WGU Educational Psychology
with 100% correct answers
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decentration (Piaget) - answer ability to think of more than one
quality at a time
Social Development Theory - answer Vygotsky
Educational Psychology - answer a branch of psychology that is
concerned with understanding and improving how students
acquire a variety of capabilities through formal instruction in
classroom settings.
uses theory and research to understand the factors that affect
teaching and learning
How Will Learning about Educational Psychology Help You be a
Better Teacher? - answer teaching is a complex enterprise,
research can inform teachers, and professional coursework
contributes to competence
5 characteristics of scientific observation - answer sampling,
control, objectivity, publication, and replication
,"Teaching as an art" involves... - answer beliefs, emotions, values,
and flexibility
"Teaching as a science" means... - answer Research provides a
scientific basis for "artistic" teaching
"Teaching as an Artistic Scholar" - answer combines science and
art theories
4 steps of Teaching as Inquiry - answer 1: ask useful questions
2: gathering data
3: reflecting on (analyzing) what you have learned
4: taking action
Characteristics of being a flexible teacher (Wasserman) - answer
1. ability to improvise and modify
2. know when to take advantage of an unexpected event
3. communication emotions and interests in a variety of ways
(classroom management)
4. willingness and resourcefulness to work around impediments
not of your own doing (interruptions, poor-quality textbooks,
inadequate facilities, etc.)
1. Identify and explain Erikson's psychosocial stages, with specific
attention on those stages that occur from preK to the end of high
school. - answer Trust Versus Mistrust (Birth to One Year)
,Autonomy Versus Shame and Doubt (Two to Three Years;
Preschool)
Initiative Versus Guilt (Four to Five Years; Preschool to
Kindergarten)
Industry Versus Inferiority (Six to Eleven Years; Elementary to
Middle School)
Identity Versus Role Confusion (Twelve to Eighteen Years; Middle
Through High School)
Intimacy Versus Isolation (Young Adulthood)
Generativity Versus Stagnation (Middle Age)
Integrity Versus Despair (Old Age)
2. Identify at least 3 strategies to help students develop a sense
of industry (you may also refer to chapter 13, and don't forget to
read the "Suggestions for Teaching!"). - answer Set them up to be
successful!
*base grades on realistic and attainable standards that are
worked out ahead of time and communicated to the students
*providing clear expectations as to what students should be able
to do after a unit of instruction
*designing lessons that are logical and meaningful
, *using teaching methods that support effective learning
processes
3. Explain Marcia's 4 identity statuses. - answer 1. identity
diffusion
crisis: not yet commitment: weak
Not self-directed; disorganized, impulsive, low self-esteem,
alienated from parents; avoids getting involved in schoolwork and
interpersonal relationships.
2. foreclosure
crisis: not yet Commitment: strong
Close-minded, authoritarian, low in anxiety; has difficulty solving
problems under stress; feels superior to peers; more dependent
on parents and other authority figures for guidance and approval
than in other statuses.
3. moratorium
crisis: partially experienced commitment: weak
Anxious, dissatisfied with school; changes major often,
daydreams, engages in intense but short-lived relationships; may
temporarily reject parental and societal values.
4. identity achievement
crisis: fully experienced commitment: strong
Introspective; more planful, rational, and logical in decision
making than in other identity statuses; high self-esteem; works
with 100% correct answers
( GUARANTEED SUCCESS )
decentration (Piaget) - answer ability to think of more than one
quality at a time
Social Development Theory - answer Vygotsky
Educational Psychology - answer a branch of psychology that is
concerned with understanding and improving how students
acquire a variety of capabilities through formal instruction in
classroom settings.
uses theory and research to understand the factors that affect
teaching and learning
How Will Learning about Educational Psychology Help You be a
Better Teacher? - answer teaching is a complex enterprise,
research can inform teachers, and professional coursework
contributes to competence
5 characteristics of scientific observation - answer sampling,
control, objectivity, publication, and replication
,"Teaching as an art" involves... - answer beliefs, emotions, values,
and flexibility
"Teaching as a science" means... - answer Research provides a
scientific basis for "artistic" teaching
"Teaching as an Artistic Scholar" - answer combines science and
art theories
4 steps of Teaching as Inquiry - answer 1: ask useful questions
2: gathering data
3: reflecting on (analyzing) what you have learned
4: taking action
Characteristics of being a flexible teacher (Wasserman) - answer
1. ability to improvise and modify
2. know when to take advantage of an unexpected event
3. communication emotions and interests in a variety of ways
(classroom management)
4. willingness and resourcefulness to work around impediments
not of your own doing (interruptions, poor-quality textbooks,
inadequate facilities, etc.)
1. Identify and explain Erikson's psychosocial stages, with specific
attention on those stages that occur from preK to the end of high
school. - answer Trust Versus Mistrust (Birth to One Year)
,Autonomy Versus Shame and Doubt (Two to Three Years;
Preschool)
Initiative Versus Guilt (Four to Five Years; Preschool to
Kindergarten)
Industry Versus Inferiority (Six to Eleven Years; Elementary to
Middle School)
Identity Versus Role Confusion (Twelve to Eighteen Years; Middle
Through High School)
Intimacy Versus Isolation (Young Adulthood)
Generativity Versus Stagnation (Middle Age)
Integrity Versus Despair (Old Age)
2. Identify at least 3 strategies to help students develop a sense
of industry (you may also refer to chapter 13, and don't forget to
read the "Suggestions for Teaching!"). - answer Set them up to be
successful!
*base grades on realistic and attainable standards that are
worked out ahead of time and communicated to the students
*providing clear expectations as to what students should be able
to do after a unit of instruction
*designing lessons that are logical and meaningful
, *using teaching methods that support effective learning
processes
3. Explain Marcia's 4 identity statuses. - answer 1. identity
diffusion
crisis: not yet commitment: weak
Not self-directed; disorganized, impulsive, low self-esteem,
alienated from parents; avoids getting involved in schoolwork and
interpersonal relationships.
2. foreclosure
crisis: not yet Commitment: strong
Close-minded, authoritarian, low in anxiety; has difficulty solving
problems under stress; feels superior to peers; more dependent
on parents and other authority figures for guidance and approval
than in other statuses.
3. moratorium
crisis: partially experienced commitment: weak
Anxious, dissatisfied with school; changes major often,
daydreams, engages in intense but short-lived relationships; may
temporarily reject parental and societal values.
4. identity achievement
crisis: fully experienced commitment: strong
Introspective; more planful, rational, and logical in decision
making than in other identity statuses; high self-esteem; works
