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PLT (5622) Principles of Learning and
Teaching K-6 Questions with 100%
Correct Answers
Knowledge Correct Answer: -acquired information
Cognitive processes Correct Answer: -acquiring new knowledge and skills and
being able to apply new learning to new situations and draw conclusions from it
Cognitive Process Functions Correct Answer: -perception
-attention
-language
-memory
-thinking
Transfer Correct Answer: -to apply knowledge to make inferences about new
thoughts and ideas
Foundational Theorists Correct Answer: -provide the framework by which all
current knowledge of cognitive processes is based
Jerome Bruner Correct Answer: -a constructivist theorist who contributed the 3
modes of representation to the field of cognitive development
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1) Enactive Stage: learning through action
2) Iconic Stage: cognition through mental images
3) Symbolic Stage: learning through language
Albert Bandura Correct Answer: -developed the social learning theory and
believes learning is a combination of cognition, behavior, and environment
John Dewey Correct Answer: -viewed learning as a series of scientific inquiry
and experimentation where children should construct knowledge using hands-
on and relevant learning activities
Jean Piaget Correct Answer: -studied cognition in children and identified the
stages of development and contributed to schema learning
1) Sensorimotor Stage: children develop the concept of of object permanence
2) Preoperational Stage: children engage in symbolic play
3) Concrete Operational Stage: children are more capable of thinking logically
4) Formal Operational Stage: people are able to think abstractly
Lev Vygotsky Correct Answer: -researched the social development theory with
the 2 main tenets being more knowledgeable other (MKO) and zone of
proximal development (ZPD)
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Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) Correct Answer: -is the space between
what a child can do independently and the learning goal
Lawrence Kohlberg Correct Answer: identified the stages of moral development
into 3 different levels
Level 1: Preconventional morality has obedience and punishment orientation &
individualism and exchange
Level 2: Conventional morality has good interpersonal relationships and
maintaining the social order
Level 3: Postconventional morality has social contract and individual rights &
Universal Principles
Benjamin Bloom Correct Answer: -contributed to the taxonomy of educational
objectives and the theory of mastery learning where 3 levels of domains of
learning occur while promoting higher-level thinking
1) Affective: deals with emotions and attitudes
2) Psychomotor: deals with motor skill development
3) Cognitive: deals with acquiring intellect
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Learning Theories Correct Answer: -describe how genetics, development,
environment, motivation, and emotions affect a student's ability to acquire and
apply knowledge
Classical Conditioning Correct Answer: -a neutral stimulus becomes associated
with a reflex response through conditioning
-Example: when a teacher rings a bell, the students stop what they are doing
and pay attention to the teacher
Operant Conditioning Correct Answer: -provides rewards or punishment as a
motivation for desired performance
-Intrinsic rewards: hands-on, inquiry based, and relevant learning activities
-Extrinsic rewards: stickers, praise, and certificates
Metacognition Correct Answer: -thinking about thinking
Schema Correct Answer: -frameworks for understanding
Example: like file folders in the brain that learners naturally sort information into
Self-efficacy Correct Answer: -when a person believes that he or she is capable
of achieving a learning goal
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PLT (5622) Principles of Learning and
Teaching K-6 Questions with 100%
Correct Answers
Knowledge Correct Answer: -acquired information
Cognitive processes Correct Answer: -acquiring new knowledge and skills and
being able to apply new learning to new situations and draw conclusions from it
Cognitive Process Functions Correct Answer: -perception
-attention
-language
-memory
-thinking
Transfer Correct Answer: -to apply knowledge to make inferences about new
thoughts and ideas
Foundational Theorists Correct Answer: -provide the framework by which all
current knowledge of cognitive processes is based
Jerome Bruner Correct Answer: -a constructivist theorist who contributed the 3
modes of representation to the field of cognitive development
:
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1) Enactive Stage: learning through action
2) Iconic Stage: cognition through mental images
3) Symbolic Stage: learning through language
Albert Bandura Correct Answer: -developed the social learning theory and
believes learning is a combination of cognition, behavior, and environment
John Dewey Correct Answer: -viewed learning as a series of scientific inquiry
and experimentation where children should construct knowledge using hands-
on and relevant learning activities
Jean Piaget Correct Answer: -studied cognition in children and identified the
stages of development and contributed to schema learning
1) Sensorimotor Stage: children develop the concept of of object permanence
2) Preoperational Stage: children engage in symbolic play
3) Concrete Operational Stage: children are more capable of thinking logically
4) Formal Operational Stage: people are able to think abstractly
Lev Vygotsky Correct Answer: -researched the social development theory with
the 2 main tenets being more knowledgeable other (MKO) and zone of
proximal development (ZPD)
:
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Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) Correct Answer: -is the space between
what a child can do independently and the learning goal
Lawrence Kohlberg Correct Answer: identified the stages of moral development
into 3 different levels
Level 1: Preconventional morality has obedience and punishment orientation &
individualism and exchange
Level 2: Conventional morality has good interpersonal relationships and
maintaining the social order
Level 3: Postconventional morality has social contract and individual rights &
Universal Principles
Benjamin Bloom Correct Answer: -contributed to the taxonomy of educational
objectives and the theory of mastery learning where 3 levels of domains of
learning occur while promoting higher-level thinking
1) Affective: deals with emotions and attitudes
2) Psychomotor: deals with motor skill development
3) Cognitive: deals with acquiring intellect
:
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Learning Theories Correct Answer: -describe how genetics, development,
environment, motivation, and emotions affect a student's ability to acquire and
apply knowledge
Classical Conditioning Correct Answer: -a neutral stimulus becomes associated
with a reflex response through conditioning
-Example: when a teacher rings a bell, the students stop what they are doing
and pay attention to the teacher
Operant Conditioning Correct Answer: -provides rewards or punishment as a
motivation for desired performance
-Intrinsic rewards: hands-on, inquiry based, and relevant learning activities
-Extrinsic rewards: stickers, praise, and certificates
Metacognition Correct Answer: -thinking about thinking
Schema Correct Answer: -frameworks for understanding
Example: like file folders in the brain that learners naturally sort information into
Self-efficacy Correct Answer: -when a person believes that he or she is capable
of achieving a learning goal
:
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