EDF 3151 FINAL EXAM 2025 CURRENTLY TESTING COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
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Mr. Greer, another instructor at St. Johns River, is working on finding the volume of pyramids
with his math class. His students have trouble distinguishing between the altitude of a face of
the pyramid and the altitude of the pyramid itself. He than makes a pyramid out of cardboard
and sticks a toothpick down the middle and says, "Now this is the altitude of the pyramid
itself." They then deal effectively with the problem. Based on this information, the best
description of the stage of cognitive development Mr. Greer's students are in is: concrete
operational since they can solve the problem with concrete materials.
Mrs. Reed teaches an 8th grade physical science class with students of average to above
average ability. The students are having a difficult time understanding the idea that ice melts at
32 degrees Fahrenheit and water freezes at the same temperature. They can't understand how
a solid and a liquid can be at the same temperature when the material is the same.Mrs. Reed
explains, "Heat is required to change ice from the solid 'state' to the liquid 'state.' The energy is
needed to break down the orderly arrangement of the molecules in the ice, even though the
molecules don't move any faster."Her students still don't get it.According to Piaget, the best
solution to Mrs. Reed's problem would be to: show them a model illustrating the molecular
motion of the substance in each state and the change in motion as the ice melts.
Mrs. Williams, a math teacher, is involved in helping her students find the volume of
rectangular solids using the formula V = l x w x h. They had difficulty with the problems, and
couldn't seem to visualize the boxes when shown pictures of them in their textbooks. Of the
following, the best solution to this dilemma according to Piaget would be to: show them an
empty box and put cubes in it until it was full to illustrate volume and the cubic dimension.
,Of the following, the most likely explanation Piaget would offer for the students' difficulty
would be: the students lack the concrete experiences needed to understand the ideas
involved.
Teachers often comment that they can easily tell which students in their classes have had
parents who have worked with them in comparison with other students whose parents have
been less involved. Of the following, the Piagetian concept most closely related to this
description is: experience
The school made another switch moving from Word Pad to Microsoft Word. Betty was quickly
able to use Microsoft Word with little difficulty, many of the commands for it being very similar
to the commands for Word Pad.Betty's ability to use Microsoft Word best illustrates:
adapting through the process of assimilation.
You are a high school teacher. Identify the most important teaching strategy you should use for
your students according to Piaget's theory. Explain. (3 points)
What is the phase in learning in which Vygotsky states that a student can profit from help?
Zone of proximal development
Which of the following concepts provide a firm basis for Vygotsky's perspective on learning?
Culture and language
, Which of the following are essential to Vygotsky's view of development? Social interaction
and activity
Which of the following is the best example of making instructional scaffolding through teacher
modeling more effective? Think-alouds
Which of the following is the best description of an important difference between Piaget's and
Vygotsky's views of development? Piaget believed language merely aided in developing
symbolic thought, whereas Vygotsky felt it was central in raising intellectual functioning.
Use the following information for items 6-8. Steve, Norma, and Dawn, all second graders, are
working with subtraction when regrouping is involved, such as34 25- 7 - 8 Mrs. Newton, the
children's teacher, provides them with help. As she tries to guide the students through the
problems, Steve still has difficulty. Norma is able to solve the problems with Mrs. Newton's
guidance but is still unable to do them on her own. Dawn is able to do problems with
regrouping without assistance. Based on Vygotsky's work, the task is in which student's (or
students') zone of proximal development? Norma
The task is still beyond which student's (or students') zone of proximal development? Steve
The task is below which student's (or students') zone of proximal development? Dawn
The concepts and symbols, such as numbers and language that allow people to think, solve
problems, and function in a culture are best described as: types of cognitive tools.
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Mr. Greer, another instructor at St. Johns River, is working on finding the volume of pyramids
with his math class. His students have trouble distinguishing between the altitude of a face of
the pyramid and the altitude of the pyramid itself. He than makes a pyramid out of cardboard
and sticks a toothpick down the middle and says, "Now this is the altitude of the pyramid
itself." They then deal effectively with the problem. Based on this information, the best
description of the stage of cognitive development Mr. Greer's students are in is: concrete
operational since they can solve the problem with concrete materials.
Mrs. Reed teaches an 8th grade physical science class with students of average to above
average ability. The students are having a difficult time understanding the idea that ice melts at
32 degrees Fahrenheit and water freezes at the same temperature. They can't understand how
a solid and a liquid can be at the same temperature when the material is the same.Mrs. Reed
explains, "Heat is required to change ice from the solid 'state' to the liquid 'state.' The energy is
needed to break down the orderly arrangement of the molecules in the ice, even though the
molecules don't move any faster."Her students still don't get it.According to Piaget, the best
solution to Mrs. Reed's problem would be to: show them a model illustrating the molecular
motion of the substance in each state and the change in motion as the ice melts.
Mrs. Williams, a math teacher, is involved in helping her students find the volume of
rectangular solids using the formula V = l x w x h. They had difficulty with the problems, and
couldn't seem to visualize the boxes when shown pictures of them in their textbooks. Of the
following, the best solution to this dilemma according to Piaget would be to: show them an
empty box and put cubes in it until it was full to illustrate volume and the cubic dimension.
,Of the following, the most likely explanation Piaget would offer for the students' difficulty
would be: the students lack the concrete experiences needed to understand the ideas
involved.
Teachers often comment that they can easily tell which students in their classes have had
parents who have worked with them in comparison with other students whose parents have
been less involved. Of the following, the Piagetian concept most closely related to this
description is: experience
The school made another switch moving from Word Pad to Microsoft Word. Betty was quickly
able to use Microsoft Word with little difficulty, many of the commands for it being very similar
to the commands for Word Pad.Betty's ability to use Microsoft Word best illustrates:
adapting through the process of assimilation.
You are a high school teacher. Identify the most important teaching strategy you should use for
your students according to Piaget's theory. Explain. (3 points)
What is the phase in learning in which Vygotsky states that a student can profit from help?
Zone of proximal development
Which of the following concepts provide a firm basis for Vygotsky's perspective on learning?
Culture and language
, Which of the following are essential to Vygotsky's view of development? Social interaction
and activity
Which of the following is the best example of making instructional scaffolding through teacher
modeling more effective? Think-alouds
Which of the following is the best description of an important difference between Piaget's and
Vygotsky's views of development? Piaget believed language merely aided in developing
symbolic thought, whereas Vygotsky felt it was central in raising intellectual functioning.
Use the following information for items 6-8. Steve, Norma, and Dawn, all second graders, are
working with subtraction when regrouping is involved, such as34 25- 7 - 8 Mrs. Newton, the
children's teacher, provides them with help. As she tries to guide the students through the
problems, Steve still has difficulty. Norma is able to solve the problems with Mrs. Newton's
guidance but is still unable to do them on her own. Dawn is able to do problems with
regrouping without assistance. Based on Vygotsky's work, the task is in which student's (or
students') zone of proximal development? Norma
The task is still beyond which student's (or students') zone of proximal development? Steve
The task is below which student's (or students') zone of proximal development? Dawn
The concepts and symbols, such as numbers and language that allow people to think, solve
problems, and function in a culture are best described as: types of cognitive tools.
