NYSTCE: Educating All Students (EAS) Exam Questions & Certified Solutio
1. people's actions are driven by a need to gain rewards Behaviorism
or avoid punishments.
2. meant to increase a good behavior; a reward Reinforcement
3. meant to decrease bad behavior Punishment
4. involves giving someone something that he or she Positive reinforcement
wants
5. taking away something that someone does not want Negative reinforcement
6. involves giving someone something that he or she Positive punishment
does not want
7. involves taking away something that someone does Negative punishment
want
8. decreases the chances of a response to something Extinction
by withdrawing reinforcement of the behavior; like
a reset button
9. a philosophy of education that says that people con- Constructivism
struct knowledge through their experiences and in-
teractions with the world
10. learning through interactions with other people Social learning
11. people learn best from other people who are just a Vyogtsky's Zone of Proximal
little ahead of them Development
12. focuses on giving an open-ended question and com- Project-based learning (PBL)
plex problem to a group of students and having
them figure out the best solution to the problem
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, NYSTCE: Educating All Students (EAS) Exam Questions & Certified Solutio
13. 1. Learners are presented with a problem; 2. group 4 Steps to PBL
develop theories to explain the problem; 3. Learners
work independently to come up with solutions; 4.
Regroup to compare solutions and develop a plan.
14. a philosophy that involves being critical of the pre- Critical Theory
vailing view of society
15. is about questioning how our educational system Critical theory in education
can best offer education to all people
16. poorer schools can have a harder time getting tech- Problems with access to tech-
nology in the hands of their students; poor students nology
have lower technological fluency than middle- and
upper-class students.
17. a branch of psychology related to the theories Abra- Humanism
ham Maslow and Carl Rogers, has at its core the idea
that people want to grow and fulfill their ultimate
potential.
18. involves students learning what they want and need Self-Directed Learning
to learn, not what the teacher arbitrarily decides is
important.
19. things outside of a person that motivate them to do Extrinsic motivators
something.
20. thoughtful assessment of one's own work Self-evaluation
21. people who continue to learn even after they leave lifelong learners
school
22. Learning
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1. people's actions are driven by a need to gain rewards Behaviorism
or avoid punishments.
2. meant to increase a good behavior; a reward Reinforcement
3. meant to decrease bad behavior Punishment
4. involves giving someone something that he or she Positive reinforcement
wants
5. taking away something that someone does not want Negative reinforcement
6. involves giving someone something that he or she Positive punishment
does not want
7. involves taking away something that someone does Negative punishment
want
8. decreases the chances of a response to something Extinction
by withdrawing reinforcement of the behavior; like
a reset button
9. a philosophy of education that says that people con- Constructivism
struct knowledge through their experiences and in-
teractions with the world
10. learning through interactions with other people Social learning
11. people learn best from other people who are just a Vyogtsky's Zone of Proximal
little ahead of them Development
12. focuses on giving an open-ended question and com- Project-based learning (PBL)
plex problem to a group of students and having
them figure out the best solution to the problem
1/8
, NYSTCE: Educating All Students (EAS) Exam Questions & Certified Solutio
13. 1. Learners are presented with a problem; 2. group 4 Steps to PBL
develop theories to explain the problem; 3. Learners
work independently to come up with solutions; 4.
Regroup to compare solutions and develop a plan.
14. a philosophy that involves being critical of the pre- Critical Theory
vailing view of society
15. is about questioning how our educational system Critical theory in education
can best offer education to all people
16. poorer schools can have a harder time getting tech- Problems with access to tech-
nology in the hands of their students; poor students nology
have lower technological fluency than middle- and
upper-class students.
17. a branch of psychology related to the theories Abra- Humanism
ham Maslow and Carl Rogers, has at its core the idea
that people want to grow and fulfill their ultimate
potential.
18. involves students learning what they want and need Self-Directed Learning
to learn, not what the teacher arbitrarily decides is
important.
19. things outside of a person that motivate them to do Extrinsic motivators
something.
20. thoughtful assessment of one's own work Self-evaluation
21. people who continue to learn even after they leave lifelong learners
school
22. Learning
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