MSN ED C921 CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉Sensory Motor. Answer: Jean Piaget, first stage of development,
birth-toddler, children begin to understand their senses
◉Pre-Operational. Answer: Jean Piaget, second stage of
development, children begin to understand symbols, lasts until early
elementary school 2-6 years old, make believe play, thinking is
intuitive as they are "egocentric"
◉Concrete Operations. Answer: Jean Piaget, third stage of
development, lasts until late elementary, learn to manipulate
symbols, objects, and other elements example: displacement of
water
◉Formal Operations. Answer: Jean Piaget, fourth stage of
development, adolescent/early teen--> adulthood, allows critical
thinking, hypothesis, systematic organization or knowledge, and
more
,◉Benjamin Bloom. Answer: detailed classification of critical
thinking and learning skills/objectives into tiered levels from
simplest to highest. Goal is for teachers to teach @ all levels of
thinking: knowledge, understanding/comprehension, application,
analysis, synthesis, evaluation
◉Knowledge. Answer: Bloom's 1st level, most basic level of learning,
learn terms and facts: define, label, recall, memorize, list
◉Understanding/Comprehension. Answer: Bloom's 2nd level,
requires students to grasp the meaning of a concept: classify,
explain, ID, locate, review
◉Application. Answer: Bloom's 3rd level, take previous learning and
use it in a new way: demonstrate, illustrate, distinguish, write, chose,
dramatize
◉Analysis. Answer: Bloom's 4th level, breakdown information into
parts and use those parts: calculate, categorize, compare, contrast,
criticize, distinguished, examine, experiment
◉Synthesis. Answer: Bloom's 5th level, students take analyzed parts
from pervious level and incorporate them into creating new wholes:
collect, compose, design, manage, plan, organize, formulate
,◉Evaluation. Answer: Bloom's 6th level, least achieved/highest
level, requires students to judge value of material based on
experience, prior knowledge, opinions, and/or resulting product-
requires them to assess, appraise, predict, rate, support, evaluate,
judge, and argue
◉Lawrence Koglberg. Answer: "Kohlberg Stages of Moral
Development": 6 stages grouped into three levels: pre-conventional,
conventional, post-conventional
◉Pre-Conventional. Answer: "Kohlberg Stages of Moral
Development"
(Egocentric: up to age nine)
a. punishment/obedience: morality is based on established rules.
Children see that following the rules and/or avoiding negative
consequence defines moral behavior
b. instrumental purpose: whatever satisfies the child is considered
moral by that child
◉Conventional. Answer: "Kohlberg Stages of Moral Development"
(Socio-centric: age nine to adolescence)
a. Interpersonal: children begin to understand that good behavior is
expected, and achieving those expectations is moral
, b. Social system: adolescents at this stage understand that there is a
need for them to fulfill obligations and expectations, and that this is
considered moral behavior
◉Post-Conventional. Answer: "Kohlberg Stages of Moral
Development"
(Adulthood)
a. social contract: we understand that various cultures, as well as
individuals, have different definitions of morality, and good moral
behavior is seen as living up to the moral standards of that person's
social norm
b. Universal Ethical Principles: reasoning is based on ethical fairness
and individuals are able to judge themselves and others based on
their sense of morality
◉Erikson. Answer: Theory that humans go through eight stages of
development as they go from infancy to adulthood: infancy to 12
months- develops trust and mistrust, young childhood (1-3yrs)-
shame, doubt, autonomy, child wants to be independent, early
childhood (3-5yrs)- child learns to initiate tasks and carry them out,
guilt when task is not completed, dream about goals of adulthood,
middle childhood (6-10yrs)- take pride in work and sense of
achievement, develop friendships and learning skills, how to act as a
part of a team, adolescense (11-18yrs)- starts to wonder how they
appear to others, emotional and physical maturity, early adulthood
(18-34 yrs)- sense of isolation and intimacy, close relationships are
