NES SECONDARY PROFESSIONAL
KNOWLEDGE EXAM WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS {GRADED A+}
Theory: What is Erikson's theory? - ✔✔Psychosocial Theory of
Development -
Individuals experience internal (crises) at different stages of life which
are resolved through social interaction which results in development of
the person's sense of self.
Theory: What can a teacher do to help students based on Erikson's
theory? - ✔✔Help students explore identity, beliefs, careers, and
responsibilities. Model career choices. Help students find resources to
work out personal problems. Give many "second chances".
,Theory: What does Erikson's theory suggest about secondary students? -
✔✔Competence: Industry vs. inferiority (ages 5~12)
Fidelity: Identity vs. Role Confusion (ages 13~19)
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development - ✔✔Theory of Cognitive
Development -
Addresses the qualitative changes in children's thought processes from
infancy through adolescence. He proposed four stages, during which
children first develop representational abilities and then learn to
manipulate those representations using "operations," which include
mental transformations.
Theory: When do Piaget's operational stages take place? - ✔✔-
Concrete Operational (ages 7~11) time, space, and quantity are
understood and can be applied but not as independent concepts
,-Formal Operations (age 11+) theoretical, hypothetical, and
counterfactual thinking, abstract logic, and reasoning
Theory: What can a teacher do to help students based on Piaget's theory?
- ✔✔Concrete Operational Student: use props, visual aids,
manipulatives, well-organized presentation, use familiar examples
Formal Operational Student: continue to use concrete operational
teaching, hypothetical questions, scientific reasoning, teach broad
concepts not just facts, inwards reflection
Theory: What is Vygotsky's Theory? - ✔✔Social Development Theory
- children's thought structures develop through interaction with
individuals in their environments, informed by the culture in which they
live
, Vygotsky's Theory of Cognitive Development - ✔✔Cognitive
Development Theory -postulates that social interaction is fundamental to
cognitive development.
Theory: What can a teacher do to help students based on Vygotsky's
theory? - ✔✔-Scaffolding
-accessibility to tools that support thinking
-build on cultural funds of knowledge
-utilize dialogue and learning groups
within (ZPD)
Vocabulary: Scaffolding - ✔✔Providing sufficient support to promote
learning when concepts and skills are being first introduced to students.
Might include:
-resources
-a compelling task
KNOWLEDGE EXAM WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS {GRADED A+}
Theory: What is Erikson's theory? - ✔✔Psychosocial Theory of
Development -
Individuals experience internal (crises) at different stages of life which
are resolved through social interaction which results in development of
the person's sense of self.
Theory: What can a teacher do to help students based on Erikson's
theory? - ✔✔Help students explore identity, beliefs, careers, and
responsibilities. Model career choices. Help students find resources to
work out personal problems. Give many "second chances".
,Theory: What does Erikson's theory suggest about secondary students? -
✔✔Competence: Industry vs. inferiority (ages 5~12)
Fidelity: Identity vs. Role Confusion (ages 13~19)
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development - ✔✔Theory of Cognitive
Development -
Addresses the qualitative changes in children's thought processes from
infancy through adolescence. He proposed four stages, during which
children first develop representational abilities and then learn to
manipulate those representations using "operations," which include
mental transformations.
Theory: When do Piaget's operational stages take place? - ✔✔-
Concrete Operational (ages 7~11) time, space, and quantity are
understood and can be applied but not as independent concepts
,-Formal Operations (age 11+) theoretical, hypothetical, and
counterfactual thinking, abstract logic, and reasoning
Theory: What can a teacher do to help students based on Piaget's theory?
- ✔✔Concrete Operational Student: use props, visual aids,
manipulatives, well-organized presentation, use familiar examples
Formal Operational Student: continue to use concrete operational
teaching, hypothetical questions, scientific reasoning, teach broad
concepts not just facts, inwards reflection
Theory: What is Vygotsky's Theory? - ✔✔Social Development Theory
- children's thought structures develop through interaction with
individuals in their environments, informed by the culture in which they
live
, Vygotsky's Theory of Cognitive Development - ✔✔Cognitive
Development Theory -postulates that social interaction is fundamental to
cognitive development.
Theory: What can a teacher do to help students based on Vygotsky's
theory? - ✔✔-Scaffolding
-accessibility to tools that support thinking
-build on cultural funds of knowledge
-utilize dialogue and learning groups
within (ZPD)
Vocabulary: Scaffolding - ✔✔Providing sufficient support to promote
learning when concepts and skills are being first introduced to students.
Might include:
-resources
-a compelling task
