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WorksheetsLEARNING THEORIES
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
1. Which of the following best defines behaviorism?
a. The effect genetic factors have on learning.
b. The environmental factors have on learning.
c. The effect prior learning experiences have on learning.
d. The effect teacher efficacy has on learning.
2. Which of the following is an example of classical conditioning?
a. Students return their homework so they can participate in a preferred activity.
b. Students stop, look and listen when the teacher claps her hands.
c. Students are motivated to learn because the lesson is engaging.
d. A student is given praise for a job well done.
3. Below are the teacher's roles in teaching implication of constructivism, except _________________.
a. tutor
b. knowledge giver
c. facilitator
d. mentor
4. What is the strength of constructivism theory?
a. Teacher centered
b. Learners involved in passive learning
c. Develop problem solving skills
5. Which of the following best describes the social constructivism?
a. emphasis on collaborative learning style
b. learning should be connected with learner's cognitive development
c. moderate existing knowledge to fill in new information
d. all learning must be constructed
6. Which learning theory says that a set stimulus, over a period of time, will produce the same response every time?
a. The Behaviorist
b. The Cognitivist
c. The Constructivist
7. What is the role of memory?
a. Encoding, storing and retrieving information.
b. Organize the information stored in a meaningful manner.
c. Getting information out of storage and back into conscious awareness.
d. Receiving, processing and combining the received information.
8. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. “Throughout the course of three distinct phases, the associated stimulus is known as ____________ and learned behaviour is known as ____________.”
a. conditioned response, conditioned stimulus
b. conditioned stimulus, conditioned response
c. stimulus conditioning, response conditioning
d. response conditioning, stimulus conditioning
9. Which of the following, from earliest to latest, is the correct ordering of the cognitive stages of development as emphasized by Piaget?
a. Stage 1: Sensorimotor
Stage 2: Concrete operation
Stage 3: Formal operation
Stage 4: Preoperational
b. Stage 1: Sensorimotor
Stage 2: Preoperational
Stage 3: Concrete operation
Stage 4: Formal operation
c. Stage 1: Sensorimotor
Stage 2: Concrete operation
Stage 3: Preoperational
Stage 4: Formal operation
d. Stage 1: Sensorimotor
Stage 2: Formal operation
Stage 3: Preoperational
Stage 4: Concrete operation
10. Using the principle of scaffolding involves which of the following?
a. Providing clues in order to guide a student through problem solving.
b. Preparing many sets of final exam questions for the students.
c. Grouping two students of the same cognitive level together in order to solve a problem.
d. Allowing the student to use 'trial and error' methods in order to solve a problem.
