Quiz 2

1) Constructivist views of learning are grounded in the research of

• A) Curriculum designers

• B) Gestalt psychologists

• C) Bandura

• D) Piaget and Vygotsky primarily

2) Which one of the following behaviors is one of the teacher's role in problem-based learning?

• A) Avoid assisting groups and independent investigations

• B) Demonstrate the steps in scientific investigations

• C) Discourage students to conduct experiments

• D) Help students to reflect on their investigations

3) Cooperative learning involves the following:

• A) Elaboration, interpretation, and argumentation

• B) Shared values, lack of conflict, and creativity

• C) Cognitive flexibility, competition, and self-respect

• D) Extrinsic rewards, elaboration, and autonomy

4) Jigsaw, an early format for cooperative learning, emphasizes what relationship among group members?

• A) High dependence

• B) High interdependence

• C) Low dependence

• D) Low interdependence

5) Which one of the following statements is an assumption of constructivism?

• A) Novices have a wide range of procedural knowledge

• B) Prior knowledge does not impact learning as much as earlier researchers believed

• C) Novices have deep conceptual knowledge

• D) Learning is more than receiving information from teachers and texts