Praxis PLT (4) Questions with CORRECT Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1:
John Dewey
Answer:
philosopher who believed in "learning by doing"
which formed the foundation of progressive
education. He believed schooling should reflect the
needs of society. So to be good citizens, students
should be taught to inquire, solve problems, critically
think, cooperate, and make decisions.
Question 2:
Maria Montessori
Answer:
she focused on early childhood development and
believed students should learn and be nurtured
through their interest. So, the classrooms were childcentered which incorporated hands-on
learning
teaching students how to develop skills a pace they
set themselves. When the child/children is/are ready
to learn something new the teacher has to guide the
interest away from bas habits.
Question 3:
Jerome Bruner
Answer:
Belief: He believed learners create and discover
through experience.
Focus: activate process of constructive knowledge
and understandings through authentic experiences.
He came up with "spiral curriculum", which is when
new learnt ideas are built on basic ideas year after
year.
, Question 4:
Erik Erikson
Answer:
neo-Freudian, humanistic; 8 psychosocial stages of
development: theory shows how people evolve
through the life span. Each stage is marked by a
psychological crisis that involves confronting "Who
am I?" : 1. Trust vs. Mistrust (between birth and 1 yr); 2.
Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt (ages 2 to 3); 3. Initiative
vs Guilt (ages 4 to 5); 4. Industry vs. Inferiority (ages 6
to puberty); 5. Identity vs. Role Confusion
(adolescence); 6. Intimacy vs. Isolation (young
adulthood) 7. Generativity vs. Stagnation (middle
adulthood) 8. Ego Integrity vs. Despair (late
adulthood
Question 5:
Bowlby and Ainsworth
Answer:
they studied attachment of emotional bond. Secure
attachments lead one to feel safe to explore.
Question 6:
B.F. Skinner
Answer:
pioneer of operant conditioning who believed that
everything we do is determined by our past history of
rewards and punishments. One of his operant
conditioning aparatus which he used to
schedules of reinforcement on the dog and bell
(Grade A+)
Question 1:
John Dewey
Answer:
philosopher who believed in "learning by doing"
which formed the foundation of progressive
education. He believed schooling should reflect the
needs of society. So to be good citizens, students
should be taught to inquire, solve problems, critically
think, cooperate, and make decisions.
Question 2:
Maria Montessori
Answer:
she focused on early childhood development and
believed students should learn and be nurtured
through their interest. So, the classrooms were childcentered which incorporated hands-on
learning
teaching students how to develop skills a pace they
set themselves. When the child/children is/are ready
to learn something new the teacher has to guide the
interest away from bas habits.
Question 3:
Jerome Bruner
Answer:
Belief: He believed learners create and discover
through experience.
Focus: activate process of constructive knowledge
and understandings through authentic experiences.
He came up with "spiral curriculum", which is when
new learnt ideas are built on basic ideas year after
year.
, Question 4:
Erik Erikson
Answer:
neo-Freudian, humanistic; 8 psychosocial stages of
development: theory shows how people evolve
through the life span. Each stage is marked by a
psychological crisis that involves confronting "Who
am I?" : 1. Trust vs. Mistrust (between birth and 1 yr); 2.
Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt (ages 2 to 3); 3. Initiative
vs Guilt (ages 4 to 5); 4. Industry vs. Inferiority (ages 6
to puberty); 5. Identity vs. Role Confusion
(adolescence); 6. Intimacy vs. Isolation (young
adulthood) 7. Generativity vs. Stagnation (middle
adulthood) 8. Ego Integrity vs. Despair (late
adulthood
Question 5:
Bowlby and Ainsworth
Answer:
they studied attachment of emotional bond. Secure
attachments lead one to feel safe to explore.
Question 6:
B.F. Skinner
Answer:
pioneer of operant conditioning who believed that
everything we do is determined by our past history of
rewards and punishments. One of his operant
conditioning aparatus which he used to
schedules of reinforcement on the dog and bell
