Educational Theories Quiz

What does Humanism in education focus on?

• The development of the individual learner and their needs

• The role of punishment in learning

• The use of technology in classrooms

• The memorization of facts

Which learning theory emphasizes how the mind processes information?

• Behaviorism

• Humanism

• Cognitivism

• Constructivism

What is the main idea behind Behaviorism?

• Learning through personal experiences

• Learning through interactions with the environment through a process of reinforcement and punishment

• Learning through social interactions with family and peers

• Learning through learning and memorization

Which theory emphasizes that students construct their own knowledge?

• Behaviorism

• Constructivism

• Cognitivism

• Humanism

What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs explain?

• How behaviors are learned through interactions with the environment

• How human needs are organized and satisfied

• How children develop intellectually

• How students construct knowledge

Jean Piaget's theory focuses on what aspect of development?

• Emotional development

• Physical development

• Cognitive development

• Social development

What does Vygotsky's Theory of Zone of Proximal Development focus on?

• explains how children's intellectual development progresses from infancy to adulthood

• focuses on the gap between what a learner can do without help and what they can do with guidance

• explains how human needs are organized in a hierarchy and are satisfied in a specific order.

• is a theory on how behavior is a result of conditioning in an environment of stimulus, reward, and punishment

What is another name for Pavlov's theory?

• Operant conditioning

• Classical conditioning

• Cognitive development

• Humanistic learning

What does Skinner's theory of Operant Conditioning emphasize?

• The role of hierarchy in needs

• The process of classical conditioning

• The role of stimulus, reward, and punishment

• The development of cognitive skills

Which theory is based on the idea that all behaviors are learned through conditioning?

• Humanism

• Cognitivism

• Behaviorism

• Constructivism