Problem-based learning strategies must have an audience other than the teacher
to be successful.
True
Two months ago, a sixteen-year-old transgender student started to identify as
Michelle after going by the name Michael. Michelle has faced some teasing both
in school and on social media. Michelle's English teacher is focusing on her feeling
accepted in class. The writing prompt the teacher had selected was related to
bullying, but Michelle was clearly not comfortable writing about bullying so the
teacher allowed her to select any writing theme.
Which learning theory is Michelle's teacher using?
Humanistic
A nine-year-old male student has been diagnosed with a learning disability. The
school psychologist has determined that he has a form of dyslexia, impacting his
ability to read.
Which instructional technique and learning theory would best support this
student's reading skills?
Behaviorism
, A four-year-old female student is learning to count. She can count to 10
independently, but with help from a more knowledgeable other she can count to
30. The range from 10 to 30 is her zone of proximal development.
Which learning theory best fits this description of the student's independent and
assisted level of performance?
Constructivist
An eighteen-year-old female student has completed high school through self-
paced learning modules. She needs only to finish one final social studies
requirement to be eligible for graduation. This module consists of eight sections.
She reads the content in the section and must pass a quiz with 80 percent
accuracy to move onto the next section.
Which learning theory is most closely aligned with this educational system?
Behavioral
A teacher's theoretical belief is based in constructivism.
What is one way this teacher might successfully deal with a class with too many
students?
Transform whole class instruction into small learning teams.
A teacher's theoretical belief is based in behaviorism.
What is one way this teacher might successfully deal with class periods that seem
too short?
Plan from the learner's perspective.
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