CSP4801
Assignment 1
1. A concrete operational child
This stage marks the transition from the pre-logical thought of younger children to the logical
thought of adolescents. The term concrete refers to the child’s continued dependence on the
ability to observe and manipulate elements to solve problems (Newman & Newman 1986: 57).
Children in this stage can use logical thought processes to solve concrete problems that exist
in the present. They cannot solve abstract problems that are hypothetical, purely verbal, or that
involve multiple variables (Cummings 1995: 120).
a. Can think hypothetically and deductively
b. has difficulty with future events
c. Can organize things into categories
d. can solve abstract problems in a logical way.
2. A correlation study indicates that teachers' interest in teaching and the amount of
the day their students are engaged in learning correlate at +0.46. This coefficient
would indicate that
a. as teacher interest decreases, engaged time increases.
b. interest in teaching leads to a large increase in engaged time.
c. as teacher interest increases, engaged time tends to increase.
d. there is virtually NO relationship between the two variables.
3. A learner with high naturalist intelligence displays
According to Gardner, naturalistic intelligence is the ability to identify, classify and manipulate
elements of the environment, objects, animals or plants.
Select one:
A. sensitivity to logical reasoning
B. capacity to perceive the visual-spatial world
C. ability to recognize plants and animals
D. sensitivity to meanings of words
4. A negative correlation between two factors indicates that …
A negative, or inverse correlation, between two variables, indicates that one variable increase
while the other decreases, and vice-versa. This relationship may or may not represent
causation between the two variables, but it does describe an observable pattern.
a. the factors tend to increase or decrease together.
b. are NOT necessarily related.
Assignment 1
1. A concrete operational child
This stage marks the transition from the pre-logical thought of younger children to the logical
thought of adolescents. The term concrete refers to the child’s continued dependence on the
ability to observe and manipulate elements to solve problems (Newman & Newman 1986: 57).
Children in this stage can use logical thought processes to solve concrete problems that exist
in the present. They cannot solve abstract problems that are hypothetical, purely verbal, or that
involve multiple variables (Cummings 1995: 120).
a. Can think hypothetically and deductively
b. has difficulty with future events
c. Can organize things into categories
d. can solve abstract problems in a logical way.
2. A correlation study indicates that teachers' interest in teaching and the amount of
the day their students are engaged in learning correlate at +0.46. This coefficient
would indicate that
a. as teacher interest decreases, engaged time increases.
b. interest in teaching leads to a large increase in engaged time.
c. as teacher interest increases, engaged time tends to increase.
d. there is virtually NO relationship between the two variables.
3. A learner with high naturalist intelligence displays
According to Gardner, naturalistic intelligence is the ability to identify, classify and manipulate
elements of the environment, objects, animals or plants.
Select one:
A. sensitivity to logical reasoning
B. capacity to perceive the visual-spatial world
C. ability to recognize plants and animals
D. sensitivity to meanings of words
4. A negative correlation between two factors indicates that …
A negative, or inverse correlation, between two variables, indicates that one variable increase
while the other decreases, and vice-versa. This relationship may or may not represent
causation between the two variables, but it does describe an observable pattern.
a. the factors tend to increase or decrease together.
b. are NOT necessarily related.
