AEPA Professional Knowledge
Elementary Questions and Answers
2026
Erikson'sBCoreBTheoryB-
BAnswerIncludesBeightBstagesBofBhumanBdevelopment.BIndividualsBexperienceBinternalBconflict
BatBvariousBstages.BInteractionBwithBothersBinBtheBenvironmentBleadsBtoBresolution.
Erikson'sBResolutionB-
BAnswerEachBresolutionBresultsBinBdevelopmentBofBsenseBofBselfB(ego)BandBsocialBinteraction
s.
InferiorityBvsBIndustryB-BAnswerInferiority:BOutcomesBareBinadequate
Industry:BCanBmasterBnewBtasksBandBbeBsuccessfulB
EachBoutcomeBinfluencesBtheBbehaviorBinBtheBnextBcrises.
HowBtoBencourageBindustryB-BAnswer-BSetBandBworkBtowardsBrealisticBgoals
-BAllowBstudentsBchanceBtoBshowBindependence
-BSupportBdiscouragedBstudents
Piaget'sBTheoryB-
BAnswerChildrenBactivelyBconstructBtheirBunderstandingBofBtheBworldBandBgoBthroughBfourBst
agesBofBcognitiveBdevelopment.
AssimilateBvs.BAccommodateB-
BAnswerAssimilate:BAddBnewBinformationBintoBanBexistingBschema.B(OneBhouseBforBtwoBpeop
le)
Accommodate:BCreateBnewBschemaBwithBexistingBinformationB(TwoBhousesBforBtwoBpeople)
Vygotsky'sBTheoryB-
BAnswerChildrenBthinkBandBunderstandBprimarilyBthroughBsocialBinteraction.B(GroupBWork)
, ZoneBofBProximalBDevelopmentB(ZPD)B-
BAnswerTheBgapBbetweenBwhatBlearnerBcanBaccomplishBaloneBandBwhatBtheyBcanBachieveBw
ithBguidanceBfromBmoreBskilledBpartners.
Kohlberg'sBTheoryBofBMoralBReasoningB-BAnswer-
BYoungBkidsBreasonBbasedBonBrewardBorBpunishment
-BSchoolBAgeBreasonBonBsocialBnormsBandBexpectations
Gardener'sBTheoryBofBMultipleBIntelligencesB-
BAnswerPeopleBlearnBinBallBtypesBofBwaysBandBtestsBneedBtoBreflectBthat
CognitiveBDevelopmentB(Piaget)B-BAnswerPre-operational-
Bcan'tBseeBotherBpeople'sBpointBofBviewB(egocentrism)
ConcreteBoperational-BabilityBtoBclassifyBonBmoreBthanBoneBdimension,BlogicalBthinking
ClassicalBvs.BOperantBConditioningB-
BAnswerClassicalBConditioning:BInvoluntaryBresponse,BassociateBneutralBstimulusBwithBbehavior
BorBfeelingB(Ex:BRingBbellBtoBsignalBendBofBclass)
OperantBConditioning:BVoluntaryBresponse,BbehaviorBisBpunishedB(leadBtoBextinction)BorBprais
edB(leadBtoBrecurrence)
SpecificBLearningBDisabilityB-
BAnswerSigns:BtroubleBpayingBattention,BdifficultBtoBlearnBnewBskill
Strategies:BprovideBextraBexamples,BminimizeBdistractions,BpresentBinformationBinBvarietyBofB
ways
AD/HDB(AttentionBDeficit/HyperactivityBDisorder)B-
BAnswerSigns:Bfidget,BfailBtoBcompleteBwork,Bimpulsive
Strategies:BallowBtimeBtoBmove,BextensionBonBwork,BignoreBminorBinconvenienceBandBreward
BwhenBonBtask
Elementary Questions and Answers
2026
Erikson'sBCoreBTheoryB-
BAnswerIncludesBeightBstagesBofBhumanBdevelopment.BIndividualsBexperienceBinternalBconflict
BatBvariousBstages.BInteractionBwithBothersBinBtheBenvironmentBleadsBtoBresolution.
Erikson'sBResolutionB-
BAnswerEachBresolutionBresultsBinBdevelopmentBofBsenseBofBselfB(ego)BandBsocialBinteraction
s.
InferiorityBvsBIndustryB-BAnswerInferiority:BOutcomesBareBinadequate
Industry:BCanBmasterBnewBtasksBandBbeBsuccessfulB
EachBoutcomeBinfluencesBtheBbehaviorBinBtheBnextBcrises.
HowBtoBencourageBindustryB-BAnswer-BSetBandBworkBtowardsBrealisticBgoals
-BAllowBstudentsBchanceBtoBshowBindependence
-BSupportBdiscouragedBstudents
Piaget'sBTheoryB-
BAnswerChildrenBactivelyBconstructBtheirBunderstandingBofBtheBworldBandBgoBthroughBfourBst
agesBofBcognitiveBdevelopment.
AssimilateBvs.BAccommodateB-
BAnswerAssimilate:BAddBnewBinformationBintoBanBexistingBschema.B(OneBhouseBforBtwoBpeop
le)
Accommodate:BCreateBnewBschemaBwithBexistingBinformationB(TwoBhousesBforBtwoBpeople)
Vygotsky'sBTheoryB-
BAnswerChildrenBthinkBandBunderstandBprimarilyBthroughBsocialBinteraction.B(GroupBWork)
, ZoneBofBProximalBDevelopmentB(ZPD)B-
BAnswerTheBgapBbetweenBwhatBlearnerBcanBaccomplishBaloneBandBwhatBtheyBcanBachieveBw
ithBguidanceBfromBmoreBskilledBpartners.
Kohlberg'sBTheoryBofBMoralBReasoningB-BAnswer-
BYoungBkidsBreasonBbasedBonBrewardBorBpunishment
-BSchoolBAgeBreasonBonBsocialBnormsBandBexpectations
Gardener'sBTheoryBofBMultipleBIntelligencesB-
BAnswerPeopleBlearnBinBallBtypesBofBwaysBandBtestsBneedBtoBreflectBthat
CognitiveBDevelopmentB(Piaget)B-BAnswerPre-operational-
Bcan'tBseeBotherBpeople'sBpointBofBviewB(egocentrism)
ConcreteBoperational-BabilityBtoBclassifyBonBmoreBthanBoneBdimension,BlogicalBthinking
ClassicalBvs.BOperantBConditioningB-
BAnswerClassicalBConditioning:BInvoluntaryBresponse,BassociateBneutralBstimulusBwithBbehavior
BorBfeelingB(Ex:BRingBbellBtoBsignalBendBofBclass)
OperantBConditioning:BVoluntaryBresponse,BbehaviorBisBpunishedB(leadBtoBextinction)BorBprais
edB(leadBtoBrecurrence)
SpecificBLearningBDisabilityB-
BAnswerSigns:BtroubleBpayingBattention,BdifficultBtoBlearnBnewBskill
Strategies:BprovideBextraBexamples,BminimizeBdistractions,BpresentBinformationBinBvarietyBofB
ways
AD/HDB(AttentionBDeficit/HyperactivityBDisorder)B-
BAnswerSigns:Bfidget,BfailBtoBcompleteBwork,Bimpulsive
Strategies:BallowBtimeBtoBmove,BextensionBonBwork,BignoreBminorBinconvenienceBandBreward
BwhenBonBtask