EDU 201 Actual Exam Questions and Correct
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teacher efficacy is the degree to which teachers do what?
a. Believe they are able to build rapport with colleagues
b. Make effective decisions regarding student learning outcomes
c. Believe their own efforts determine their students' success
d. Believe the efficacy of student outcomes is curriculum based
C. Believe their own efforts determine their students' sucess
According to Piaget, how does a child's cognitive ability develop?
a. Through automatic genetic processes
b. Through association with peers
c. Through automatic natural processes
d. Through a progression of stages
d. Through a progression of stages
name Piaget's 4 stages (and the rough ages)
- sensorimotor (0-2)
-preoperational (2-7)
-Concrete Operational(7-12)
-Formal operational(12>)
what theory was Albert Bandura associated with?
social cognitive theory or social learning theory
,what are the 4 things needed for social learning to occur?
-attention
-retention
-motor reproduction
-motivation
an example of the Vygotsky notion of scaffolding would be:
a. A mother giving her son tips that help him learn to drive a car
b.Students reading the instructions and taking a test
c.A teacher passing out new supplies
d.A father taking his children for a ride in the car
a. a mother giving her son tips that help him learn to drive a car
Kohlberg studied individuals' responses to hypothetical problems called:
a.moral dilemmas
b.clinical ambiguities
c.behavioral cases
d.ethical challenges
a. moral dilemmas
you are a teacher working with students from a low-income neighborhood. Based on
findings that compare academic progress among SES groups, your students are likely to:
a.maintain academic achievement levels over the summer
b.make slight academic gains over the summer
,c. lose ground academically over the summer
d.perform the same as students from other SES groups
c. lose ground academically over the summer
in Pavlov experiments with dogs, which of the following best characterizes the role of the
bell (or tone), prior to conditioning?
a. Conditioned response
b. Unconditioned response
c. Neutral stimulus
d. Conditioned stimulus
c. Neutral stimulus
in classic conditioning, the object or event that automatically elicits a behavior before the
conditioning takes place is referred to as the:
a. unconditioned response
b. conditioned response
c. unconditioned stimulus
d. neutral stimulus
c. unconditioned stimulus
create one example of a stimulus, response scenario involving school.
getting called on and anxiety are normal things that coincide. when the teacher starts using
popsicle sticks to call on kids it causes anxiety when even seeing the popsicle sticks
what is shaping
, shaping is what you progressively reinforce successful attempts towards a targeted behavior
what is one way we see skinner's theory in the educational setting?
skinner: reinforcement leads to behavior, rewards, and punishments
what is one way Vygotsky and Piaget are similar?
- both studied humans and recognized the difference between humans and animals
- both focused on cognition
- both recognized the environment (although Vygotsky focused more strongly on environment)
what is one way Vygotsky and Piaget are different?
Piaget- stages children move through
Piaget- individual child
Vygotsky-studied children with others
vygotsky= focused on language and culture
what is the name for the component of memory that holds current thoughts?
a. permanent memory
b. working memory
c. episodic memory
d. sensory register
b. working memory
Research on instrumental pace implies which of the following?
a. Most teachers teach too fast
Answers
teacher efficacy is the degree to which teachers do what?
a. Believe they are able to build rapport with colleagues
b. Make effective decisions regarding student learning outcomes
c. Believe their own efforts determine their students' success
d. Believe the efficacy of student outcomes is curriculum based
C. Believe their own efforts determine their students' sucess
According to Piaget, how does a child's cognitive ability develop?
a. Through automatic genetic processes
b. Through association with peers
c. Through automatic natural processes
d. Through a progression of stages
d. Through a progression of stages
name Piaget's 4 stages (and the rough ages)
- sensorimotor (0-2)
-preoperational (2-7)
-Concrete Operational(7-12)
-Formal operational(12>)
what theory was Albert Bandura associated with?
social cognitive theory or social learning theory
,what are the 4 things needed for social learning to occur?
-attention
-retention
-motor reproduction
-motivation
an example of the Vygotsky notion of scaffolding would be:
a. A mother giving her son tips that help him learn to drive a car
b.Students reading the instructions and taking a test
c.A teacher passing out new supplies
d.A father taking his children for a ride in the car
a. a mother giving her son tips that help him learn to drive a car
Kohlberg studied individuals' responses to hypothetical problems called:
a.moral dilemmas
b.clinical ambiguities
c.behavioral cases
d.ethical challenges
a. moral dilemmas
you are a teacher working with students from a low-income neighborhood. Based on
findings that compare academic progress among SES groups, your students are likely to:
a.maintain academic achievement levels over the summer
b.make slight academic gains over the summer
,c. lose ground academically over the summer
d.perform the same as students from other SES groups
c. lose ground academically over the summer
in Pavlov experiments with dogs, which of the following best characterizes the role of the
bell (or tone), prior to conditioning?
a. Conditioned response
b. Unconditioned response
c. Neutral stimulus
d. Conditioned stimulus
c. Neutral stimulus
in classic conditioning, the object or event that automatically elicits a behavior before the
conditioning takes place is referred to as the:
a. unconditioned response
b. conditioned response
c. unconditioned stimulus
d. neutral stimulus
c. unconditioned stimulus
create one example of a stimulus, response scenario involving school.
getting called on and anxiety are normal things that coincide. when the teacher starts using
popsicle sticks to call on kids it causes anxiety when even seeing the popsicle sticks
what is shaping
, shaping is what you progressively reinforce successful attempts towards a targeted behavior
what is one way we see skinner's theory in the educational setting?
skinner: reinforcement leads to behavior, rewards, and punishments
what is one way Vygotsky and Piaget are similar?
- both studied humans and recognized the difference between humans and animals
- both focused on cognition
- both recognized the environment (although Vygotsky focused more strongly on environment)
what is one way Vygotsky and Piaget are different?
Piaget- stages children move through
Piaget- individual child
Vygotsky-studied children with others
vygotsky= focused on language and culture
what is the name for the component of memory that holds current thoughts?
a. permanent memory
b. working memory
c. episodic memory
d. sensory register
b. working memory
Research on instrumental pace implies which of the following?
a. Most teachers teach too fast
