EDU 210 Module 7 Exam Questions
with Correct Answers
The likelihood that a concept of learning will be linked depends on - Answer- How well it
is currently linked
When knowledge is abundant - Answer- Evaluation of knowledge is important.
Importance of synthesis and recognizing connections and patterns
When knowledge was subject to paucity, process of assessing worthiness is - Answer-
Assumed to be intrinsic to learning
What begins to move learning theories into a digital age? - Answer- Including
technology and connection making as learning activities
Required to learn in our knowledge economy - Answer- Capacity to form connections
between sources of information and thereby create useful information patterns
Learning as a self-organizing process requires that the system - Answer- Be
informationally open, that is, for it to be able to classify its own connection with the
environment
Tech and constructivism - Answer- Opportunities for collaboration, communication and
multiple modes of expression. Shows learners a wide variety of opinions and
experiences
Tech and Socratic approach - Answer- Allows for rapid interactions, preferably in real
time. Platforms that support conversation
Encouraging students to use active techniques (experiments, real world problem
solving), to create knowledge and then reflect on how their understanding ischanging -
Answer- Constructivism
Teachers encourage students to constantly assess how the activity is helping them gain
understanding - Answer- Constructivism
The students learn HOW to learn - Answer- Constructivism
Learning as a spiral - Answer- Constructivism
, Curriculum emphasizes big concepts beginning with the whole and expanding to include
the parts - Answer- Constructivism
Materials include primary sources of material and manipulative materials - Answer-
Constructivism
Teachers have dialogue with students, helping students create knowledge - Answer-
Constructivism
Teachers role is interactive, rooted in negotiation - Answer- Constructivism
Assessment includes student works, observations and points of view as well as tests.
Process is as important as product - Answer- Constructivism
Knowledge is dynamic, ever changing with our experiences - Answer- Constructivism
Students work primarily in groups - Answer- Constructivism
Learning is:
Active
Reflective
Collaborative
Inquiry based
Evolving - Answer- Constructivism
Keeping a journal in a writing class - Answer- Constructivism
Learning is collaborative. Students learn about learning from themselves and their peers
- Answer- Constructivism
Main activity is solving problems - Answer- Constructivism
Roots of constructivism - Answer- Piaget and Dewey developed theories of childhood
development and education called 'Progressive Education'.
Criticisms of constructivism - Answer- Elitist (works best with rich kids)
Leads to 'group think' or 'tyranny of the majority'
Little evidence showing that constructivism works
What did Lance Strate say about Media Ecology? - Answer- Study of media
environments. Idea that technology and techniques, modes of information and codes of
communication play a leading role in human affairs
with Correct Answers
The likelihood that a concept of learning will be linked depends on - Answer- How well it
is currently linked
When knowledge is abundant - Answer- Evaluation of knowledge is important.
Importance of synthesis and recognizing connections and patterns
When knowledge was subject to paucity, process of assessing worthiness is - Answer-
Assumed to be intrinsic to learning
What begins to move learning theories into a digital age? - Answer- Including
technology and connection making as learning activities
Required to learn in our knowledge economy - Answer- Capacity to form connections
between sources of information and thereby create useful information patterns
Learning as a self-organizing process requires that the system - Answer- Be
informationally open, that is, for it to be able to classify its own connection with the
environment
Tech and constructivism - Answer- Opportunities for collaboration, communication and
multiple modes of expression. Shows learners a wide variety of opinions and
experiences
Tech and Socratic approach - Answer- Allows for rapid interactions, preferably in real
time. Platforms that support conversation
Encouraging students to use active techniques (experiments, real world problem
solving), to create knowledge and then reflect on how their understanding ischanging -
Answer- Constructivism
Teachers encourage students to constantly assess how the activity is helping them gain
understanding - Answer- Constructivism
The students learn HOW to learn - Answer- Constructivism
Learning as a spiral - Answer- Constructivism
, Curriculum emphasizes big concepts beginning with the whole and expanding to include
the parts - Answer- Constructivism
Materials include primary sources of material and manipulative materials - Answer-
Constructivism
Teachers have dialogue with students, helping students create knowledge - Answer-
Constructivism
Teachers role is interactive, rooted in negotiation - Answer- Constructivism
Assessment includes student works, observations and points of view as well as tests.
Process is as important as product - Answer- Constructivism
Knowledge is dynamic, ever changing with our experiences - Answer- Constructivism
Students work primarily in groups - Answer- Constructivism
Learning is:
Active
Reflective
Collaborative
Inquiry based
Evolving - Answer- Constructivism
Keeping a journal in a writing class - Answer- Constructivism
Learning is collaborative. Students learn about learning from themselves and their peers
- Answer- Constructivism
Main activity is solving problems - Answer- Constructivism
Roots of constructivism - Answer- Piaget and Dewey developed theories of childhood
development and education called 'Progressive Education'.
Criticisms of constructivism - Answer- Elitist (works best with rich kids)
Leads to 'group think' or 'tyranny of the majority'
Little evidence showing that constructivism works
What did Lance Strate say about Media Ecology? - Answer- Study of media
environments. Idea that technology and techniques, modes of information and codes of
communication play a leading role in human affairs
