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TNT 700.2AE Exam Questions With Revised
Answers
According to Erikson, what would happen if a child doesn't resolve the necessary conflict in a
given stage of development? - answer✔✔The child would continue to exhibit tendencies of that
stage regardless of age.
How would you contrast the way Eastern and Western society values learning? -
answer✔✔Western society honors a more holistic approach to learning and Eastern does not.
Which statement supports chunking an assignment for students? - answer✔✔Students can
generally only focus on an assigned task for 1-2 minutes for every year of the child's age up to 20
minutes.
What benefit does listening to classical music have on students? - answer✔✔Reduces stress and
improves memory
What approach would you use to best help students retain information they have learned? -
answer✔✔Teach a peer as a technique for retention.
How would you justify the need for providing a more global approach to learning? -
answer✔✔Half of all learners need to see the big picture as a frame of reference before breaking
things down into concepts.
How would you justify sending home homework on blue copy paper? - answer✔✔Blue paper
increases a willingness to read by up to 80%.
What distinction can be made between the preoperational stage of development and the concrete
operational stage? - answer✔✔Children in the concrete operational stage of development can
classify objects by several characteristics.
How would you classify having a star student of the week on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? -
answer✔✔Esteem Needs
What approach would you use to motivate your students and why? - answer✔✔By providing
opportunities for children to experience success in their learning through the use of appropriately
challenging work
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Explain what is happening developmentally with children in the primary grades (early childhood
-2nd grade). - answer✔✔Children are exploring and developing their knowledge base.
What is the main idea of self-actualization? - answer✔✔When individuals reach a state of
harmony and understanding
Why do you think movement is so important in the classroom? - answer✔✔Movement allows
the right and left side of the brain to work together
Why should teachers include short answer questions on tests in the middle school years? -
answer✔✔Students need to justify their answers and think logically.
How would you use your knowledge of a high school student's developmental stage to
appropriately plan a class lesson? - answer✔✔Allow opportunities for students to have guided
conversations to develop multiple points of view.
Which is not an example of an element you could change in the classroom to incorporate the
naturalist intelligence? - answer✔✔Turning the lights off and working in the dark
How would you use your knowledge of Erikson's stage of initiative vs. guilt in an early
childhood classroom? - answer✔✔Allowing children time to learn to do things themselves and
providing choices.
Which intelligence category would you categorize the following activity as: the teacher asking
students to create a graphic organizer of their lesson? - answer✔✔Spatial Intelligence, because
graphic organizers allow students to learn from a visual image.
How would you differentiate the most critical relationship in the identity vs. role stage? -
answer✔✔In the identity vs. role stage, the most important relationship is with the child's peers.
Based on what you know about love and belonging needs of a person, what can you do as a
teacher to help fulfill these needs for your students? - answer✔✔Get to know your students, what
they like and dislike
Based on what you know about Jean Piaget and his research into cognitive development, why is
it so important to strike a balance between challenging a child's perceptions and ensuring
activities are developmentally appropriate? - answer✔✔To be sure there is enough of a challenge
to require adaptation but not cause the child the disengage.
Which of the following demonstrates an understanding of the need to provide an environment
free of threat? - answer✔✔Provide an environment that is low threat and high in challenge
Select the answer with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in the correct order from most basic needs
on upward. - answer✔✔Physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, self-
actualization
TNT 700.2AE Exam Questions With Revised
Answers
According to Erikson, what would happen if a child doesn't resolve the necessary conflict in a
given stage of development? - answer✔✔The child would continue to exhibit tendencies of that
stage regardless of age.
How would you contrast the way Eastern and Western society values learning? -
answer✔✔Western society honors a more holistic approach to learning and Eastern does not.
Which statement supports chunking an assignment for students? - answer✔✔Students can
generally only focus on an assigned task for 1-2 minutes for every year of the child's age up to 20
minutes.
What benefit does listening to classical music have on students? - answer✔✔Reduces stress and
improves memory
What approach would you use to best help students retain information they have learned? -
answer✔✔Teach a peer as a technique for retention.
How would you justify the need for providing a more global approach to learning? -
answer✔✔Half of all learners need to see the big picture as a frame of reference before breaking
things down into concepts.
How would you justify sending home homework on blue copy paper? - answer✔✔Blue paper
increases a willingness to read by up to 80%.
What distinction can be made between the preoperational stage of development and the concrete
operational stage? - answer✔✔Children in the concrete operational stage of development can
classify objects by several characteristics.
How would you classify having a star student of the week on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? -
answer✔✔Esteem Needs
What approach would you use to motivate your students and why? - answer✔✔By providing
opportunities for children to experience success in their learning through the use of appropriately
challenging work
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Explain what is happening developmentally with children in the primary grades (early childhood
-2nd grade). - answer✔✔Children are exploring and developing their knowledge base.
What is the main idea of self-actualization? - answer✔✔When individuals reach a state of
harmony and understanding
Why do you think movement is so important in the classroom? - answer✔✔Movement allows
the right and left side of the brain to work together
Why should teachers include short answer questions on tests in the middle school years? -
answer✔✔Students need to justify their answers and think logically.
How would you use your knowledge of a high school student's developmental stage to
appropriately plan a class lesson? - answer✔✔Allow opportunities for students to have guided
conversations to develop multiple points of view.
Which is not an example of an element you could change in the classroom to incorporate the
naturalist intelligence? - answer✔✔Turning the lights off and working in the dark
How would you use your knowledge of Erikson's stage of initiative vs. guilt in an early
childhood classroom? - answer✔✔Allowing children time to learn to do things themselves and
providing choices.
Which intelligence category would you categorize the following activity as: the teacher asking
students to create a graphic organizer of their lesson? - answer✔✔Spatial Intelligence, because
graphic organizers allow students to learn from a visual image.
How would you differentiate the most critical relationship in the identity vs. role stage? -
answer✔✔In the identity vs. role stage, the most important relationship is with the child's peers.
Based on what you know about love and belonging needs of a person, what can you do as a
teacher to help fulfill these needs for your students? - answer✔✔Get to know your students, what
they like and dislike
Based on what you know about Jean Piaget and his research into cognitive development, why is
it so important to strike a balance between challenging a child's perceptions and ensuring
activities are developmentally appropriate? - answer✔✔To be sure there is enough of a challenge
to require adaptation but not cause the child the disengage.
Which of the following demonstrates an understanding of the need to provide an environment
free of threat? - answer✔✔Provide an environment that is low threat and high in challenge
Select the answer with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in the correct order from most basic needs
on upward. - answer✔✔Physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, self-
actualization
