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Constructivism

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Constructivism states that children learn through ________________.

a)

Variation

b)

Adaptation

c)

Practical

d)

Motivation

2.

Which guiding principle of constructivism in which the learner uses sensory input and constructs meaning out of it?

a)

Learning is contextual

b)

Learning is a social activity

c)

Learning is an active process

d)

One needs knowledge to learn

3.

The crucial action of constructing meaning is ______.

a)

social

b)

physical

c)

spiritual

d)

mental

4.

Which of the following is not the guiding principle of Constructivism?

a)

One needs knowledge to learn

b)

Learning involves language

c)

Motivation is a key component in learning.

d)

Learning is an emotional activity.

5.

Which type of classroom where teachers have a dialogue with students, helping students construct their own knowledge?

a)

Traditional

b)

Constructivist

c)

Pragmatist

d)

Froebel

6.

How assessment is address in traditional classroom?

a)

through testing and correct answers

b)

includes student works and observations

c)

points of view and tests

7.

Which of the following is not the role of a constructivist teacher?

a)

directive

b)

interactive

c)

rooted in negotiation

8.

In constructivist classroom, knowledge is seen as (a)   , ever changing with our experiences.

9.

Knowledge is constructed when the learner is able to draw ideas from his or her own (a)   and connect them to new ideas.

10.

He believed that young children learn by constructing knowledge from experiences.

a)

John Dewey

b)

Aristotle

c)

Piaget

d)

Froebel

11.

Constructivist classrooms do more at promoting the children’s social, cognitive, and moral development than teacher-centered programs.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

"Knowledge is not passively received but actively built up by the experiential world, not the discovery of ontological reality."

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which essential components as constructivist that provide students with an opportunity to show themselves what they have learned?

a)

Create cognitive dissonance

b)

Apply knowledge with feedback

c)

Reflect on learning

d)

Elicit prior knowledge

14.

Which component used by the teacher when assigning problems and activities to the students that will challenge them?

a)

Elicit prior knowledge

b)

Create cognitive dissonance

c)

Apply knowledge with feedback

d)

Reflect on learning

15.

Activities should allow students to compare pre-existing schema to the novel situation. What essential component is teacher applied?

a)

Reflect on learning

b)

Create cognitive dissonance

c)

Elicit prior knowledge

d)

Apply knowledge with feedback

16.

The following are the examples of constructivist classroom except __________.

a)

Cooperative

b)

Reciprocal

c)

Solution-based

d)

Problem-based

17.

Why we allow students to group works through the challenging real-world problem?

a)

so that learners acquire communication and collaboration skills in addition to knowledge.

b)

to solve a problem or complete the assignment

c)

to teach each other

18.

How reciprocal teaching works?

a)

students work together in small groups

b)

require students to work together to devise a solution

c)

allow pairs of students to teach each other

19.

Constructivist teachers pursuit of student questions and interests is valued.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which type of teacher he/she is, when the teacher allows students work primarily alone?

a)

Traditional

b)

Constructivist

c)

Pragmatist

21.

Which of the following materials is used in constructivist classroom?

a)

textbook

b)

manipulative

c)

workbook

22.

In Traditional classroom learning is based on repetition, while constructivist, learning is interactive, building on what the student already knows.

a)

The statement is false

b)

The statement is true

23.

Choose from the following options which best describe constructivist classrooms.

a)

strict adherence to fixed curriculum is highly valued

b)

knowledge is seen as inert

c)

emphasizes basic skills

d)

curriculum give emphasis on big concepts

24.

Constructivism is a theory of learning that is developed from the principle of _____________ thinking.

a)

parent's

b)

teacher's

c)

children's

25.

Who stated that, "Learning is not understanding the "true" nature of things, nor is it remembering dimly perceived perfect ideas but rather a personal and social construction of meaning out of the bewildering array of sensations."

a)

Froebel

b)

Darwin

c)

Piaget

d)

Plato