OCR GCSE Psychology - Development - Application

How might schools help to develop the skill of conservation in primary school?

• Through role play

• Playing hide and seek

• By introducing gardening

• Playing with cups and water

What is discovery learning?

• Children learn by interacting with their environment, exploring and manipulating objects

• Children learn through direct instruction from a teachers

• Children learn either by sound, vision or action

• Children learn by drilling information

What advice would Dweck give school teachers?

• Only teach children skills that they are ready to learn

• Praise for effort, not achievement

• Teach for meaning

• Use the child's preferred learning style

What advice would Willingham give school teachers?

• Only teach children skills that they are ready to learn

• Praise for effort, not achievement

• Teach for meaning

• Use the child's preferred learning style

What advice would Piaget give school teachers?

• Only teach children skills that they are ready to learn

• Praise for effort, not achievement

• Teach for meaning

• Use the child's preferred learning style

What theory led to the development of Key Stages in school?

• Piaget's stages of cognitive development

• Dweck's theory of growth mindset

• Learning styles

• Willinghams' ideas on learning for meaning