FCS PRAXIS 5122 COMPLETE TOPIC & STUDY NOTES EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What was Jean Piaget"s Theory? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cognitive Development
What are Jean Piaget's 4 stages that describe intellectual development from infancy to adulthood? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sensorimotor, Pre Operational, Concrete, Formal
Sensorimotor Stage (0-2yoa) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Child uses senses, light, hearing, to learn about
the world. They develop hand eye coordination. * The children learn to solve simple problems like using
their hands to drop a block into a bucket.
Pre Operational Stage (2-7 yoa) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Child uses words, symbols, & pictures. They
begin to understand language & can focus attention on subject or object. They have a faulty sense of
logic when it comes to things such as, volume, mass & number
Concrete Operational (7-11 yoa) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Child thinking becomes logical regarding
concrete objects. They are capable of understanding Volume, mass, and number. Like the example of
pouring liquid into two different shaped containers.
Formal ( 11- end of life) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Understands abstract concepts and develops a logical
way of thinking of concepts.
What is one negative aspect of Jean Piaget's theory? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It ignores many of the
benefits of adult learning.
What are the 3 Basic components of Cognitive Theory? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Schemas (the building
blocks of knowledge) Adaption Process (Equilibrium, assimilation, accomodation)
Stages of Cog Development (Sens, Pre-Op, Concrete, Formal)
Why is Jean Piaget's theory so important? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Because it was the 1st theory that
recognized children can actively and effectively learn on their own rather than depending on another
person.
,What was Lawerence Kolhberg Theory? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Moral Development (ethical behavior)
Kohlberg Theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Believed in 6 identifiable stages classified into 3 Levels. (6
stages & 3 levels)
What are the 3 levels of Kolhberg Theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Pre-Conventional(stage 1&2)
Conventional (stage 3&4)
Post Conventional (stage 5&6)
* He believed individuals could only progress through stages 1 @ a time. No jumping stages!
Kolhberg Preconventional Level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1-Obedience & Punishment (behaving
according to social norms & authority figures)
2- Individualism, Instrumentilisim, & Exchange (acting in ones best interest)
Kolhberg Conventional Level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅3- "Good boy/Girl" (approval of others)
4- Law & Order (abiding by laws & responding to duty)
Kolhberg Post Conventional Level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅5- Social Contract (understanding social
mutuality & general interest in the welfare of others)
6- Principled Conscience (respect for universal principle & demands of conscience)
What is Erik Erikson's theory? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Psychosocial Development
What did Erikson's theory involve? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It breaks down the process of human
development into 8 stages necessary for healthy functioning.
* During each stage, the person experiences a psychosocial crisis which could have a positive or negative
outcome for personality development.
Erikson Stage 1 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Trust vs Mistrust (Infancy 0-1)
, * Example- Parent leaving room and child trusting that they will return*
Erikson Stage 2 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Autonomy vs Shame (Early Childhood 1-3)
*Example- Need to become independent, like using the bathroom by oneself. If completed child gains
independence, if not child will feel shame & doubt *
Erikson Stage 3 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Initiative vs Guilt (Play age 3-5)
*Example- A child exploring who they want to become in the future. If child is unable to explore
ambitions and are expected to function with too much self-control, they will develope guilt*
Erikson Stage 4 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Industry vs Inferiority (school Age 5-12)
*example- need to develop the ability to complete productive task like school work and working in
groups*
Erikson Stage 5-8 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅5- Ego Identity vs Role Confusion (Adolescence 12-18)
6- Intimacy vs Isolation (young adult 18-40)
7- Generativity vs Stagnation (Adulthood 40-65)
8- Ego Identity vs Despair ( Maturity 65 +)
Benjamin Bloom ( Revised Taxonomy 6 Levels for Educational Objectives) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1.
