Educ 102 Midterm Examination Review

In successful intelligence theory, what skill helps us recall facts and pieces of information and retain the knowledge we acquire?

• Memory Skills

• Analytical Skills

• Creative Skills

• Practical Skills

What view of constructivism emphasizes that knowledge exists in a social context and is initially shared with others instead of being represented solely in the mind of an individual?

• Individual Constructivism

• Social Constructivism

• Concepts

• Schema

In the revised taxonomy of cognitive domain, what cognitive dimension refers to making judgments based on criteria and standards?

• Understand

• Analyze

• Evaluate

• Create

What type of transfer occurs when learning in one context impacts negatively on performance in another?

• Positive transfer

• Negative transfer

• Near transfer

• Far transfer

What category of learning has a learning outcome of choosing personal actions based on internal states of understanding and feeling?

• verbal information

• intellectual skills

• cognitive strategies

• attitudes

What major aspect should the theory of instruction address when rewards and punishment should be selected and paced appropriately?

• Predisposition to learn

• Structure of knowledge

• Effective sequencing

• Reinforcement

What level of knowledge representation may be acquired through the use of models and images in learning?

• Enactive representation

• Iconic representation

• Symbolic representation

• Active representation

What meaningful learning process takes place when newly acquired knowledge combines with prior knowledge to enrich the understanding of both concepts?

• Derivative subsumption

• Correlative subsumption

• Superordinate learning

• Combinatorial learning

In Torrance framework for creative thinking, what is the term for the production of ideas that show a variety of possibilities or realms of thought?

• Fluency

• Flexibility

• Elaboration

• Originality

In the revised taxonomy of cognitive domain, what knowledge dimension refers to the interrelationships among the basic elements within a larger structure that enable them to function together.

• Factual

• Conceptual

• Procedural Knowledge

• Metacognitive Knowledge