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WGU C365 FINAL EXAM REVIEW (NEW 2024/
2025 UPDATE) LANGUAGE ARTS INSTRUCTION AND
INTERVENTION | QS & AS| GRADE A| 100%
CORRECT (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Behaviourism - ANS ✓-Observable response to stimuli
-Tends to repeat behaviours that are rewarding and stop those that are not
-Tends to be teacher-centred and uses scripted behaviour
Cognitivism - ANS ✓Philosophy of learning that describes the activities of an
organism in terms of observable actions or behaviours and internal or mental
states
Constructivism - ANS ✓Children build their own learning
-Piaget’s theory-Children's thinking is different from adult thinking and evolves
through a series of stages
Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development - ANS ✓Students individual tasks
and potential is determined through solving with help from another student or
adult
How does a cognitive behavioural approach help students change their
behaviours for success? - ANS ✓It teaches students to set goals; make plans to
follow their goals; monitor progress to their goals; and evaluate if they reached
their goals
Scaffolding - ANS ✓Support and guidance provided by an adult or more capable
peer that helps a student function on his/her level
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Bottom-up Approach - ANS ✓Processing in which meaning is derived from the
accurate, sequential processing of words; Emphasis is on the text rather than the
reader's background knowledge or language ability
Top-Down Approach - ANS ✓Deriving meaning by using one's background
knowledge, language ability, and expectations; The emphasis is on the reader
instead of the text
Reader Response Theory - ANS ✓Theory that focuses on the reader and their
experience of a literary work
-requires response from reader
Interactionists - ANS ✓Theory that reading involves processing text and using
one's background knowledge and language ability
Phonology - ANS ✓Language component that consists of producing and
understanding speech sounds
Morphology - ANS ✓The component of language that involves word formation
and word parts (roots, affixes)
Syntax - ANS ✓The language component that has to do sentence formation
Semantics - ANS ✓The component of language that has to do with word and
sentence meaning
Prosody - ANS ✓Component of language that has to do with the intonation and
rhythm of speech (pitch, stress, and juncture)
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Pragmatics - ANS ✓Effective use of language: knowing how to take turns in a
conversation, using a proper tone, using terms of politeness, etc.
Factors of 1st language - ANS ✓-private speech: spoken but not meant to
communicate
-inner speech: inaudible
-verbal thinking: compressed form of inner speech
Foundations (Why Important) - ANS ✓Students with a firm foundation in their
first language have an easier time learning a second language
Percent needed for ELL comprehension - ANS ✓98% of words in a text
Ways to assist ELL Students - ANS ✓-Speak Slowly
-Use gestures and visuals
-Explain new words
-boldface vocab
-Help make oral input comprehensible
Role of Culture - ANS ✓-Helps teachers build instruction on the student's
experience
-Develops and reinforces skills and values important to their culture as well as
those important to the school
New Literacies - ANS ✓Reading, writing, and communication skills that are
required for the successful use of information and communication technologies,
especially the internet
Critical Thinking - ANS ✓Analysis and Evaluation
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WGU
WGU C365 FINAL EXAM REVIEW (NEW 2024/
2025 UPDATE) LANGUAGE ARTS INSTRUCTION AND
INTERVENTION | QS & AS| GRADE A| 100%
CORRECT (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Behaviourism - ANS ✓-Observable response to stimuli
-Tends to repeat behaviours that are rewarding and stop those that are not
-Tends to be teacher-centred and uses scripted behaviour
Cognitivism - ANS ✓Philosophy of learning that describes the activities of an
organism in terms of observable actions or behaviours and internal or mental
states
Constructivism - ANS ✓Children build their own learning
-Piaget’s theory-Children's thinking is different from adult thinking and evolves
through a series of stages
Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development - ANS ✓Students individual tasks
and potential is determined through solving with help from another student or
adult
How does a cognitive behavioural approach help students change their
behaviours for success? - ANS ✓It teaches students to set goals; make plans to
follow their goals; monitor progress to their goals; and evaluate if they reached
their goals
Scaffolding - ANS ✓Support and guidance provided by an adult or more capable
peer that helps a student function on his/her level
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Bottom-up Approach - ANS ✓Processing in which meaning is derived from the
accurate, sequential processing of words; Emphasis is on the text rather than the
reader's background knowledge or language ability
Top-Down Approach - ANS ✓Deriving meaning by using one's background
knowledge, language ability, and expectations; The emphasis is on the reader
instead of the text
Reader Response Theory - ANS ✓Theory that focuses on the reader and their
experience of a literary work
-requires response from reader
Interactionists - ANS ✓Theory that reading involves processing text and using
one's background knowledge and language ability
Phonology - ANS ✓Language component that consists of producing and
understanding speech sounds
Morphology - ANS ✓The component of language that involves word formation
and word parts (roots, affixes)
Syntax - ANS ✓The language component that has to do sentence formation
Semantics - ANS ✓The component of language that has to do with word and
sentence meaning
Prosody - ANS ✓Component of language that has to do with the intonation and
rhythm of speech (pitch, stress, and juncture)
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Pragmatics - ANS ✓Effective use of language: knowing how to take turns in a
conversation, using a proper tone, using terms of politeness, etc.
Factors of 1st language - ANS ✓-private speech: spoken but not meant to
communicate
-inner speech: inaudible
-verbal thinking: compressed form of inner speech
Foundations (Why Important) - ANS ✓Students with a firm foundation in their
first language have an easier time learning a second language
Percent needed for ELL comprehension - ANS ✓98% of words in a text
Ways to assist ELL Students - ANS ✓-Speak Slowly
-Use gestures and visuals
-Explain new words
-boldface vocab
-Help make oral input comprehensible
Role of Culture - ANS ✓-Helps teachers build instruction on the student's
experience
-Develops and reinforces skills and values important to their culture as well as
those important to the school
New Literacies - ANS ✓Reading, writing, and communication skills that are
required for the successful use of information and communication technologies,
especially the internet
Critical Thinking - ANS ✓Analysis and Evaluation
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