Praxis 5266 (PLT, K-6) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Praxis 5266 (PLT, K-6) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Albert Bandura - Developed the social/ observational theory of learning He believed that children learn by observing the people around them Learning doesn't change behavior Individuals & environment mutually influence each other Jerome Bruner - Learning: means inventing or creating ideas/ actions The goal is to create autonomous learners Believed that people learn from past experiences 2Emily Charlene © All Rights Reserved 2025. John Dewey - Believed that students learn through experience and by doing He believed in democratic classrooms and teaching relevant curriculum Teachers should teach students how "to live" Child centered view Erik Erikson - Psychosocial developed the 8 stages of human development 1. Infancy (0-1) trust vs. mistrust 2. Toddlers (2-3) autonomy vs. shame/ doubt 3. Preschool (3-5) initiative vs. guilt 4. School aged (6-11) competence vs. inferiority 5. Adolescence (12-18) identity vs. role confusion 6. Young adult (19-40) intimacy vs. isolation 3Emily Charlene © All Rights Reserved 2025. 7. Middle adult (41-65) generatively vs. stagnation 8. Late adult (66-death) integrity vs. despair Carol Gilligan - Developed a different version of the moral development theory but for women 1. Pre-conventional 2. Conventional 3. Post- conventional *the transitions between the stages are fueled by changes in the sense of self rather than in changes in cognitive capability Lawrence Kohlberg - Developed the moral development theory 1. Pre-conventional (usually in children) - obedience and punishment orientation - self-interest orientation 4Emily Charlene © All Rights Reserved 2025. 2. Conventional (usually in adolescences- adults) - interpersonal accord and conformity -authority and social order orientation 3. Post- conventional - social construct orientation - universal ethical principles Abraham Maslow - Developed the hierarchy of needs 1. Physiological needs: air, food, water, sleep, sex 2. Safety 3. Love and belongingness 4. Esteem 5. Self- actualization (peace) Jean Piget - Developed the stages of cognitive development *children construct their own learning through their environment (little scientists) 5Emily Charlene © All Rights Reserved 2025. 1. Sensorimotor (0-1) explores the world through senses and motor skills 2. Pre-operational (2-7) others view the world as they do 3. Concrete operational (7-11) can reason with familiar situations 4. Formal Operational (11 and up) can reason with hypothetical situations Skinner - behaviorist Believed that learning is viewed as a process of acces