EDF 3151 FINAL EXAM 2025
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The fact that students organize the information they
study in the form of schemas has important
implications for teaching. Of the following, the most
important implication of students' tendencies to
structure information in schemas is: -
....ANSWER...students should be presented with
relationships among ideas as well as the ideas
themselves.
You've read this item and you're sitting pondering it.
The place in your information processing system
where this "pondering" primarily takes place is: -
....ANSWER...working memory.
,When the phrase "Tall in the the saddle" is displayed
on an overhead, we tend to read it as "Tall in the
saddle." Of the following our tendency to miss the
second 'the' in the phrase best illustrates: -
....ANSWER...expectations and experience affecting
our perception.
A motion picture film is actually a series of still
pictures, but we "see" the movie as continuous
action. This fact most closely relates to which of the
following? - ....ANSWER...Perception
After reading the chapter in the text, Carla then
writes an answer to each of the questions that are in
the margins of the book. After writing her answer,
she looks at the feedback in the student supplement.
Her friend Heidi also reads the text. She then reads
the questions in the margins and then looks at the
feedback in the student supplement. Carla
consistently scores higher on the tests and quizzes.
Of the following, based on what we know about
making information meaningful, which is the best
explanation for why Carla scores higher than does
Heidi? - ....ANSWER...By writing the answers Carla
puts herself in a more active role than does Heidi.
,You have a class of 28 students who come from a
variety of ethnic backgrounds and whose
experiences vary widely. You want to begin teaching
the students about the American Revolutionary War.
You write the word "Revolution" on the chalkboard,
and you ask, "What do we mean by 'Revolution'?"
Using information processing theory as a basis for
your teaching, which of the following best describes
what you did? - ....ANSWER...You attempted to check
the students' perceptions by asking them what the
term meant to them.
Mrs. Smith wants to teach her students that snakes
are smooth, dry, and clean, rather than slimy as
many students believe. Using information processing
theory as a basis for her instruction, which of the
following would be the best way to begin her lesson?
- ....ANSWER...Bring a snake to class and hold it up
for the children to see and feel.
You have a class of students whose backgrounds are
diverse. You want them to understand that pressure
is the amount of force that is exerted on a certain
area. You have assessed their understanding of the
concept pressure by asking them questions, and you
, have found that understanding varies widely among
the individual students. Some equate pressure with
force, others can state the definition, but they seem
to merely have it memorized, and others have only
vague understandings of the concept. Using
information processing theory and your
understanding of instructional adaptations for
background diversity as a basis for your teaching,
which of the following is the most effective? -
....ANSWER...Stand up in front of the class on both
feet and then on one foot. Have the students
compare the force you exert on the floor and the
amount of area you're standing on in both cases.
Lead them to conclude that you exert twice as much
pressure on one foot as you do on two feet.
Use the case study with Michelle Carbee and her
students to answer Items 59-63
Perception is the second cognitive process that we
see in the information processing model. Of the
following, which paragraph or combination of
paragraphs is the best example of checking
students' perceptions? - ....ANSWER...33
Putting students in active roles is an essential
application of information processing theory. Which
CURRENTLY TESTING
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED
A+
The fact that students organize the information they
study in the form of schemas has important
implications for teaching. Of the following, the most
important implication of students' tendencies to
structure information in schemas is: -
....ANSWER...students should be presented with
relationships among ideas as well as the ideas
themselves.
You've read this item and you're sitting pondering it.
The place in your information processing system
where this "pondering" primarily takes place is: -
....ANSWER...working memory.
,When the phrase "Tall in the the saddle" is displayed
on an overhead, we tend to read it as "Tall in the
saddle." Of the following our tendency to miss the
second 'the' in the phrase best illustrates: -
....ANSWER...expectations and experience affecting
our perception.
A motion picture film is actually a series of still
pictures, but we "see" the movie as continuous
action. This fact most closely relates to which of the
following? - ....ANSWER...Perception
After reading the chapter in the text, Carla then
writes an answer to each of the questions that are in
the margins of the book. After writing her answer,
she looks at the feedback in the student supplement.
Her friend Heidi also reads the text. She then reads
the questions in the margins and then looks at the
feedback in the student supplement. Carla
consistently scores higher on the tests and quizzes.
Of the following, based on what we know about
making information meaningful, which is the best
explanation for why Carla scores higher than does
Heidi? - ....ANSWER...By writing the answers Carla
puts herself in a more active role than does Heidi.
,You have a class of 28 students who come from a
variety of ethnic backgrounds and whose
experiences vary widely. You want to begin teaching
the students about the American Revolutionary War.
You write the word "Revolution" on the chalkboard,
and you ask, "What do we mean by 'Revolution'?"
Using information processing theory as a basis for
your teaching, which of the following best describes
what you did? - ....ANSWER...You attempted to check
the students' perceptions by asking them what the
term meant to them.
Mrs. Smith wants to teach her students that snakes
are smooth, dry, and clean, rather than slimy as
many students believe. Using information processing
theory as a basis for her instruction, which of the
following would be the best way to begin her lesson?
- ....ANSWER...Bring a snake to class and hold it up
for the children to see and feel.
You have a class of students whose backgrounds are
diverse. You want them to understand that pressure
is the amount of force that is exerted on a certain
area. You have assessed their understanding of the
concept pressure by asking them questions, and you
, have found that understanding varies widely among
the individual students. Some equate pressure with
force, others can state the definition, but they seem
to merely have it memorized, and others have only
vague understandings of the concept. Using
information processing theory and your
understanding of instructional adaptations for
background diversity as a basis for your teaching,
which of the following is the most effective? -
....ANSWER...Stand up in front of the class on both
feet and then on one foot. Have the students
compare the force you exert on the floor and the
amount of area you're standing on in both cases.
Lead them to conclude that you exert twice as much
pressure on one foot as you do on two feet.
Use the case study with Michelle Carbee and her
students to answer Items 59-63
Perception is the second cognitive process that we
see in the information processing model. Of the
following, which paragraph or combination of
paragraphs is the best example of checking
students' perceptions? - ....ANSWER...33
Putting students in active roles is an essential
application of information processing theory. Which
