D307 - Educational Psychology WGU questions with
verified answers
3 Steps to Process of Language Development (Skinner) Ans✓✓✓-Imitating,
Prompting, Shaping
4 stages of language development Ans✓✓✓-1. Babbling or Pre-Language State
(0-6 months)
2. Holophrastic One-Word Stage (11-19 months)
3. Two-Word Stage (13-24 months)
4. Telegraphic Stage (18-27 months)
4 Stages of Physical Development Ans✓✓✓-Infant (0-2)
Early Childhood (2-6)
Middle Childhood (6-10)
Adolescence (10-18)
A 10-year-old student works hard to master multiplication so her teacher and
peers will be proud of her.
Which of Erikson's stages is this student displaying?
Identity versus role confusion
Autonomy versus shame
Trust versus mistrust
Industry versus inferiority Ans✓✓✓-Industry versus inferiority
,A 4th grade teacher wants to give her students a science lesson that will help to
develop their thinking skills. What activity would be most appropriate for
students at this age, according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
Have students work on memorizing science vocabulary words by working in pairs
with flashcards.
Provide a short lesson on a science concept, and then have students create a
concept map to show the connections between concepts.
Demonstrate a science experiment that each student will complete, and then
have them work on it, asking them to identify questions they may have.
Assign students to groups to work on different science experiments and have
them create a hypothesis for what they think the result will be. Ans✓✓✓-
Demonstrate a science experiment that each student will complete, and then
have them work on it, asking them to identify questions they may have.
A 4th-grade student has a mild intellectual disability and does not need regular,
scheduled assistance. However, they do need support in new environments or in
certain situations that may cause uncertainty or stress. What kind of support
would be best for this student? Ans✓✓✓-Intermittent
A classroom teacher is working with a diverse student population. One student,
Kamal, has a physical disability and uses a wheelchair. Another student, Jack, has
a hearing impairment (for which he uses a hearing aid) and an expressive
language disorder. A third student, Maria, lives in a house where there is chronic
food insecurity, and she typically comes to school hungry, pays little attention in
class, and sleeps. A fourth student, Fatima, has an autism spectrum disorder.
Fatima has difficulties with speech and communication, sensory sensitivity, and
challenges in social interaction with peers.
What is Maria's primary learning need? Ans✓✓✓-the issue underlying her
challenges, is access to nutritious, sufficient food.
, A classroom teacher is working with a diverse student population. One student,
Kamal, has a physical disability and uses a wheelchair. Another student, Jack, has
a hearing impairment (for which he uses a hearing aid) and an expressive
language disorder. A third student, Maria, lives in a house where there is chronic
food insecurity, and she typically comes to school hungry, pays little attention in
class, and sleeps. A fourth student, Fatima, has an autism spectrum disorder.
Fatima has difficulties with speech and communication, sensory sensitivity, and
challenges in social interaction with peers.
Which two students might have difficulties in communicating their needs to the
teacher? Ans✓✓✓-Jack & Fatima
A classroom teacher is working with a diverse student population. One student,
Kamal, has a physical disability and uses a wheelchair. Another student, Jack, has
a hearing impairment (for which he uses a hearing aid) and an expressive
language disorder. A third student, Maria, lives in a house where there is chronic
food insecurity, and she typically comes to school hungry, pays little attention in
class, and sleeps. A fourth student, Fatima, has an autism spectrum disorder.
Fatima has difficulties with speech and communication. She has challenges in
social interaction with peers, and she has sensory sensitivity, which requires her
to have sensory input in order to stay engaged and focused.
What is one need that Fatima might display in class? Ans✓✓✓-Difficulty focusing
A middle-school science teacher notices that his students are not working well
together during lab experiments. How can he use a behaviorist approach to
instruction in his classroom? Ans✓✓✓-Award extra-credit points to individuals
who use good social skills during lab work
A mother says to her three year old, "Oh no! You fell down. Did you get an owie?"
