George is familiar with dogs, and has seen many dogs when he is out walking with
his Mom. When George sees a horse for the first time, he calls it a dog. His mom
teaches him that not all four-legged creatures are called dogs. She explains that
this big animal with long legs and a long face is called a horse. The next time
George sees a horse, he calls it a horse. According to Piaget, this process of
differentiating is called - ANSWERS-accomodation
which of the following strategies would exemplify scaffolding - ANSWERS-giving
students hints or asking them leading questions to help them solve problems
You walk into a classroom and observe the teacher moving children into
heterogeneous groups of 4 or 5 to learn about different types of clouds. Whose
theory is the teacher following? - ANSWERS-Vygotskys
which of the following teaching strategies would be most helpful for a third grade
class that is starting a new unit on science concepts - ANSWERS-Review previous
information so that students can connect new concepts to existing schema
An example of assimilation would be: - ANSWERS-look at the little doggie,
mommy
What strategy might the teacher use to help the students look deeper into the
subject? - ANSWERS-ask leading questions to foster discussion
, Miss Amburn teaches kindergarten. She is doing a unit on working in a pizza
parlor. The students develop their own menu and pricing. In a section of the
classroom, they have a kitchen and the students enjoy running the pizza parlor.
They even enjoyed it when Mr. Ron came in and talked about his fire oven pizza.
What stage of Piaget's cognitive development are the students in? - ANSWERS-
pre-operational
Taylor's mom covers his teddy bear with a blanket, and Taylor reaches out to pull
the blanket off to reveal the bear. According to Piaget, Taylor is exhibiting: -
ANSWERS-Object Permanence
Physical Development: Infants - ANSWERS-* Hold up heads
* Roll over
* Reach for things
* Sit
* Crawl
* Begin to Walk
* Increased coordination
* Manipulate objects with hands
Constructivist Theory - ANSWERS-Piaget's theory, in which cognitive development
results from children's active construction of reality, based on their experiences
with the world