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PRE-ASSESSMENT: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS PAKC
Attempt #1
Status: Passed
1.
At which developmental stage would a child be expected to tie shoes?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Primary school
Preschool age
Toddler age
Sensorimotor stage
2.
How does female growth differ than male growth during the adolescent stage?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Females usually complete physical growth before males.
Females generally begin puberty growth after males.
Females experience growth spurts later than males.
Females show physical signs of puberty after males.
3.
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the early childhood physical development stage?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Ties shoelaces
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YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Wears roller skates
Writes in cursive
Dribbles a basketball
4.
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the middle childhood physical development stage?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Refining of motor coordination
Learning to use fine motor skills
Reaching peak motor reaction time
Declining gross motor skills
5.
According to Piaget, what is an important accomplishment at the preoperational stage?
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ANSWER ANSWER
Conserving mass and weight
Thinking symbolically
Testing hypotheses
Thinking logically
6.
A student understands that a deflated balloon can be inflated with air.
According to Piaget, which cognitive level is this student demonstrating?
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YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational
7.
According to Vygotsky, what should a teacher do to help a student move through the zone of proximal
development?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Provide instructional scaffolding
Provide instruction at the current level
Encourage self-direction activities
Encourage discovery learning
8.
Which behavior would Piaget classify as characteristic of the concrete operational cognitive development
stage?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Explaining the commutative property in addition
Explaining the concept of religious freedom
Using theorems to develop geometric proofs
Providing evidence to prove a thesis statement
9.
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PRE-ASSESSMENT: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS PAKC
Attempt #1
Status: Passed
1.
At which developmental stage would a child be expected to tie shoes?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Primary school
Preschool age
Toddler age
Sensorimotor stage
2.
How does female growth differ than male growth during the adolescent stage?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Females usually complete physical growth before males.
Females generally begin puberty growth after males.
Females experience growth spurts later than males.
Females show physical signs of puberty after males.
3.
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the early childhood physical development stage?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Ties shoelaces
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YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Wears roller skates
Writes in cursive
Dribbles a basketball
4.
Which characteristic is consistent with a student in the middle childhood physical development stage?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Refining of motor coordination
Learning to use fine motor skills
Reaching peak motor reaction time
Declining gross motor skills
5.
According to Piaget, what is an important accomplishment at the preoperational stage?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Conserving mass and weight
Thinking symbolically
Testing hypotheses
Thinking logically
6.
A student understands that a deflated balloon can be inflated with air.
According to Piaget, which cognitive level is this student demonstrating?
https://my.wgu.edu/coaching-report/preassessment-report/v1/studentPidm/929829/assessmentCode/PAKC/testDate/1636915828 2/20
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YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational
7.
According to Vygotsky, what should a teacher do to help a student move through the zone of proximal
development?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Provide instructional scaffolding
Provide instruction at the current level
Encourage self-direction activities
Encourage discovery learning
8.
Which behavior would Piaget classify as characteristic of the concrete operational cognitive development
stage?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Explaining the commutative property in addition
Explaining the concept of religious freedom
Using theorems to develop geometric proofs
Providing evidence to prove a thesis statement
9.
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