PRAXIS 5623 PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING AND TEACHING
(PLT): GRADES 5-9 (LATEST UPDATE) REAL QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% CORRECT | ALREADY
GRADED A
Understands the theoretical foundations of how students learn Ans✓✓✓
a. knows how knowledge is constructed
b. knows a variety of means by which skills are acquired
c. understands a variety of cognitive processes and how they are
developed
Bandura Ans✓✓✓ social learning theory
social learning theory Ans✓✓✓ the theory that we learn social behavior
by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished
Bruner Ans✓✓✓ Discovery learning & Constructivism Theory
discovery learning Ans✓✓✓ Teaching methods that enable students to
discover information by themselves or in groups.
Constructivism Ans✓✓✓ an extension of symbolic interaction theory
which proposes that reality is what humans cognitively construct it to be
,Dewey Ans✓✓✓ "Learning Through Experience", Project based, free
activity, cooperative learning, teach students how to think for
themselves, social success, hands-on activities
Piaget Ans✓✓✓ stages of cognitive development
Stages of Cognitive Development Ans✓✓✓ - sensorimotor
- preoperational
- concrete operational
- formal operational
sensorimotor stage Ans✓✓✓ in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to
about 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in
terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities
preoperational stage Ans✓✓✓ in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2
to 6 or 7 years of age) during which a child learns to use language but
does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic
concrete operational stage Ans✓✓✓ in Piaget's theory, the stage of
cognitive development (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during
which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think
logically about concrete events
,formal operational stage Ans✓✓✓ in Piaget's theory, the stage of
cognitive development (normally beginning about age 12) during which
people begin to think logically about abstract concepts
Vygotsky Ans✓✓✓ sociocultural theory
sociocultural theory Ans✓✓✓ the approach that emphasizes how
cognitive development proceeds as a result of social interactions
between members of a culture
Kohlberg Ans✓✓✓ moral development
moral development Ans✓✓✓ growth in the ability to tell right from
wrong, control impulses, and act ethically
Bloom's Taxonomy Ans✓✓✓ A system for categorizing levels of
abstraction of questions that commonly occur in educational settings.
Includes the following competencies: knowledge, comprehension,
application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
Knowledge in Bloom's Taxonomy Ans✓✓✓ -requires learning
information
-consists of memorizing or identifying facts
-provides the basis for greater understanding
, Questions that ask students to define, describe, label, locate, recite,
select, memorize, recognize, name, state, identify, or repeat utilize the
knowledge level of Bloom's taxonomy.
comprehension in Bloom's taxonomy Ans✓✓✓ understanding,
translating, summarizing, demonstrating and discussing
application in Bloom's taxonomy Ans✓✓✓ using and applying
knowledge, using problem-solving methods, manipulating, designing
and experimenting.
analysis in Bloom's taxonomy Ans✓✓✓ identifying and analyzing
patterns, organization of ideas and recognizing trends
synthesis in Bloom's taxonomy Ans✓✓✓ using old concepts to create
new ideas, design and invention, composing, imagining and inferring,
modifying, predicting and combining
evaluation in Bloom's taxonomy Ans✓✓✓ assessing theories,
comparison of ideas, evaluating outcomes, solving, judging,
recommending and rating.
Metacognition Ans✓✓✓ awareness and understanding of one's own
thought processes.
(PLT): GRADES 5-9 (LATEST UPDATE) REAL QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% CORRECT | ALREADY
GRADED A
Understands the theoretical foundations of how students learn Ans✓✓✓
a. knows how knowledge is constructed
b. knows a variety of means by which skills are acquired
c. understands a variety of cognitive processes and how they are
developed
Bandura Ans✓✓✓ social learning theory
social learning theory Ans✓✓✓ the theory that we learn social behavior
by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished
Bruner Ans✓✓✓ Discovery learning & Constructivism Theory
discovery learning Ans✓✓✓ Teaching methods that enable students to
discover information by themselves or in groups.
Constructivism Ans✓✓✓ an extension of symbolic interaction theory
which proposes that reality is what humans cognitively construct it to be
,Dewey Ans✓✓✓ "Learning Through Experience", Project based, free
activity, cooperative learning, teach students how to think for
themselves, social success, hands-on activities
Piaget Ans✓✓✓ stages of cognitive development
Stages of Cognitive Development Ans✓✓✓ - sensorimotor
- preoperational
- concrete operational
- formal operational
sensorimotor stage Ans✓✓✓ in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to
about 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in
terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities
preoperational stage Ans✓✓✓ in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2
to 6 or 7 years of age) during which a child learns to use language but
does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic
concrete operational stage Ans✓✓✓ in Piaget's theory, the stage of
cognitive development (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during
which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think
logically about concrete events
,formal operational stage Ans✓✓✓ in Piaget's theory, the stage of
cognitive development (normally beginning about age 12) during which
people begin to think logically about abstract concepts
Vygotsky Ans✓✓✓ sociocultural theory
sociocultural theory Ans✓✓✓ the approach that emphasizes how
cognitive development proceeds as a result of social interactions
between members of a culture
Kohlberg Ans✓✓✓ moral development
moral development Ans✓✓✓ growth in the ability to tell right from
wrong, control impulses, and act ethically
Bloom's Taxonomy Ans✓✓✓ A system for categorizing levels of
abstraction of questions that commonly occur in educational settings.
Includes the following competencies: knowledge, comprehension,
application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
Knowledge in Bloom's Taxonomy Ans✓✓✓ -requires learning
information
-consists of memorizing or identifying facts
-provides the basis for greater understanding
, Questions that ask students to define, describe, label, locate, recite,
select, memorize, recognize, name, state, identify, or repeat utilize the
knowledge level of Bloom's taxonomy.
comprehension in Bloom's taxonomy Ans✓✓✓ understanding,
translating, summarizing, demonstrating and discussing
application in Bloom's taxonomy Ans✓✓✓ using and applying
knowledge, using problem-solving methods, manipulating, designing
and experimenting.
analysis in Bloom's taxonomy Ans✓✓✓ identifying and analyzing
patterns, organization of ideas and recognizing trends
synthesis in Bloom's taxonomy Ans✓✓✓ using old concepts to create
new ideas, design and invention, composing, imagining and inferring,
modifying, predicting and combining
evaluation in Bloom's taxonomy Ans✓✓✓ assessing theories,
comparison of ideas, evaluating outcomes, solving, judging,
recommending and rating.
Metacognition Ans✓✓✓ awareness and understanding of one's own
thought processes.
