Praxis PLT 5-9 UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Albert Bandura - CORRECT ANSWER - Social or Observational Learning Theory
Jerome Bruner - CORRECT ANSWER - Discovery Learning and Constructivism
John Dewey - CORRECT ANSWER - Learning through experience; PBL
Erik Erikson - CORRECT ANSWER - 8 Stages of Human Development
Carol Gilligan - CORRECT ANSWER - Stages of the Ethic of Care
Lawrence Kohlberg - CORRECT ANSWER - Theory of Moral Development
Abraham Maslow - CORRECT ANSWER - Hierarchy of Needs
Maria Montessori - CORRECT ANSWER - Follow the child
Jean PIaget - CORRECT ANSWER - Stages of Cognitive Development
B.F. Skinner - CORRECT ANSWER - Operant Conditioning
Lev Vygotsky - CORRECT ANSWER - Social Development Theory; ZPD; Scaffolding
Cooperative learning - CORRECT ANSWER - small teams, each with students of different
levels of ability use a variety of learning activities to learn; each member is responsible for
, learning and helping teammates learn; creates atmosphere of achievement; students work
through the assignment until all group members successfully understand and complete it.
Direct instruction - CORRECT ANSWER - explicit teaching of a skill-set using lectures of
demonstrations of the material, rather than exploratory models such as inquiry-based learning
Discovery Learning (definition) - CORRECT ANSWER - Free exploration of data and
experience; method of IB instruction; states that is best for learners to discover facts and
relationships for themselves. Students may be more likely to remember concepts an knowledge
discovered on their own. Models based on DL: guided discovery, problem-based, simulation-
based, case-based, and incidental learning; takes place in problem solving situations where the
learner draws on his or her own past experience and existing knowledge to discover facts and
relationships and new truths to be learned
Whole Group Discussion - CORRECT ANSWER - a modified form of classroom lecture
where the focus is shared between the instructor and the students for information transfer.
Independent Study - CORRECT ANSWER - students set own mode of study goals
Interdisciplinary instruction - CORRECT ANSWER - method used to teach a unit across
different curricular disciplines; integrated instruction also allows for authentic assessment.
Concept Mapping - CORRECT ANSWER - a technique for representing knowledge in
graphs; knowledge graphs are networks of concepts
Inquiry Method - CORRECT ANSWER - gathering facts and observations to investigate
real world problems; student-centered method of education focused on asking questions; good
learners and sound reasoners center their attention and activity on the dynamic process of inquiry
itself, not merely on the end product of static knowledge
Pedagogy - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of
instruction; correct use of instructive strategies
and CORRECT Answers
Albert Bandura - CORRECT ANSWER - Social or Observational Learning Theory
Jerome Bruner - CORRECT ANSWER - Discovery Learning and Constructivism
John Dewey - CORRECT ANSWER - Learning through experience; PBL
Erik Erikson - CORRECT ANSWER - 8 Stages of Human Development
Carol Gilligan - CORRECT ANSWER - Stages of the Ethic of Care
Lawrence Kohlberg - CORRECT ANSWER - Theory of Moral Development
Abraham Maslow - CORRECT ANSWER - Hierarchy of Needs
Maria Montessori - CORRECT ANSWER - Follow the child
Jean PIaget - CORRECT ANSWER - Stages of Cognitive Development
B.F. Skinner - CORRECT ANSWER - Operant Conditioning
Lev Vygotsky - CORRECT ANSWER - Social Development Theory; ZPD; Scaffolding
Cooperative learning - CORRECT ANSWER - small teams, each with students of different
levels of ability use a variety of learning activities to learn; each member is responsible for
, learning and helping teammates learn; creates atmosphere of achievement; students work
through the assignment until all group members successfully understand and complete it.
Direct instruction - CORRECT ANSWER - explicit teaching of a skill-set using lectures of
demonstrations of the material, rather than exploratory models such as inquiry-based learning
Discovery Learning (definition) - CORRECT ANSWER - Free exploration of data and
experience; method of IB instruction; states that is best for learners to discover facts and
relationships for themselves. Students may be more likely to remember concepts an knowledge
discovered on their own. Models based on DL: guided discovery, problem-based, simulation-
based, case-based, and incidental learning; takes place in problem solving situations where the
learner draws on his or her own past experience and existing knowledge to discover facts and
relationships and new truths to be learned
Whole Group Discussion - CORRECT ANSWER - a modified form of classroom lecture
where the focus is shared between the instructor and the students for information transfer.
Independent Study - CORRECT ANSWER - students set own mode of study goals
Interdisciplinary instruction - CORRECT ANSWER - method used to teach a unit across
different curricular disciplines; integrated instruction also allows for authentic assessment.
Concept Mapping - CORRECT ANSWER - a technique for representing knowledge in
graphs; knowledge graphs are networks of concepts
Inquiry Method - CORRECT ANSWER - gathering facts and observations to investigate
real world problems; student-centered method of education focused on asking questions; good
learners and sound reasoners center their attention and activity on the dynamic process of inquiry
itself, not merely on the end product of static knowledge
Pedagogy - CORRECT ANSWER - refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of
instruction; correct use of instructive strategies
