Foundational Theorists Praxis 5623 Questions and Answers
Albert Bandura (page 33) Ans-SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY; children learn by watching others;
discovered children who witness violence become more aggressive
Jerome Bruner (page 33) Ans-Discovery learning & Constructivism Theory;
John Dewey (page 34) Ans-He was a philosopher who believed in "learning by doing" which
formed the foundation of progressive education.
Jean Piaget (page 34) Ans-Four stage theory of cognitive development: 1. sensorimotor, 2.
preoperational, 3. concrete operational, and 4. formal operational.
Lev Vygotsky (page 35) Ans-child development; investigated how culture & interpersonal
communication guide development; more knowledgeable other (MKO) and zone of proximal
development (ZPD).
Lawrence Kohlberg (page 35) Ans-3 stages of moral development (pre-conventional,
conventional, post conventional)
Bloom's Taxonomy (page 35, 75, 98) Ans-Hierarchy Level of thinking which categorizes the
skills required at each level according to difficulty:
1. Remembering
2. Comprehension/understand
3. Application
4. Analysis
5. Evaluation
6.Creation
Albert Bandura (page 33) Ans-SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY; children learn by watching others;
discovered children who witness violence become more aggressive
Jerome Bruner (page 33) Ans-Discovery learning & Constructivism Theory;
John Dewey (page 34) Ans-He was a philosopher who believed in "learning by doing" which
formed the foundation of progressive education.
Jean Piaget (page 34) Ans-Four stage theory of cognitive development: 1. sensorimotor, 2.
preoperational, 3. concrete operational, and 4. formal operational.
Lev Vygotsky (page 35) Ans-child development; investigated how culture & interpersonal
communication guide development; more knowledgeable other (MKO) and zone of proximal
development (ZPD).
Lawrence Kohlberg (page 35) Ans-3 stages of moral development (pre-conventional,
conventional, post conventional)
Bloom's Taxonomy (page 35, 75, 98) Ans-Hierarchy Level of thinking which categorizes the
skills required at each level according to difficulty:
1. Remembering
2. Comprehension/understand
3. Application
4. Analysis
5. Evaluation
6.Creation
