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Learning theories

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which learning theory seeks to "broaden attention from the learner as an isolated individual to include a focus on the social settings that construct and constitute the individual as a learner" (Lave and Wenger, 1991)
a)
Social Learning Theories
b)
Socialism
c)
Constructivism
d)
Cognitivism
2.
Which of these is NOT a theory of learning?
a)
Behaviourism
b)
Social Learning Theory
c)
Cognasism
d)
Constructivism
3.
Constructivism is split in to two parts.  Which of the following three answers is INCORRECT.
a)
Social
b)
Constructive
c)
Cognitive
4.
Which learning theory centres on what happens between stimulus and response, understanding processes such as memory?
a)
Cognitivism
b)
Cognitive Behaviourism
c)
Cognitive Constructivism
d)
Constructivism
5.
Skinner's Rats Experiment drew our attention to what aspect of behaviourist learning theory?
a)
Humans are like animals
b)
Reinforcement can strengthen learning
c)
Reintegration of learning
d)
Rat's learn quicker than dogs
6.
What does the ZPD stand for?
a)
Zone of Potential Development
b)
Zone of Practice Discourse
c)
Zone of Proximal Development
d)
Zone of Priority Discussion
7.
If, as a teacher, you set clear learning objectives and design repetitive practices, what theory of learning is evident?
a)
Cognitivism
b)
Social Constructivism
c)
Social Behaviourism
d)
Behaviourism
8.
What does the following statement refer to: Groups of people that share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.
a)
Practice Community
b)
Communism
c)
Community
d)
Community of Practice
9.
The Zone of Proximal Development refers to the difference between what a learner can do on their own and what they can do under adult guidance or in collaboration with...
a)
Teachers and coaches
b)
Friends and close family
c)
More capable peers
d)
Personal research inc. textbooks and journal articles
10.
As a coach, if you focus on active learning through problem solving tasks, with an emphasis on group work, you would be guided by what learning theory?
a)
Social Learning Theories
b)
Constructivism
c)
Social Cognitivism
d)
Social Teaching Theory
11.

What does cognitive theory focus on?

a)

Mental Process

b)

physical process

12.

Who proposed the cognitive development?

a)

Leon Festinger

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

Albert Bandura

13.

Constructivism is a teacher centered theory

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Students working and learning together is not a part of constructivism.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

In constructivism, learning is __________.

a)

Passive

b)

Assertive

c)

Active

d)

Fun

16.

Teaching lessons that can relate to students' life experiences is a good method according to constructivism.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The ideal learner in constructivism theory is innovative and self-directed

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Behaviorism works on the premise ...

a)

that behavior cannot be shaped.

b)

that learning has taken place when behavior has changed.

c)

that humans will only learn when they have been punished.

d)

that behavior is just a state of mind.

19.

Who is this man and which group does he belong to?

a)

Skinner, Behaviorism

b)

Vygotsky, Constructivism

c)

Chomsky, Cognitivism

d)

Siemens, Connectivism

20.

In cognitivism, learning is explained by how a person...

a)

behaves.

b)

reacts.

c)

thinks.

d)

talks.

21.

What are logogens according to Paivio?

a)

Mental images

b)

Verbal entities

c)

Logos

d)

Pictures

22.

What is schema?

a)

Units of thoughts

b)

Units of instruction

c)

Units of reflection

d)

Units of knowledge

23.

Gamification is a learning approach BETTER described by which learning theory?

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Constructivism

c)

Cognitivism

d)

Connectivism

24.

Connectivism emphasizes the role of ...and...context in how and where learning occurs.

a)

psychological and connectivity

b)

cultural and economics

c)

social and cultural

d)

social and psychological

25.

Which of the following is NOT a type of processing identified by Dual Coding Theory?

a)

Referential.

b)

Associative

c)

Imaginative

d)

Representational

26.

ZPD is a theory under...

a)

constructivism

b)

behaviorism

c)

connectivism

27.

Which learning theory is a theoretical framework for understanding learning in a digital age?

a)

Cognitivism

b)

Connectivism

c)

Social Constructivism

d)

Behaviorism

28.
Who believes that human learning is done selectively by observing and instilling into memory the behavior of others?
a)
Jean Piaget
b)
B. F. Skinner
c)
Albert Bandura
d)
Lawrence Kohlberg
29.
Which stage of moral development is manifested by a person who has a set of moral principles and recognizes that these principles may vary from society's rules
a)
Individualistic
b)
Member of Society
c)
Principled
d)
Universal Ethical Principles
30.
Which example of MI is manifested by Mozart?
a)
Bodily kinesthetic intelligence
b)
Existentialist intelligence
c)
Logical - mathematical intelligence
d)
Musical intelligence
31.
Which of the following is not a component of constructivism?
a)
Learners learn through social interaction
b)
learners have to pay attention to critical aspects of what is to be learned
c)
Learners' new learning depend on their prior understandings
d)
Learners construct their own understanding rather than it transmitted to them
32.
What is the cognitive view of knowledge in which information people store in their memories are consists of networks of organized and interconnected ideas?
a)
Schema theory
b)
Socio - cultural theory
c)
Social learning theory
d)
Attribution theory
33.
Which theory addresses the range of effects of success and failing outcomes and provides a framework for the analysis of teacher - student interactions in the classroom?
a)
attribution theory
b)
constructivism
c)
moral development theory
d)
schema theory
34.
What do you call the instructional support in socio - cultural theory that teachers can provide to enhance learning?
a)
assessment
b)
lesson plan
c)
performance task
d)
scaffolding
35.
What theory explains why some students are able to retrieve knowledge better than others?
a)
attribution theory
b)
constructivism
c)
schema theory
d)
socio - cultural theory
36.
What theory states that the major determinants of motivation are not the innate needs or experiences of individuals but how their successes and failures are perceived and interpreted?
a)
attribution theory
b)
moral development theory
c)
MI
d)
socio - cultural theory
37.
Who are the two constructivists who believed that humans learn by activity?
a)
Bandura and Gardner
b)
Skinner and Weiner
c)
Piaget and Vygotsky
d)
Trends and Kohlberg
38.

Forming mental images to help remember association is a powerful memory technique called...

a)

verbal learning

b)

Loci method

c)

imagery

39.

Rote learning consists of...

a)

information or concepts that learners already have.

b)

memorization of facts and associations.

40.

Meaningful information is stored in the long-term memory in networks of connected facts or concepts called....

a)

schemata

b)

shema

41.

Metacognition is...

a)

knowledge about one own´s learning

b)

knowledge about somebody else´s learning

42.

What study strategies help students learn?

a)

Practice tests

b)

Note-taking

c)

Underlining

d)

Summarizing, outlining and concept mapping

e)

All of the above

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