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉Sensory Motor. Answer: Jean Piaget, first stage of development,
birth-toddler, children begin to understand their senses
◉Pre-Operational. Answer: Jean Piaget, second stage of
development, children begin to understand symbols, lasts until early
elementary school 2-6 years old, make believe play, thinking is
intuitive as they are "egocentric"
◉Concrete Operations. Answer: Jean Piaget, third stage of
development, lasts until late elementary, learn to manipulate
symbols, objects, and other elements example: displacement of
water
◉Formal Operations. Answer: Jean Piaget, fourth stage of
development, adolescent/early teen--> adulthood, allows critical
thinking, hypothesis, systematic organization or knowledge, and
more
,◉Benjamin Bloom. Answer: detailed classification of critical
thinking and learning skills/objectives into tiered levels from
simplest to highest. Goal is for teachers to teach @ all levels of
thinking: knowledge, understanding/comprehension, application,
analysis, synthesis, evaluation
◉Knowledge. Answer: Bloom's 1st level, most basic level of learning,
learn terms and facts: define, label, recall, memorize, list
◉Understanding/Comprehension. Answer: Bloom's 2nd level,
requires students to grasp the meaning of a concept: classify,
explain, ID, locate, review
◉Application. Answer: Bloom's 3rd level, take previous learning and
use it in a new way: demonstrate, illustrate, distinguish, write, chose,
dramatize
◉Analysis. Answer: Bloom's 4th level, breakdown information into
parts and use those parts: calculate, categorize, compare, contrast,
criticize, distinguished, examine, experiment
◉Synthesis. Answer: Bloom's 5th level, students take analyzed parts
from pervious level and incorporate them into creating new wholes:
collect, compose, design, manage, plan, organize, formulate
,◉Evaluation. Answer: Bloom's 6th level, least achieved/highest
level, requires students to judge value of material based on
experience, prior knowledge, opinions, and/or resulting product-
requires them to assess, appraise, predict, rate, support, evaluate,
judge, and argue
◉Lawrence Koglberg. Answer: "Kohlberg Stages of Moral
Development": 6 stages grouped into three levels: pre-conventional,
conventional, post-conventional
◉Pre-Conventional. Answer: "Kohlberg Stages of Moral
Development"
(Egocentric: up to age nine)
a. punishment/obedience: morality is based on established rules.
Children see that following the rules and/or avoiding negative
consequence defines moral behavior
b. instrumental purpose: whatever satisfies the child is considered
moral by that child
◉Conventional. Answer: "Kohlberg Stages of Moral Development"
(Socio-centric: age nine to adolescence)
a. Interpersonal: children begin to understand that good behavior is
expected, and achieving those expectations is moral
, b. Social system: adolescents at this stage understand that there is a
need for them to fulfill obligations and expectations, and that this is
considered moral behavior
◉Post-Conventional. Answer: "Kohlberg Stages of Moral
Development"
(Adulthood)
a. social contract: we understand that various cultures, as well as
individuals, have different definitions of morality, and good moral
behavior is seen as living up to the moral standards of that person's
social norm
b. Universal Ethical Principles: reasoning is based on ethical fairness
and individuals are able to judge themselves and others based on
their sense of morality
◉Erikson. Answer: Theory that humans go through eight stages of
development as they go from infancy to adulthood: infancy to 12
months- develops trust and mistrust, young childhood (1-3yrs)-
shame, doubt, autonomy, child wants to be independent, early
childhood (3-5yrs)- child learns to initiate tasks and carry them out,
guilt when task is not completed, dream about goals of adulthood,
middle childhood (6-10yrs)- take pride in work and sense of
achievement, develop friendships and learning skills, how to act as a
part of a team, adolescense (11-18yrs)- starts to wonder how they
appear to others, emotional and physical maturity, early adulthood
(18-34 yrs)- sense of isolation and intimacy, close relationships are
