling fingers)
Sensorimotor - Secondary Circular Reactions - Answer Babies from 4-8 months repeat
pleasurable actions with their own bodies and objects (Ex. An infant shaking a rattle because
they like the sound)
Sensorimotor - Co-ordinating Secondary Schemes - Answer A baby from 8-12 months uses
their acquired knowledge of actions that they like to reach a goal (Ex. babies will move an object
out of the way to reach a rattle that they like)
Sensorimotor - Tertiary Circular Reactions - Answer Intentional adaptations to specific
situations. (Ex. can take apart AND put objects back together - blocks and nesting cups)
, Sensorimotor - Symbolic Thought - Answer Can form mental representations of objects that
are not actually present (Ex. Object Permanence)
Preoperational - Answer in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of age)
during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations
of concrete logic
Concrete operational - Answer in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (from
about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during which children gain the mental operations that enable
them to think logically about concrete events
Formal operations - Answer in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (normally
beginning about age 11) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts
Lev Vygotsky - Answer child development; investigated how culture & interpersonal
communication guide development; zone of proximal development; play research
Zone of proximal development - Answer Learning occurs in the zone of proximal
development: the space or zone where children's learning and development takes place at one
end of the ZPD.
Scaffolding - Answer the support for learning and problem solving that encourages
independence and growth
Howard Gardner - Answer Gardner proposed the theory of multiple intelligences. He
believed that humans possess not just one but many forms of intelligence
Gardener's Intelligences - Answer Linguistic intelligence, Logical mathematical intelligence,
Musical intelligence, Body kinesthetic intelligence, Spacial intelligence, Interpersonal
intelligence, Intrapersonal intelligence, Naturalistic intelligence
Linguistic intelligence - Answer skills involved in the production and use of language
Logical mathematical intelligence - Answer Number/reasoning smart
Musical intelligence - Answer Children possess a higher degree of musical intelligence use his
ability to perform compose or appreciate patterns in music
(36) Test Questions Fully Solved.
Jean Piaget - Answer Four stage theory of cognitive development: 1. sensorimotor, 2.
preoperational, 3. concrete operational, and 4. formal operational. He said that the two basic
processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth-assimilation and accommodation
Assimilation - Answer occurs when we modify or change new information to fit into our
schemas.
Accommodation - Answer when we restructure of modify what we already know (schemas)
so that new information can fit in better.
Schema - Answer Images/ideas in head that we already know. Includes both a category of
knowledge and the process of obtaining that knowledge. As experiences happen, this new
information is used to modify, add to, or change previously existing schemas.
Piaget's stages of cognitive development - Answer Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete
operational, formal operational
Sensorimotor - Answer in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to about 2 years of age)
during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor
activities
Sensorimotor - Reflex Acts - Answer The first month of an infant's life where they act
reflexively. (Ex. If you brush over a babies mouth with your finger they will suck instinctively)
Sensorimotor - Primary Circular Reactions - Answer Actions for the babies (1-4 months)
pleasurable stimulation (Ex. kicking legs, sucking thumb, and wiggling fingers)
Sensorimotor - Secondary Circular Reactions - Answer Babies from 4-8 months repeat
pleasurable actions with their own bodies and objects (Ex. An infant shaking a rattle because
they like the sound)
Sensorimotor - Co-ordinating Secondary Schemes - Answer A baby from 8-12 months uses
their acquired knowledge of actions that they like to reach a goal (Ex. babies will move an object
out of the way to reach a rattle that they like)
Sensorimotor - Tertiary Circular Reactions - Answer Intentional adaptations to specific
situations. (Ex. can take apart AND put objects back together - blocks and nesting cups)
, Sensorimotor - Symbolic Thought - Answer Can form mental representations of objects that
are not actually present (Ex. Object Permanence)
Preoperational - Answer in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of age)
during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations
of concrete logic
Concrete operational - Answer in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (from
about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during which children gain the mental operations that enable
them to think logically about concrete events
Formal operations - Answer in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (normally
beginning about age 11) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts
Lev Vygotsky - Answer child development; investigated how culture & interpersonal
communication guide development; zone of proximal development; play research
Zone of proximal development - Answer Learning occurs in the zone of proximal
development: the space or zone where children's learning and development takes place at one
end of the ZPD.
Scaffolding - Answer the support for learning and problem solving that encourages
independence and growth
Howard Gardner - Answer Gardner proposed the theory of multiple intelligences. He
believed that humans possess not just one but many forms of intelligence
Gardener's Intelligences - Answer Linguistic intelligence, Logical mathematical intelligence,
Musical intelligence, Body kinesthetic intelligence, Spacial intelligence, Interpersonal
intelligence, Intrapersonal intelligence, Naturalistic intelligence
Linguistic intelligence - Answer skills involved in the production and use of language
Logical mathematical intelligence - Answer Number/reasoning smart
Musical intelligence - Answer Children possess a higher degree of musical intelligence use his
ability to perform compose or appreciate patterns in music
