MIDTERM AND FINAL N582 PRACTICE
TEST 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Lev Vygotsky. Answer: constructivist theorist, learning is interactive
children will learn from one another
⩥ MKO's. Answer: Vygotsky's term, more knowledgeable others
⩥ Zone of Proximal Development. Answer: space between
independence in a skill and needing help to finish a task
⩥ Constructivist Theorists. Answer: Lev Vygotsky
Jean Piaget
John Dewey
⩥ John Dewey. Answer: learn by doing and learn skills that will be
useful in life
⩥ Jean Piaget. Answer: foundational theorist behind cognitive
development
knowledge is constructed through 4 developmental stages
,⩥ metacognition. Answer: when a person is aware of how she learns
⩥ Piaget's four developmental stages. Answer: sensorimotor, pre-
operational, concrete operational, formal operational
⩥ sensorimotor stage. Answer: Piaget's first stage
birth to age 2
learning through simple motor and sensory response
⩥ pre-operational stage. Answer: Piaget's second stage
ages 2-7
egocentric, cannot see things from other people's point of view
⩥ concrete operational stage. Answer: Piaget's third stage
ages 7-11
ability to think logically about situations
⩥ formal operational stage. Answer: Piaget's fourth stage
ages 12- adulthood
think in abstract and use deductive reasoning
, ⩥ inductive logic. Answer: ability to generalize a specific experience
into a more general category
⩥ deductive reasoning. Answer: ability to take a general idea and use the
hypothetical to make an educated guess about the outcome
⩥ Kohlberg. Answer: extended Piaget's theory
broke down Piaget's work into sub-stages
⩥ pre-conventional morality. Answer: first level of Kohlberg's theory
sub-stages: 1) obedience and punishment
follow the rules to avoid punishment
2) individualism and exchange
see different points of view
⩥ conventional morality. Answer: second level of Kohlberg's theory
sub-stages: 1) interpersonal relationship stage
focus on what society expects of him
2) maintaining social order
thinking about society
⩥ post-conventional morality. Answer: third level of Kohlberg's theory
TEST 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Lev Vygotsky. Answer: constructivist theorist, learning is interactive
children will learn from one another
⩥ MKO's. Answer: Vygotsky's term, more knowledgeable others
⩥ Zone of Proximal Development. Answer: space between
independence in a skill and needing help to finish a task
⩥ Constructivist Theorists. Answer: Lev Vygotsky
Jean Piaget
John Dewey
⩥ John Dewey. Answer: learn by doing and learn skills that will be
useful in life
⩥ Jean Piaget. Answer: foundational theorist behind cognitive
development
knowledge is constructed through 4 developmental stages
,⩥ metacognition. Answer: when a person is aware of how she learns
⩥ Piaget's four developmental stages. Answer: sensorimotor, pre-
operational, concrete operational, formal operational
⩥ sensorimotor stage. Answer: Piaget's first stage
birth to age 2
learning through simple motor and sensory response
⩥ pre-operational stage. Answer: Piaget's second stage
ages 2-7
egocentric, cannot see things from other people's point of view
⩥ concrete operational stage. Answer: Piaget's third stage
ages 7-11
ability to think logically about situations
⩥ formal operational stage. Answer: Piaget's fourth stage
ages 12- adulthood
think in abstract and use deductive reasoning
, ⩥ inductive logic. Answer: ability to generalize a specific experience
into a more general category
⩥ deductive reasoning. Answer: ability to take a general idea and use the
hypothetical to make an educated guess about the outcome
⩥ Kohlberg. Answer: extended Piaget's theory
broke down Piaget's work into sub-stages
⩥ pre-conventional morality. Answer: first level of Kohlberg's theory
sub-stages: 1) obedience and punishment
follow the rules to avoid punishment
2) individualism and exchange
see different points of view
⩥ conventional morality. Answer: second level of Kohlberg's theory
sub-stages: 1) interpersonal relationship stage
focus on what society expects of him
2) maintaining social order
thinking about society
⩥ post-conventional morality. Answer: third level of Kohlberg's theory
