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Education Theories

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following teaching philosophies to their descriptions

a)

Behaviorism

1.

learning is a process of responding to stimuli and continuing to reinforce the process

b)

Humanism

2.

focus on an individuals' skills of knowledge acquisition

c)

Constructivism

3.

self-discovery is a part of learning and education is life itself

d)

Cognitivism

4.

truth and knowledge is subjective

2.

___________ is defined as a cohesive, repeatable action sequence possessing component action which is tightly interconnected and governed by a core meaning. (Piaget)

a)

Sensorimotor stage

b)

Schema

c)

Accommodation

d)

Assimilation

3.

Which of the following does NOT explain the formal operational stage?

a)

Happens among children between ages two and seven

b)

The period of time involving a dramatic increase in logical thinking

c)

Children can use deductive reasoning and understand abstract concepts

d)

Children can see multiple potential solutions

4.

What theory has the student reliant on the instructor for learning?

a)

Andragogy

b)

Pedagogy

c)

Sensory

d)

Visual

5.

In what theory is the student self-sufficient for learning?

a)

Verbal

b)

Intuitive

c)

Andragogy

d)

Pedagogy

6.

Which theorists contributed to Behaviorism?

a)

John B Watson

b)

Lawrence Kolb

c)

B.F. Skinner

d)

Ivan Pavlov

7.

Which theorists contributed to Humanism?

a)

Lawrence Kolb

b)

Abraham Maslow

c)

Carl Rogers

d)

Jean Piaget

8.

What is the lowest level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

a)

Self-Actualization

b)

Love and Belonging

c)

Safety and Security

d)

Physiological

9.

What theorists contributed to the theory of constructivism?

a)

Lev Vygotsky

b)

Reggio Emilia

c)

Jean Piaget

d)

Abraham Maslow

10.

Which theorist contributed to the theory of cognitivism?

a)

Jean Piaget

b)

Jerome Bruner

c)

Albert Bandura

d)

John Dewey

11.

Match the following learning styles with their descriptions.

a)

Sensory Learners

1.

Prefer to do practical, hands on work.

b)

Visual Learners

2.

Remember what they see, such as graphs, pictures, and demonstrations.

c)

Verbal Learners

3.

Prefer reading or hearing information

d)

Reflective Learners

4.

Tend to learn more effectively by thinking the situation through

e)

Sequential Learners

5.

Like to solve problems following a logical sequence

12.

What is the name of the process of taking in new

information into the already existing schemas? (Piaget)

a)

Sensorimotor stage

b)

Schema

c)

Accommodation

d)

Assimilation