NYSTCE: Educating All Students (EAS)
Exam UPDATED STUDYGUIDE ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER people's actions are driven by a need to gain
rewards or avoid punishments.
Reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER meant to increase a good behavior; a reward
Punishment - CORRECT ANSWER meant to decrease bad behavior
Positive reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER involves giving someone something
that he or she wants
Negative reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER taking away something that someone
does not want
Positive punishment - CORRECT ANSWER involves giving someone something that
he or she does not want
Negative punishment - CORRECT ANSWER involves taking away something that
someone does want
Extinction - CORRECT ANSWER decreases the chances of a response to something
by withdrawing reinforcement of the behavior; like a reset button
Constructivism - CORRECT ANSWER a philosophy of education that says that people
construct knowledge through their experiences and interactions with the world
Social learning - CORRECT ANSWER learning through interactions with other people
, Vyogtsky's Zone of Proximal Development - CORRECT ANSWER people learn best
from other people who are just a little ahead of them
Project-based learning (PBL) - CORRECT ANSWER focuses on giving an open-ended
question and complex problem to a group of students and having them figure out the best
solution to the problem
4 Steps to PBL - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Learners are presented with a problem; 2.
group develop theories to explain the problem; 3. Learners work independently to come up
with solutions; 4. Regroup to compare solutions and develop a plan.
Critical Theory - CORRECT ANSWER a philosophy that involves being critical of the
prevailing view of society
Critical theory in education - CORRECT ANSWER is about questioning how our
educational system can best offer education to all people
Problems with access to technology - CORRECT ANSWER poorer schools can have a
harder time getting technology in the hands of their students; poor students have lower
technological fluency than middle- and upper-class students.
Humanism - CORRECT ANSWER a branch of psychology related to the theories
Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers, has at its core the idea that people want to grow and
fulfill their ultimate potential.
Self-Directed Learning - CORRECT ANSWER involves students learning what they
want and need to learn, not what the teacher arbitrarily decides is important.
Extrinsic motivators - CORRECT ANSWER things outside of a person that motivate
them to do something.
Exam UPDATED STUDYGUIDE ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER people's actions are driven by a need to gain
rewards or avoid punishments.
Reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER meant to increase a good behavior; a reward
Punishment - CORRECT ANSWER meant to decrease bad behavior
Positive reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER involves giving someone something
that he or she wants
Negative reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER taking away something that someone
does not want
Positive punishment - CORRECT ANSWER involves giving someone something that
he or she does not want
Negative punishment - CORRECT ANSWER involves taking away something that
someone does want
Extinction - CORRECT ANSWER decreases the chances of a response to something
by withdrawing reinforcement of the behavior; like a reset button
Constructivism - CORRECT ANSWER a philosophy of education that says that people
construct knowledge through their experiences and interactions with the world
Social learning - CORRECT ANSWER learning through interactions with other people
, Vyogtsky's Zone of Proximal Development - CORRECT ANSWER people learn best
from other people who are just a little ahead of them
Project-based learning (PBL) - CORRECT ANSWER focuses on giving an open-ended
question and complex problem to a group of students and having them figure out the best
solution to the problem
4 Steps to PBL - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Learners are presented with a problem; 2.
group develop theories to explain the problem; 3. Learners work independently to come up
with solutions; 4. Regroup to compare solutions and develop a plan.
Critical Theory - CORRECT ANSWER a philosophy that involves being critical of the
prevailing view of society
Critical theory in education - CORRECT ANSWER is about questioning how our
educational system can best offer education to all people
Problems with access to technology - CORRECT ANSWER poorer schools can have a
harder time getting technology in the hands of their students; poor students have lower
technological fluency than middle- and upper-class students.
Humanism - CORRECT ANSWER a branch of psychology related to the theories
Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers, has at its core the idea that people want to grow and
fulfill their ultimate potential.
Self-Directed Learning - CORRECT ANSWER involves students learning what they
want and need to learn, not what the teacher arbitrarily decides is important.
Extrinsic motivators - CORRECT ANSWER things outside of a person that motivate
them to do something.
