LSU PSYC 2060: Exam 1 ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
William James - CORRECT ANSWER - Observing teaching and learning in the classroom
for improving education. Start lessons just beyond child's level of knowledge and understanding
to stretch child's mind.
John Dewey - CORRECT ANSWER - Child is an active learner. Child's adaptation to the
environment. Competent, high quality education for all children. First major educational
psychology lab in the U.S.
E.L. Thorndike - CORRECT ANSWER - Emphasized that ED PSYC must have a
scientific base derived through assessment and measurement of learning.
Leta Hollingworth - CORRECT ANSWER - Coined the term gifted.
George Sanches - CORRECT ANSWER - Demonstrated that intelligence tests were
culturally biased.
Mami and Kenneth Clark - CORRECT ANSWER - Studied African American children's
self-conceptions and identity.
B.F. Skinner - CORRECT ANSWER - 1950's programmed learning - reinforcement after a
series of steps until the student reaches a learning goal. Reinforcement for appropriate behavior
and holding reinforcement for inappropriate behavior.
Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognitive Skills - CORRECT ANSWER - Remembering,
comprehending, synthesizing, and evaluating. Being able to remember, comprehend, and apply
correct behavior in certain situations. More cognitive processing and synthesizing it.
cognitive psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - Memory, thinking, reasoning - to help
student learn.
, why teaching remains an art - CORRECT ANSWER - Classroom judgements based on
personal skills, experiences, and accumulated wisdom.
effective teacher - CORRECT ANSWER - Subject competence
effective teacher - CORRECT ANSWER - Implement appropriate instructional strategies
constructivists approach - CORRECT ANSWER - Learner centered emphasizing actively
constructing knowledge with teacher guidance.
direct instruction approach - CORRECT ANSWER - Structured, teacher-centered
approach.
effective teacher - CORRECT ANSWER - Model and communicate good thinking skills,
especially critical thinking.
effective teacher - CORRECT ANSWER - Set high goals for themselves and students and
plan for instruction. Create developmentally appropriate instructional materials and activities.
effective teacher - CORRECT ANSWER - Manage classrooms for optimal learning.
effective teacher - CORRECT ANSWER - Use effective strategies to promote students'
motivation to learn.
effective teacher - CORRECT ANSWER - Understand individual variations.
effective teacher - CORRECT ANSWER - Work effectively with students from culturally
diverse backgrounds.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
William James - CORRECT ANSWER - Observing teaching and learning in the classroom
for improving education. Start lessons just beyond child's level of knowledge and understanding
to stretch child's mind.
John Dewey - CORRECT ANSWER - Child is an active learner. Child's adaptation to the
environment. Competent, high quality education for all children. First major educational
psychology lab in the U.S.
E.L. Thorndike - CORRECT ANSWER - Emphasized that ED PSYC must have a
scientific base derived through assessment and measurement of learning.
Leta Hollingworth - CORRECT ANSWER - Coined the term gifted.
George Sanches - CORRECT ANSWER - Demonstrated that intelligence tests were
culturally biased.
Mami and Kenneth Clark - CORRECT ANSWER - Studied African American children's
self-conceptions and identity.
B.F. Skinner - CORRECT ANSWER - 1950's programmed learning - reinforcement after a
series of steps until the student reaches a learning goal. Reinforcement for appropriate behavior
and holding reinforcement for inappropriate behavior.
Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognitive Skills - CORRECT ANSWER - Remembering,
comprehending, synthesizing, and evaluating. Being able to remember, comprehend, and apply
correct behavior in certain situations. More cognitive processing and synthesizing it.
cognitive psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - Memory, thinking, reasoning - to help
student learn.
, why teaching remains an art - CORRECT ANSWER - Classroom judgements based on
personal skills, experiences, and accumulated wisdom.
effective teacher - CORRECT ANSWER - Subject competence
effective teacher - CORRECT ANSWER - Implement appropriate instructional strategies
constructivists approach - CORRECT ANSWER - Learner centered emphasizing actively
constructing knowledge with teacher guidance.
direct instruction approach - CORRECT ANSWER - Structured, teacher-centered
approach.
effective teacher - CORRECT ANSWER - Model and communicate good thinking skills,
especially critical thinking.
effective teacher - CORRECT ANSWER - Set high goals for themselves and students and
plan for instruction. Create developmentally appropriate instructional materials and activities.
effective teacher - CORRECT ANSWER - Manage classrooms for optimal learning.
effective teacher - CORRECT ANSWER - Use effective strategies to promote students'
motivation to learn.
effective teacher - CORRECT ANSWER - Understand individual variations.
effective teacher - CORRECT ANSWER - Work effectively with students from culturally
diverse backgrounds.
