WGU C909 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM
2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Constructivist Theory - ✔ANASWER✔-A philosophy
based on the premise that people construct their own
understanding of the world they live in through reflection
on experiences.
Constructivist Theory in Practice - ✔ANASWER✔-For
example: Groups of students in a science class are
discussing a problem in physics. Though the teacher
knows the "answer" to the problem, she focuses on
,helping students restate their questions in useful ways.
She prompts each student to reflect on and examine his
or her current knowledge. When one of the students
comes up with the relevant concept, the teacher seizes
upon it, and indicates to the group that this might be a
fruitful avenue for them to explore. They design and
perform relevant experiments. Afterward, the students
and teacher talk about what they have learned, and how
their observations and experiments helped (or did not
help) them to better understand the concept.
Cognitive-constructivist view of reading - ✔ANASWER✔-
Aim to assist students in assimilating new information to
existing knowledge, as well as enabling them to make the
appropriate accommodations to their existing intellectual
framework to accommodate that information. Ex.
Because of Winn-Dixie; from her inference, and active
knowledge of the text says that people who have things
in common often become friends.
Socio-cultural theory/Ex. - ✔ANASWER✔-Extends the
influence on the cognitive-constructivist view out from
the reader and the text into the larger social realm.
,Learning is viewed as social rather than individual. -Lev
Vygotsky Ex. Understanding the zone of proximal
development can be helpful for teachers.
In classroom settings, teachers may first assess students
to determine their current skill level. Educators can then
offer instruction that stretches the limits of each child's
capabilities.
At first, the student may need assistance from an adult or
a more knowledgeable peer, but eventually, their zone of
proximal development will expand. Teachers can help
promote this expansion by:
Planning and organizing their instruction and lessons: For
example, the teacher might organize the class into
groups where less skilled children are paired with
students who have a higher skill level.
Using hints, prompts, and direct instruction to help kids
improve their ability levels.
Scaffolding, where the teacher provides specific prompts
to move the child progressively forward toward a goal.
Reader Response Theory - ✔ANASWER✔-The main
argument of reader-response theory is that readers, as
, much as the text, play an active role in a reading
experience (Rosenblatt, 1994). This theory rejects the
structuralist view that meaning resides solely in the text.
Words in a text evoke images in readers' minds and
readers bring their experiences to this encounter.
Experiential Learning - ✔ANASWER✔-As the name
suggests, experiential learning involves learning from
experience. The theory was proposed by psychologist
David Kolb who was influenced by the work of other
theorists including John Dewey, Kurt Lewin, and Jean
Piaget
Oral Language Development - ✔ANASWER✔-The
complex system that relates sounds to meanings, is made
of three components: phonological, (rules for combining
sounds) semantic, (the smallest units of meaning that
may be combined to make up words) and syntactic (the
rules that combine morphemes into sentences). Reading
and talking with children plays an important role in
developing their vocabulary. The more you talk to
children, the larger their vocabulary will develop. Note:
2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Constructivist Theory - ✔ANASWER✔-A philosophy
based on the premise that people construct their own
understanding of the world they live in through reflection
on experiences.
Constructivist Theory in Practice - ✔ANASWER✔-For
example: Groups of students in a science class are
discussing a problem in physics. Though the teacher
knows the "answer" to the problem, she focuses on
,helping students restate their questions in useful ways.
She prompts each student to reflect on and examine his
or her current knowledge. When one of the students
comes up with the relevant concept, the teacher seizes
upon it, and indicates to the group that this might be a
fruitful avenue for them to explore. They design and
perform relevant experiments. Afterward, the students
and teacher talk about what they have learned, and how
their observations and experiments helped (or did not
help) them to better understand the concept.
Cognitive-constructivist view of reading - ✔ANASWER✔-
Aim to assist students in assimilating new information to
existing knowledge, as well as enabling them to make the
appropriate accommodations to their existing intellectual
framework to accommodate that information. Ex.
Because of Winn-Dixie; from her inference, and active
knowledge of the text says that people who have things
in common often become friends.
Socio-cultural theory/Ex. - ✔ANASWER✔-Extends the
influence on the cognitive-constructivist view out from
the reader and the text into the larger social realm.
,Learning is viewed as social rather than individual. -Lev
Vygotsky Ex. Understanding the zone of proximal
development can be helpful for teachers.
In classroom settings, teachers may first assess students
to determine their current skill level. Educators can then
offer instruction that stretches the limits of each child's
capabilities.
At first, the student may need assistance from an adult or
a more knowledgeable peer, but eventually, their zone of
proximal development will expand. Teachers can help
promote this expansion by:
Planning and organizing their instruction and lessons: For
example, the teacher might organize the class into
groups where less skilled children are paired with
students who have a higher skill level.
Using hints, prompts, and direct instruction to help kids
improve their ability levels.
Scaffolding, where the teacher provides specific prompts
to move the child progressively forward toward a goal.
Reader Response Theory - ✔ANASWER✔-The main
argument of reader-response theory is that readers, as
, much as the text, play an active role in a reading
experience (Rosenblatt, 1994). This theory rejects the
structuralist view that meaning resides solely in the text.
Words in a text evoke images in readers' minds and
readers bring their experiences to this encounter.
Experiential Learning - ✔ANASWER✔-As the name
suggests, experiential learning involves learning from
experience. The theory was proposed by psychologist
David Kolb who was influenced by the work of other
theorists including John Dewey, Kurt Lewin, and Jean
Piaget
Oral Language Development - ✔ANASWER✔-The
complex system that relates sounds to meanings, is made
of three components: phonological, (rules for combining
sounds) semantic, (the smallest units of meaning that
may be combined to make up words) and syntactic (the
rules that combine morphemes into sentences). Reading
and talking with children plays an important role in
developing their vocabulary. The more you talk to
children, the larger their vocabulary will develop. Note:
