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WorksheetsPCD 6.02
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How are Howard Gardner’s theory and Jean Piaget’s theory different?
Gardner focused on many ways of being smart, while Piaget focused on stages such as the preoperational period.
Gardner focused on areas of learning, while Piaget focused on periods of development.
How are the cognitive characteristics of a three-year-old different from a four-year-old?
Three-year olds have longer attention spans than four-year-olds.
Four-year-olds figure out solutions to difficult situations more easily than three-year-olds
How did Howard Gardner and Jean Piaget differ in developing their theories?
Gardner valued multiple intelligences; while Piaget valued play that imitates real life
Gardner had an egocentric viewpoint, while Piaget’s view was empathetic.
Six-year-old Anna loves to make up games and gestures to go with them. Which type of multiple intelligences does this illustrate?
Bodily-kinesthetic
Naturalist
Six-year-old Danny loves to build models of planes. Which type of multiple intelligences does this illustrate?
Spatial
Musical
How are the cognitive characteristics of a three-year-old different from a six-year-old?
Six-year-olds write simple words; three-year-olds understand threestep directions.
Three-year-olds sort by color and shapes; six-year-olds solve problems more effectively
Six-year-old Terrance loves to write and read stories. Which type of multiple intelligences does this illustrate?
Linguistic
Interpersonal
Six-year-old Candy loves to go outside and pick flowers. Which type of multiple intelligences does this illustrate?
Naturalist
Spatial
How are Lev Vygotsky’s theory and Maria Montessori’s theory different?
Montessori believed that children learn naturally in the right environment; Vygotsky believed children learn best in teams.
Vygotsky felt that learning came from the environment; Montessori believed in the value of child’s play.
Which illustrates appropriate moral development in a preschooler?
Andrew did not throw the ball in the street because he knew he might get run over
Billy did not want to play ball with any of his friends.
How are the cognitive characteristics of a three-year-old different from a five-year-old?
Five-year-olds count up to ten and sort by size; three-year-olds sort by color and shape.
Three-year-olds sort shapes and colors; five-year-olds cannot.
Which is an example of a preschooler in the preoperational period? Six year-old Fran:
liked the way Sam ran his toy tractor.
created a play about a night with her family.
Six-year-old Vickie loves to be alone and listen to music in her room. Which type of multiple intelligences does this illustrate?
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
What do Howard Gardner’s theory and Jean Piaget’s theory have in common? Both Piaget and Gardner:
studied children and their learning abilities.
focused on learning stations arranged by subject.
Which is an example of a preschooler in the preoperational period? Six year-old Andrew:
only wants to play the game his way, not adapt to ideas of his playmates.
makes poor choices frequently.
