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Texas PPR Questions with Correct
Answers for Specific Exam Mail
psychological constructivism
Ans: how learning builds on previous knowledge, how we
organize
Piaget
Ans: Stages of Cognitive Development
Sensorimotor (Piaget)
Ans: intelligence shown through motor activity
knowledge limited to physical interactions
mobility/language develops in later part
Pre-Operational (Piaget)
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Ans: egocentric thinking
intelligence through use of symbols
language, memory, imagination
thinking = nonlogical
Concrete Operational (Piaget)
Ans: egocentric thought diminishes
intelligence through logical and systematic manipulation
of concrete objects
Formal Operational (Piaget)
Ans: intelligence through logical use of symbols and
related to abstract concepts
evidence of a return to egocentric thought
schemas
Ans: mental patterns that guide behavior
help students process and organize info to make sense of
environment
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social constructivism
Ans: how interactions with others help us learn.
Vygotsky Theory of Cognitive Dev
Ans: 1. Children understand the world based on social
interactions w their culture
2. Sign systems include symbols used to think, solve
problems and communicate
self-regulation (vyg)
Ans: think and solve problems without the help of others
private speech (vyg)
Ans: inner speech/self talk that guides thinking and
actions
Zone of Proximal Dev
Pretest - Stuvia US
Texas PPR Questions with Correct
Answers for Specific Exam Mail
psychological constructivism
Ans: how learning builds on previous knowledge, how we
organize
Piaget
Ans: Stages of Cognitive Development
Sensorimotor (Piaget)
Ans: intelligence shown through motor activity
knowledge limited to physical interactions
mobility/language develops in later part
Pre-Operational (Piaget)
Pretest - Stuvia US
,2
Ans: egocentric thinking
intelligence through use of symbols
language, memory, imagination
thinking = nonlogical
Concrete Operational (Piaget)
Ans: egocentric thought diminishes
intelligence through logical and systematic manipulation
of concrete objects
Formal Operational (Piaget)
Ans: intelligence through logical use of symbols and
related to abstract concepts
evidence of a return to egocentric thought
schemas
Ans: mental patterns that guide behavior
help students process and organize info to make sense of
environment
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 3
social constructivism
Ans: how interactions with others help us learn.
Vygotsky Theory of Cognitive Dev
Ans: 1. Children understand the world based on social
interactions w their culture
2. Sign systems include symbols used to think, solve
problems and communicate
self-regulation (vyg)
Ans: think and solve problems without the help of others
private speech (vyg)
Ans: inner speech/self talk that guides thinking and
actions
Zone of Proximal Dev
Pretest - Stuvia US
