Topic 25

Who believed that human beings learn through the construction of one logical structure after another?

• Jean Piaget

• John Dewey

• Stephen Krashen

• Noam Chomsky

Which author introduced the importance of relating learning to real experience?

• Jean Piaget

• John Dewey

• Noam Chomsky

• Stephen Krashen

Who introduced the social aspect of learning into constructivism?

• David Ausubel

• Leo Vigotsky

• Stephen Krashen

• Noam Chomsky

According to Harmer, what is essential to success in learning?

• Intrinsic motivation

• Extrinsic motivation

• Both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

• No motivation

Which theory suggested that motivation is essential to success?

• Harmer

• Daniel Siegel

• Francisco Mora

• David Bueno

What is the concept introduced by Noam Chomsky to explain language learning?

• Constructive competence

• Innate mechanisms

• Inductive learning

• Extrinsic motivation

Which theory contrasted meaningful learning from rote learning?

• Noam Chomsky

• David Ausubel

• Stephen Krashen

• Leo Vigotsky

Who defined the zone of proximal development in learning?

• David Ausubel

• Leo Vigotsky

• Stephen Krashen

• Noam Chomsky

What is the basis of the most influential learning theories according to the text?

• Humanism

• Behaviorism

• Cognitivism

• Constructivism

Which author introduced the concept of communicative competence?

• Stephen Krashen

• John Dewey

• Jean Piaget

• Noam Chomsky