PLT (5622) Principles of Learning and
Teaching K-6 Questions and Answers
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What is the term for the temporary support given to a student to help them achieve a learning
goal?
✔✔ Scaffolding
What is the zone called where a student can perform a task with guidance but not alone?
✔✔ Zone of Proximal Development
Which psychologist is known for the theory of cognitive development?
✔✔ Jean Piaget
At which developmental stage do children begin to think logically about concrete events?
✔✔ Concrete operational stage
What learning theory emphasizes observable behavior and the effects of reinforcement?
✔✔ Behaviorism
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,What is a positive reinforcement?
✔✔ A reward or positive consequence that increases the likelihood of a behavior repeating
What does intrinsic motivation mean?
✔✔ Being motivated by internal rewards, such as interest or enjoyment in the task itself
What is metacognition?
✔✔ Thinking about one's own thinking and learning processes
Which psychologist developed the hierarchy of needs?
✔✔ Abraham Maslow
According to Maslow, what must be satisfied before a student can focus on learning?
✔✔ Basic needs such as food, safety, and shelter
What kind of memory holds information temporarily for processing?
✔✔ Working memory
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,What is the process of connecting new information to existing knowledge?
✔✔ Assimilation
What is the process of changing one’s mental schema to include new information?
✔✔ Accommodation
What is the educational approach where students learn by actively constructing their own
knowledge?
✔✔ Constructivism
Who introduced the idea of multiple intelligences?
✔✔ Howard Gardner
What is the term for the belief in one’s ability to succeed in specific tasks?
✔✔ Self-efficacy
What is the first stage in Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development?
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, ✔✔ Trust vs. Mistrust
What is the developmental task in Erikson’s stage for children aged 6 to 12?
✔✔ Industry vs. Inferiority
What kind of motivation comes from rewards like prizes or praise?
✔✔ Extrinsic motivation
What is a formative assessment used for?
✔✔ Monitoring student learning and guiding instruction during a lesson
What is a summative assessment used for?
✔✔ Evaluating student learning at the end of an instructional unit
What term describes a teacher adjusting instruction to meet the needs of all learners?
✔✔ Differentiation
What is schema theory?
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Teaching K-6 Questions and Answers
Latest Version Already Passed
What is the term for the temporary support given to a student to help them achieve a learning
goal?
✔✔ Scaffolding
What is the zone called where a student can perform a task with guidance but not alone?
✔✔ Zone of Proximal Development
Which psychologist is known for the theory of cognitive development?
✔✔ Jean Piaget
At which developmental stage do children begin to think logically about concrete events?
✔✔ Concrete operational stage
What learning theory emphasizes observable behavior and the effects of reinforcement?
✔✔ Behaviorism
1
,What is a positive reinforcement?
✔✔ A reward or positive consequence that increases the likelihood of a behavior repeating
What does intrinsic motivation mean?
✔✔ Being motivated by internal rewards, such as interest or enjoyment in the task itself
What is metacognition?
✔✔ Thinking about one's own thinking and learning processes
Which psychologist developed the hierarchy of needs?
✔✔ Abraham Maslow
According to Maslow, what must be satisfied before a student can focus on learning?
✔✔ Basic needs such as food, safety, and shelter
What kind of memory holds information temporarily for processing?
✔✔ Working memory
2
,What is the process of connecting new information to existing knowledge?
✔✔ Assimilation
What is the process of changing one’s mental schema to include new information?
✔✔ Accommodation
What is the educational approach where students learn by actively constructing their own
knowledge?
✔✔ Constructivism
Who introduced the idea of multiple intelligences?
✔✔ Howard Gardner
What is the term for the belief in one’s ability to succeed in specific tasks?
✔✔ Self-efficacy
What is the first stage in Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development?
3
, ✔✔ Trust vs. Mistrust
What is the developmental task in Erikson’s stage for children aged 6 to 12?
✔✔ Industry vs. Inferiority
What kind of motivation comes from rewards like prizes or praise?
✔✔ Extrinsic motivation
What is a formative assessment used for?
✔✔ Monitoring student learning and guiding instruction during a lesson
What is a summative assessment used for?
✔✔ Evaluating student learning at the end of an instructional unit
What term describes a teacher adjusting instruction to meet the needs of all learners?
✔✔ Differentiation
What is schema theory?
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