IDS Final UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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IDS Final UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The bowl of fruit is a metaphor for Interdisciplinary? (pg. 36) - CORRECT ANSWER- False
_______ are branches of or specialities within disciplines. (pg. 89)
- taxonomy
- disciplinary categories
- subdisciplines
- Disciplinary perspectiv...
Using the metaphor 'a bowl of fruit' can refer to interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary? (pg
32) - CORRECT ANSWER- Multidisciplinary
A __________ is a branch of knowledge, typically studied in higher education such as
physics, economics, history. (pg 89) - CORRECT ANSWER- Discipline
Which is not a desired out come of e-portfolio process? (pg.134)
a. Actively engages students in the learning process
b. Tracks learning styles
c. Documents educational experiences and development
d. Identifies skills and understand their transferability - CORRECT ANSWER- B
Which is not considered the three important "Initial points about disciplines" (pg.6)
a. A discipline is a branch of knowledge or study.
b. Disciplines are often seen as subjects or minors.
c. Disciplines help shape the way their practitioners see the world.
,d. Disciplines help shape a student's future is deciding their major. - CORRECT ANSWER-
D
"The Fable of the Elephant House" illustrates a ______________ approach to solving a
complex problem because the disciplinary experts (i.e., committee members) speak with
separate voices and their perspectives on the problem are presented in serial fashion: The
engineer focused on building strong walls; the sociologist was concerned about the number of
elephants that would live in the house; the psychologist focused on the eating habits and color
preferences of elephants. But notice that no one questioned the project as a whole or the
process by which the house was being designed and built. In _______________ work, each
participating discipline retains its separate identity.
"What is the nature of knowledge? How can I know what I know? What is truth? How much
can we know?" The study of the nature and basis of knowledge that answers questions like
these is called _______________________.
_______ is the study of a complex issue, problem, or question from the perspective of two or
more disciplines by drawing on their insights and integrating them. (Repko pg.35) -
CORRECT ANSWER- Interdisciplinarity
Interdisciplinary studies foster the development of certain personality traits. Which of the
following is NOT an example of these traits?
a. Entrepreneurship
b. Creative thinking
c. Love of learning
d. Self-reflection
e. None; they are all examples of traits.
(Repko pg.56) - CORRECT ANSWER- b. Creative thinking
, "The study of a complex issue, problem, or question from the perspective of two or more
disciplines by drawing on their insights but making no attempt to integrate them," is the
definition of:
A. Interdisciplinary
B. Transdisciplinarity
C. Multidisciplinary
D. Intradisciplinary
(pg. 35 text) - CORRECT ANSWER- C. Multidisciplinary
Metacognition is defined as...
A. The awareness of physical surroundings
B. The awareness of your own learning and thinking processes
C. Being conscious of team mentality
D. The awareness of others learning and thinking processes
(pg. 57 text) - CORRECT ANSWER- B. The awareness of your own learning and thinking
processes
The definition of interdisciplinary refers to intellectual essence of the field. what does the
term mean? (pg 24) - CORRECT ANSWER- Defining elements of or relating to more than
one branch of knowledge of the problem and the using of other processes and disciplines to
come to a rounded coherent answer.
True or False:
Complexity theory that processes having a large number of seemingly independent agents can
spontaneously order themselves into a coherent system. (pg 126) - CORRECT ANSWER-
True
How does interdisciplinary studies foster the development of civic responsibility in the world
outside of the classroom? (pg 118)
A. It increases your awareness of your own learning and thinking processes, often described
as "thinking about your thinking."
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