Vygotsky would categorize this mother's conversation with her child as Ans✓✓✓-
Working in the child's zone of proximal development
verified answers
3 Steps to Process of Language Development (Skinner) Ans✓✓✓-Imitating,
Prompting, Shaping
4 stages of language development Ans✓✓✓-1. Babbling or Pre-Language State
(0-6 months)
2. Holophrastic One-Word Stage (11-19 months)
3. Two-Word Stage (13-24 months)
4. Telegraphic Stage (18-27 months)
4 Stages of Physical Development Ans✓✓✓-Infant (0-2)
Early Childhood (2-6)
Middle Childhood (6-10)
Adolescence (10-18)
A 10-year-old student works hard to master multiplication so her teacher and
peers will be proud of her.
Which of Erikson's stages is this student displaying?
Identity versus role confusion
Autonomy versus shame
Trust versus mistrust
Industry versus inferiority Ans✓✓✓-Industry versus inferiority
,A 4th grade teacher wants to give her students a science lesson that will help to
develop their thinking skills. What activity would be most appropriate for
students at this age, according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
Have students work on memorizing science vocabulary words by working in pairs
with flashcards.
Provide a short lesson on a science concept, and then have students create a
concept map to show the connections between concepts.
Demonstrate a science experiment that each student will complete, and then
have them work on it, asking them to identify questions they may have.
Assign students to groups to work on different science experiments and have
them create a hypothesis for what they think the result will be. Ans✓✓✓-
Demonstrate a science experiment that each student will complete, and then
have them work on it, asking them to identify questions they may have.
A 4th-grade student has a mild intellectual disability and does not need regular,
scheduled assistance. However, they do need support in new environments or in
certain situations that may cause uncertainty or stress. What kind of support
would be best for this student? Ans✓✓✓-Intermittent
A classroom teacher is working with a diverse student population. One student,
Kamal, has a physical disability and uses a wheelchair. Another student, Jack, has
a hearing impairment (for which he uses a hearing aid) and an expressive
language disorder. A third student, Maria, lives in a house where there is chronic
food insecurity, and she typically comes to school hungry, pays little attention in
class, and sleeps. A fourth student, Fatima, has an autism spectrum disorder.
Fatima has difficulties with speech and communication, sensory sensitivity, and
challenges in social interaction with peers.
What is Maria's primary learning need? Ans✓✓✓-the issue underlying her
challenges, is access to nutritious, sufficient food.
, A classroom teacher is working with a diverse student population. One student,
Kamal, has a physical disability and uses a wheelchair. Another student, Jack, has
a hearing impairment (for which he uses a hearing aid) and an expressive
language disorder. A third student, Maria, lives in a house where there is chronic
food insecurity, and she typically comes to school hungry, pays little attention in
class, and sleeps. A fourth student, Fatima, has an autism spectrum disorder.
Fatima has difficulties with speech and communication, sensory sensitivity, and
challenges in social interaction with peers.
Which two students might have difficulties in communicating their needs to the
teacher? Ans✓✓✓-Jack & Fatima
A classroom teacher is working with a diverse student population. One student,
Kamal, has a physical disability and uses a wheelchair. Another student, Jack, has
a hearing impairment (for which he uses a hearing aid) and an expressive
language disorder. A third student, Maria, lives in a house where there is chronic
food insecurity, and she typically comes to school hungry, pays little attention in
class, and sleeps. A fourth student, Fatima, has an autism spectrum disorder.
Fatima has difficulties with speech and communication. She has challenges in
social interaction with peers, and she has sensory sensitivity, which requires her
to have sensory input in order to stay engaged and focused.
What is one need that Fatima might display in class? Ans✓✓✓-Difficulty focusing
A middle-school science teacher notices that his students are not working well
together during lab experiments. How can he use a behaviorist approach to
instruction in his classroom? Ans✓✓✓-Award extra-credit points to individuals
who use good social skills during lab work
A mother says to her three year old, "Oh no! You fell down. Did you get an owie?"
Vygotsky would categorize this mother's conversation with her child as Ans✓✓✓-
Working in the child's zone of proximal development
