EDUC 701- Quiz 5 Constructivism | Questions and Answers
| 2026 Update
Instructions
The quiz:
• Covers the Textbook material from Module 5: Week 5.
• Contains 20 multiple-choice, true/false, and multiple-answer questions.
• It is limited to 2 hours.
• Allows 1 attempt.
• It is worth 50 points
Correct Answers Part One
1. According to Jean Piaget, during the formal operational stage, children develop:
➡️Abstract thinking
2. According to Jerome Bruner, the stage in which an object can be directly manipulated is:
➡️Enactive mode
3. In the classroom, a constructivist teacher is more likely to:
➡️Prompt and facilitate discussion
4. Which theorist did NOT emphasize constructivism?
➡️Ivan Pavlov
5. Teacher demonstrates, then steps back and supports as needed:
➡️Scaffolding
6. Vygotsky = cognitive developmental & Piaget = social developmental (True/False):
➡️False
7. Assimilation is best defined as:
➡️Fitting new knowledge into existing schemas
8. Providing appropriate assistance and tools to help learning is called:
➡️Scaffolding
9. A child thinking out loud quietly to himself is an example of:
➡️Private speech
, 10. Balancing assimilation and accommodation is known as:
➡️Equilibration
11. According to Piaget, during the sensorimotor stage infants develop:
➡️Object permanence
12. Concrete operational stage age range:
➡️7 to 11 years old
13. Piaget’s four stages (sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational)
(True/False):
➡️True
14. According to Lev Vygotsky, the distance between actual and potential development is:
➡️Zone of Proximal Development
15. According to Bruner, using language and math symbols is the:
➡️Symbolic mode
16. According to Piaget, during the preoperational stage children develop:
➡️Reflective thought
17. Belief that learners actively construct knowledge through interaction best represents a:
➡️Constructivist
18. Language plays a central role in social development (Vygotsky) (True/False):
➡️True
19. Knowledge derived from interaction between persons and environment reflects a:
➡️Dialectical viewpoint
20. Theorist who emphasized historical, cultural, and social context of development:
➡️Vygotsky
Correct Answers Part One
Question 1
2..5 pts
According to Piaget, during the formal operational stage, children’s behaviors lead them to develop
object permanence.
| 2026 Update
Instructions
The quiz:
• Covers the Textbook material from Module 5: Week 5.
• Contains 20 multiple-choice, true/false, and multiple-answer questions.
• It is limited to 2 hours.
• Allows 1 attempt.
• It is worth 50 points
Correct Answers Part One
1. According to Jean Piaget, during the formal operational stage, children develop:
➡️Abstract thinking
2. According to Jerome Bruner, the stage in which an object can be directly manipulated is:
➡️Enactive mode
3. In the classroom, a constructivist teacher is more likely to:
➡️Prompt and facilitate discussion
4. Which theorist did NOT emphasize constructivism?
➡️Ivan Pavlov
5. Teacher demonstrates, then steps back and supports as needed:
➡️Scaffolding
6. Vygotsky = cognitive developmental & Piaget = social developmental (True/False):
➡️False
7. Assimilation is best defined as:
➡️Fitting new knowledge into existing schemas
8. Providing appropriate assistance and tools to help learning is called:
➡️Scaffolding
9. A child thinking out loud quietly to himself is an example of:
➡️Private speech
, 10. Balancing assimilation and accommodation is known as:
➡️Equilibration
11. According to Piaget, during the sensorimotor stage infants develop:
➡️Object permanence
12. Concrete operational stage age range:
➡️7 to 11 years old
13. Piaget’s four stages (sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational)
(True/False):
➡️True
14. According to Lev Vygotsky, the distance between actual and potential development is:
➡️Zone of Proximal Development
15. According to Bruner, using language and math symbols is the:
➡️Symbolic mode
16. According to Piaget, during the preoperational stage children develop:
➡️Reflective thought
17. Belief that learners actively construct knowledge through interaction best represents a:
➡️Constructivist
18. Language plays a central role in social development (Vygotsky) (True/False):
➡️True
19. Knowledge derived from interaction between persons and environment reflects a:
➡️Dialectical viewpoint
20. Theorist who emphasized historical, cultural, and social context of development:
➡️Vygotsky
Correct Answers Part One
Question 1
2..5 pts
According to Piaget, during the formal operational stage, children’s behaviors lead them to develop
object permanence.
