LEARNING THEORIES

1. Which of the following best defines behaviorism?

• a. The effect genetic factors have on learning.

• b. The environmental factors have on learning.

• c. The effect prior learning experiences have on learning.

• d. The effect teacher efficacy has on learning.

2. Which of the following is an example of classical conditioning?

• a. Students return their homework so they can participate in a preferred activity.

• b. Students stop, look and listen when the teacher claps her hands.

• c. Students are motivated to learn because the lesson is engaging.

• d. A student is given praise for a job well done.

3. Below are the teacher's roles in teaching implication of constructivism, except _________________.

• a. tutor

• b. knowledge giver

• c. facilitator

• d. mentor

4. What is the strength of constructivism theory?

• a. Teacher centered

• b. Learners involved in passive learning

• c. Develop problem solving skills

5. Which of the following best describes the social constructivism?

• a. emphasis on collaborative learning style

• b. learning should be connected with learner's cognitive development

• c. moderate existing knowledge to fill in new information

• d. all learning must be constructed

6. Which learning theory says that a set stimulus, over a period of time, will produce the same response every time?

• a. The Behaviorist

• b. The Cognitivist

• c. The Constructivist

7. What is the role of memory?

• a. Encoding, storing and retrieving information.

• b. Organize the information stored in a meaningful manner.

• c. Getting information out of storage and back into conscious awareness.

• d. Receiving, processing and combining the received information.

8. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. “Throughout the course of three distinct phases, the associated stimulus is known as ____________ and learned behaviour is known as ____________.”

• a. conditioned response, conditioned stimulus

• b. conditioned stimulus, conditioned response

• c. stimulus conditioning, response conditioning

• d. response conditioning, stimulus conditioning

9. Which of the following, from earliest to latest, is the correct ordering of the cognitive stages of development as emphasized by Piaget?

• a. Stage 1: Sensorimotor

  Stage 2: Concrete operation

  Stage 3: Formal operation

  Stage 4: Preoperational

• b. Stage 1: Sensorimotor

  Stage 2: Preoperational

  Stage 3: Concrete operation

  Stage 4: Formal operation

• c. Stage 1: Sensorimotor

  Stage 2: Concrete operation

  Stage 3: Preoperational

  Stage 4: Formal operation

• d. Stage 1: Sensorimotor

  Stage 2: Formal operation

  Stage 3: Preoperational

  Stage 4: Concrete operation

10. Using the principle of scaffolding involves which of the following?

• a. Providing clues in order to guide a student through problem solving.

• b. Preparing many sets of final exam questions for the students.

• c. Grouping two students of the same cognitive level together in order to solve a problem.

• d. Allowing the student to use 'trial and error' methods in order to solve a problem.