Principles of Learning and Teaching 7-12 5624 Praxis Practice Test

GENITAL According to Freud's theory of psychosexual development, which stage is typical of adolescence? IDENTITY VS. ROLE CONFUSION & INTIMACY VS. ISOLATION In Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, which stage(s) and nuclear conflict(s) is/are typically encountered during the teenage years? ABSTRACTION AND HYPOTHESIS TESTING According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which ability do adolescents develop that they did not have in earlier stages? PHYSICAL MATURATION, HORMONAL CHANGES, SEXUAL MATURATION Which of the following does puberty involve? THE PREFRONTAL CORTEX, WHICH CONTROLS EMOTION, DOES NOT MATURE UNTIL THE AGE OF 18-25 YEARS Relative to adolescent cognitive development, what is true of structural changes in the brain? AN INTERNSHIP OR APPRENTICESHIP WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTION, MODELING, AND HANDS-ON LEARNING BY DOING If a high school student is interested in a subject but the school does not offer any classes in it, what is true about other ways the student can acquire skills in this subject? ACTIVE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE What is the first way in which teachers can apply processes of acquiring and integrating new knowledge to help ELL students access meaningful learning? MANY TEACHERS CANNOT TELL (LEP) APART FROM REAL (LDs) AS FACTORS IN SCHOOL FAILURE When ELL students with limited English proficiency (LEP) also have learning disabilities (LDs), which of these statements is most accurate about their learning? EDUCATORS NEED SHARED KNOWLEDGE BASES OF EFFECTIVE TEACHING METHODS FOR (ELLs) One factor necessary to enable ELL students to succeed in middle and high school is effective instruction by their teachers. What is accurate about additional required factors?