Chapter 6--updated teaching and training

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes 'growth' in the context of human development?

• Growth refers to physical changes.

• Growth refers to emotional changes.

• Growth refers to social changes.

• Growth refers to cognitive changes.

Open Ended

What is the difference between growth and development?

Multiple Select

Physical development includes which of the following?

• Gross-motor skills, such as walking and throwing

• Fine-motor skills, such as picking up objects and eating with a spoon

• Cognitive skills, such as memorizing and organizing

• Both gross-motor and fine-motor skills

Multiple Select

Which skills are involved in cognitive development?

• Knowing

• Memorizing

• Sensing

• Organizing

Open Ended

How do experiences in infancy affect cognitive development over time?

Fill in the Blank

Cognitive development is also called ___ development.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT included in social-emotional development?

• Relationships

• Feelings

• Physical growth

• Self-control

Multiple Select

Select all principles that are true about human development.

• Development is relatively orderly

• Development is random

• Development is interrelated

• Development varies among individuals

Open Ended

Explain how teachers can use the knowledge of orderly development to design learning strategies for students.

Multiple Choice

Which principle of human development states that development occurs in a sequence of steps?

• Development is interrelated

• Development is relatively orderly

• Development varies among individuals

• Developing is a gradual, continual process

Fill in the Blank

Developmental changes happen ___ over time.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following areas is NOT mentioned as necessary for acquiring new skills?

• Physical development

• Cognitive development

• Social development

• Moral development

Fill in the Blank

Fill in the blank: Each person's progress in development occurs at ___ rates.

Open Ended

Explain how development can vary among individuals, and give examples of factors that might influence these differences.

As a teen, in what ways have you developed physically? cognitively? socially? emotionally?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a method researchers use to formulate developmental theories?

• Analyzing behavior and development

• Observing people

• Performing experiments

• Ignoring earlier research studies

Multiple Select

Select all the reasons why developmental theories help teachers.

• Understand what students are capable of and why

• Get a broader picture than limited experiences and observations provide

• Help teachers grade students more easily

• Provide only one perspective on development

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the main difference between heredity and environment in human development?

• Heredity refers to genetic factors, while environment refers to external influences.

• Heredity is about nutrition, while environment is about exercise.

• Heredity is only important in childhood, while environment matters in adulthood.

• Heredity is controlled by parents, while environment is controlled by teachers.

Open Ended

Explain how both heredity and environment can influence a person's intellectual potential.

Fill in the Blank

Fill in the blank: No single ___ determines behavior.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are considered environmental factors that influence development?

• Family

• Peers

• Community

• Genetics

Open Ended

How do peers influence development differently than family?

Multiple Select

Which statements about community and media are correct?

• Community can affect career expectations.

• Media effects may not be immediately apparent.

• Community has no impact on self-worth.

• Media is always a negative influence.

​Which do you think has influenced your development more, heredity or environment?

Which of Erikson’s stages have you already successfully completed? How do you know?

​Which theory discussed do you think would be most valuable to you as a teacher? Why?