WGU D094 QUIZ QUESTIONS
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- Alyssia explores her environment through touching, smelling, tasting, moving her
body and climbing/ crawling around. According to Piaget, which stage of development is Alyssia experiencing?(1/1 Point)
sensorimotor formal operational
concrete operational preoperational:
sensorimotor
- Which of the following best reflects the concept of scaffolding?(1/1 Point)
Students are required to retake tests or work on papers until a minimum passing grade is achieved.
The teacher breaks a large project down into smaller pieces and provides an outline to students.
Students are asked to write a summary of the previous day's lesson.
The teacher begins each lesson with five minutes of drill-and practice exercises.: The teacher breaks a large project down into smaller pieces and provides an outline to students.
- According to Piaget, all but which of the following are characteristics of children in
preschool and kindergarten (i.e., between the ages of two and six)?(1/1 Point)
They are unable to understand the concept of conservation of mass.They are learning about symbols such as letters and numbers.They are able to think logically.
They do not understand other children's point of view.: They are able to think logically.
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- Mrs. Baldwin is substituting for a fourth-grade class. She is determining which
activity to conduct in class today. According to Piaget, which activity would be most appropriate for this class?(0/1 Point)
filling out a graphic organizer on the similarities and differences between rocks
rubbing hands through various sensory buckets (sand, water, bubbles) testing a hypothesis on what influences people to make purchases putting together 10-piece puzzles matching science terms and images: filling out a graphic organizer on the similarities and differences between rocks
- A child who has had an unpleasant experience with dogs and who believes that dogs are
mean walks down the street and encounters a dog that wags its tail at her. The child interprets the dog's behavior as threatening and runs away. Later, when she describes the dog to her parents and how it wagged its tail, the parents explain that this is a friendly response in dogs. Thus, the child begins to by changing what she believes about dogs.(0/1 Point)
organize assimilate accommodate
equilibrate: accommodate
- Which teaching methodology is consistent with Vygotsky's theory of cognitive
development?(1/1 Point)
Encourage students to share different perspectives on a topic to help each other learn.
Reinforce students who show effort and stay on task in order to increase the frequency of these behaviors.
Address students' need for an encouraging environment in which to work on assignments.
Provide a variety of math manipulatives to help student adapt their schema
to new learning.: Encourage students to share different perspectives on a topic to help each other learn.
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- Mrs. Peacock teaches 5th grade. They are learning how to read maps and to use a compass
rose. Her class is working on finding the 13 colonies on a map. In which stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory are they working?(1/1 Point)
sensorimotor concrete operational formal operational
preoperational: concrete operational
- According to Vygotsky, one's culture(1/1 Point) plays
no role in cognitive development.affects how we relate to one another but not how we think.plays a weak role in cognitive development.strongly influences what we learn and how we think.: strongly influences what we learn and how we think.
- Mr. Mustard's middle school science class is working on science fair projects. Billy
has elected to do his project on how many types of germs may be found on surfaces in the school cafeteria. He has already created a hypothesis about the types of germs he is likely to find. Which stage of Piaget's cognitive development does this represent?(0/1 Point)
sensorimotor formal operational
concrete operational preoperational:
formal operational
- Organized patterns of actions and thoughts, such as kicking a football or realizing
that there are many different types of footballs, or connecting memories of one family vacations with other family vacations, are defined by Piaget as(1/1 Point)
accommodation.adaptation.
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schema.
equilibration.: schema.
- Students in Mrs. Carter's third-grade class love to learn new facts. They enjoy sorting
rocks from the playground by color and size. They also under- stand that other people have different thoughts and experiences, but it will be a few years before they can really understand analogies and metaphors. According to Piaget's cognitive development theory, in which stage are these students?(1/1 Point)
sensorimotor preoperational concrete operational
formal operational: concrete operational
- One key difference between Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories of cognitive development
is that Piaget believes that development must come first, and then learning can occur.Vygotsky believe the opposite--that the learning process causes growth and development.What is another area of disagreement between the two theorists?(1/1 Point)
Meaningful learning is the active construction of knowledge through personal experience.
Social interaction with more knowledgeable peers can greatly enhance cognitive development.Engaging with the environment is critical to foster cognitive development.Teaching children in small steps, and reinforcing correct answers is essential.- : Social interaction with more knowledgeable peers can greatly enhance cognitive development.
- A 9th-grade history teacher is working with students on a unit related to the Civil
War. Which activity would most challenge their cognitive abilities, according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development?(1/1 Point)
having the class create a timeline of the civil war, identifying key dates and events on a large poster
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