Worksheets18: OCR development - application to education
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Piaget says children are like 'little scientists' and can find things out for themselves. Schools should therefore use which kind of learning?
direct instruction by the teacher
discovery learning by the children
group work
presentations
What is the structure of the British education system linked to?
Dweck's theory of mindsets
Piaget's stages of cognitive development
Stages of brain development
Willingham's theories about meaning for learning
Children should not be taught certain concepts until they are at the right stage of cognitive development. What is this called?
abstract learning
discovery learning
readiness
teacher led learning
During which key stage should teachers be helping students to develop their conservation skills - eg by cooking and mixing ingredients?
sensori-motor
pre-operational
concrete operational
formal operational
Students could be given hypothetical situations to debate in which stage of cognitive development?
sensori-motor
pre-operational
concrete operational
formal operational
Which UK key stage mirrors the concrete operational stage of cognitive development?
key stage 1
key stage 2
key stage 3
key stage 4
Which of these are ways that teachers can encourage students to develop a growth mindset?
encourage them
praise achievement
praise for effort
teach them about growth mindsets
Teachers should explain that students' intelligence is...
fixed
changeable
improveable with effort
not linked to effort
True or false - teachers should be assessing and teaching according to student learning styles?
true
false
What does Willingham say will help children to learn?
active learning
discovery learning
praise for effort
adding meaning