Knowledge (recalling data from long term memory)
2. Comprehension (grasping meaning)
3. Application (using learned material & applying)
4. Analysis (breaking down material & analyzing how it relates)
5. Synthesis (putting together separate ideas to est new)
6.Evaluation (reviewing evidence & making appr statements & judgement)
Jerome Bruner Theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅3 Modes of Representations
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What was Jean Piaget"s Theory? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Cognitive Development
What are Jean Piaget's 4 stages that describe intellectual development from infancy to adulthood? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sensorimotor, Pre Operational, Concrete, Formal
Sensorimotor Stage (0-2yoa) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Child uses senses, light, hearing, to learn about
the world. They develop hand eye coordination. * The children learn to solve simple problems like using
their hands to drop a block into a bucket.
Pre Operational Stage (2-7 yoa) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Child uses words, symbols, & pictures. They
begin to understand language & can focus attention on subject or object. They have a faulty sense of
logic when it comes to things such as, volume, mass & number
Concrete Operational (7-11 yoa) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Child thinking becomes logical regarding
concrete objects. They are capable of understanding Volume, mass, and number. Like the example of
pouring liquid into two different shaped containers.
Formal ( 11- end of life) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Understands abstract concepts and develops a logical
way of thinking of concepts.
What is one negative aspect of Jean Piaget's theory? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It ignores many of the
benefits of adult learning.
What are the 3 Basic components of Cognitive Theory? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Schemas (the building
blocks of knowledge) Adaption Process (Equilibrium, assimilation, accomodation)
Stages of Cog Development (Sens, Pre-Op, Concrete, Formal)
Why is Jean Piaget's theory so important? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Because it was the 1st theory that
recognized children can actively and effectively learn on their own rather than depending on another
person.
,What was Lawerence Kolhberg Theory? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Moral Development (ethical behavior)
Kohlberg Theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Believed in 6 identifiable stages classified into 3 Levels. (6
stages & 3 levels)
What are the 3 levels of Kolhberg Theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Pre-Conventional(stage 1&2)
Conventional (stage 3&4)
Post Conventional (stage 5&6)
* He believed individuals could only progress through stages 1 @ a time. No jumping stages!
Kolhberg Preconventional Level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1-Obedience & Punishment (behaving
according to social norms & authority figures)
2- Individualism, Instrumentilisim, & Exchange (acting in ones best interest)
Kolhberg Conventional Level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅3- "Good boy/Girl" (approval of others)
4- Law & Order (abiding by laws & responding to duty)
Kolhberg Post Conventional Level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅5- Social Contract (understanding social
mutuality & general interest in the welfare of others)
6- Principled Conscience (respect for universal principle & demands of conscience)
What is Erik Erikson's theory? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Psychosocial Development
What did Erikson's theory involve? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It breaks down the process of human
development into 8 stages necessary for healthy functioning.
* During each stage, the person experiences a psychosocial crisis which could have a positive or negative
outcome for personality development.
Erikson Stage 1 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Trust vs Mistrust (Infancy 0-1)
, * Example- Parent leaving room and child trusting that they will return*
Erikson Stage 2 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Autonomy vs Shame (Early Childhood 1-3)
*Example- Need to become independent, like using the bathroom by oneself. If completed child gains
independence, if not child will feel shame & doubt *
Erikson Stage 3 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Initiative vs Guilt (Play age 3-5)
*Example- A child exploring who they want to become in the future. If child is unable to explore
ambitions and are expected to function with too much self-control, they will develope guilt*
Erikson Stage 4 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Industry vs Inferiority (school Age 5-12)
*example- need to develop the ability to complete productive task like school work and working in
groups*
Erikson Stage 5-8 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅5- Ego Identity vs Role Confusion (Adolescence 12-18)
6- Intimacy vs Isolation (young adult 18-40)
7- Generativity vs Stagnation (Adulthood 40-65)
8- Ego Identity vs Despair ( Maturity 65 +)
Benjamin Bloom ( Revised Taxonomy 6 Levels for Educational Objectives) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1.
Knowledge (recalling data from long term memory)
2. Comprehension (grasping meaning)
3. Application (using learned material & applying)
4. Analysis (breaking down material & analyzing how it relates)
5. Synthesis (putting together separate ideas to est new)
6.Evaluation (reviewing evidence & making appr statements & judgement)
Jerome Bruner Theory - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅3 Modes of Representations
