EDF Chapter 6 Test Questions and Answers All Correct
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EDF Chapter 6 Test Questions and Answers All Correct
Mr. Johnson teaches a class of twenty 7- and 8-year-old second graders. His goal for the upcoming school year is to help at least 50% of his students reach formal operations. From the perspective of Piaget's theory, we would expect that Mr. Joh...
EDF Chapter 6 Test Questions and
Answers All Correct
Mr. Johnson teaches a class of twenty 7- and 8-year-old second graders. His goal for
the upcoming school year is to help at least 50% of his students reach formal
operations. From the perspective of Piaget's theory, we would expect that Mr. Johnson's
goal is:
- Attainable only if his students have had enriching educational experiences throughout
infancy and early childhood
- Almost impossible to attain
- Attainable only if he emphasizes abstract reasoning throughout the school year
- An easy one to attain - Answer-Almost impossible to attain
Piaget's sensorimotor stage is characterized by:
- Schemes based primarily on perceptions and behaviors
- Inaccurate mental representations of the physical and biological world
- The beginnings of conservation
- Basic schemes for dealing with abstract ideas - Answer-Schemes based primarily on
perceptions and behaviors
Which one of the following examples best illustrates Piaget's concept of object
permanence?
- Six-year-old Lucas thinks that his recently deceased grandfather is still alive.
- Two-year-old Jasmine looks for a favorite toy her father has just hidden in a box.
- Fifteen-year-old Kenneth finally understands his geometry teacher's statementthat two
parallel lines might go on forever without ever touching.
- Ten-year-old Margaret glues the pieces of a vase she has just broken, claiming that
she'll make it look "good as new." - Answer-Two-year-old Jasmine looks for a favorite
toy her father has just hidden in a box.
From Piaget's perspective, why is language critical for children's cognitive
development?
- It takes up much of their mental energy and so helps to keep them from being easily
distracted.
- It gives them a means for symbolically thinking about objects and events.
, - It gives them a better self-image, because they are now aware that they can
communicate effectively with other human beings.
- It helps them get things they want. - Answer-It gives them a means for symbolically
thinking about objects and events.
Roger is shown two piles of sand and says that each pile has the same amount.
However, when one pile is flattened with a shovel, Roger now claims emphatically that
the flattened pile has less sand. Based on this information, Roger is probably in Piaget's
_______ stage of development.
Imagine that you are a third-grade teacher. If you were to make predictions based on
Piaget's stages of cognitive development, you would expect most or all of your students
to exhibit _______ thinking.
The following four junior high school science teachers are teaching the concept
molecule to their students. In each classroom, some of the students are frequently using
formal operational reasoning, whereas others are consistently using concrete
operational reasoning. In which classroom are the concrete operational thinkers most
likely to have difficulty understanding?
- Mr. Armani lets students touch and manipulate concrete models of various molecules.
- Mr. Davidson has students role-play being neutrons, protons, and electrons. The
"neutron" and "proton" students huddle together in the middle of the room, and the
"electrons" move around them.
- Mr. Bendetti lets students look at the same concrete models that Mr. Armani has used.
- Mr. Carmen verbally describes how different elements are made up of different
numbers of neutrons, protons, and electrons. - Answer-Mr. Carmen verbally describes
how different elements are made up of different numbers of neutrons, protons, and
electrons.
Olivia understands why 3/5 and 9/15 are equivalent fractions. Based on this information,
Olivia is probably in Piaget's _______ stage of development.
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