PLT Praxis 5623 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

PLT Praxis 5623 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Constructivism - Theory that knowledge constructed by the learner through collaboration and real-world experiences is better understood. Cognitive Processes - The ability to apply new information to other settings and to draw conclusions. Cognitive processes include... - perception, attention, language, memory, and thinking. Types of activities in a constructionist classroom. - Instructional conversations among peers, manipulatives, student choice, reflection, and self-regulated progress monitoring. Foundational Theorists - Provide the framework by which all current knowledge of cognition processes is based. Jerome Bruner (psychologist) - Three Modes of Representation. Three Modes of Representation - Enactive Stage, Iconic Stage, Symbolic Stage 2Emily Charlene © All Rights Reserved 2025. Enactive Stage (Three Modes of Representation) - 0-1 year: Learnign Through Action Iconic Stage (Three Modes of Representation) - 1-6 years: Learning Through Mental Prictures Symbolic Stage (Three Modes of Representation) - 7+ years: Learning Through Language Albert Bandura (psychologist) - Developed the social learning theory. Behavioral changes occur when these four processes are present (Bandura): - Attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation. Social Learning Theory - People learn from one another, through observation, imitation, and modeling. John Dewey - Viewed learning as a series of scientific inquiry and experimentation. Jean Piaget (psychologist) - First to study cognition in children. Piaget's Stages of Development - Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal Operational. Piaget's Sensorimotor Stage - Birth - Two Years: When children develop the concept of object permanence. 3Emily Charlene © All Rights Reserved 2025. Piaget's Preoperational Stage - Two - Seven Years: When children engage in symbolic play, but they do not have the ability to think abstractly or to see another person's perspective. Piaget's Concrete Operational Stage - Seven - Eleven Years: Children are more capable of thinking logically, making inferences, and viewing things from more than one perspective. Piaget's Formal Operational Stage - Eleven - Adulthood: People are able to think abstractly, transfer knowledge, and mentally process information. Lev Vygotsky - Social Development Theory More Knowledgeable Other (Vygotsky) - The person who models a new activity, such as the teacher, peer, or technology program. Zone of Proximal Development (Vygotsky) - Keeps student's working between what the can do independently and what they need help with. Challenging without being frustrating. Scaffolding Learning Goals - Independent practice -> Guided practice -> learning goals Lawrence Kohlberg - Stages of Moral Development