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1499EDN Week 7 Cognitive Views of Learning

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a feature of constructivism:

a)

learners are active in their building ofknowledge

b)

teachers provide experiences to help children build on existing knowledge

c)

learners discover ideas completely for themselves

d)

learners are self-regulated

2.

Guided discovery learning allows students to autonomously explore learning materials.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

As part of the construction and negotiation of knowledge, social constructivists particularly value:

a)

explicit teaching

b)

peer-to-peer scaffolding

c)

the role of the individual

d)

cognition

4.

Social constructivism focuses on:

a)

social and cultural processes in learning

b)

the individual as the most important factor in learning

c)

Vygotsky’s beliefs regarding learning

d)

psychological issues in learning

5.

Skillful questioning and self-questioning are key features of reciprocal teaching.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

In collaborative learning, groups have:

a)

less autonomy, and the teacher is actively involved

b)

more autonomy, with the teacher less actively involved

c)

more autonomy, and the teacher is actively involved

d)

less autonomy, with the teacher is less actively involved

7.

Constructivist approaches to learning are very effective as they take minimal time to set up

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The correct ordering of cognitive skills in Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy is:

a)

evaluating, creating, understanding, remembering, applying,

analysing

b)

understanding, remembering, applying, analysing, evaluating, creating

c)

remembering, understanding, applying, analysing, evaluating, creating

d)

understanding, applying, analysing, evaluating,

creating, remembering

9.

Short-term memory is more correctly referred to as the:

a)

sensory memory

b)

working memory

c)

executive control

d)

procedural memory

10.

Short term memory has a limited capacity to hold approximately:

a)

one item

b)

two items

c)

seven items

d)

10-20 items

11.

‘Cognitive load’ means we group related pieces of information into a single meaningful unit.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Episodic memory refers to memories that include:

a)

significant, personal life experiences

b)

information and knowledge about the world around us

c)

recall and procedures for performing a skill

d)

subconscious information

13.

In Bandura’s Bobo doll experiments, Bandura demonstrated that:

a)

learning can occur through social interactions

b)

learning is based on external consequences e.g.reinforcers

c)

learning can occur by observing the behaviour & consequence of others

d)

learning needs structured environment to imitate thebehaviour of others

14.

The more effectively material is chunked or rehearsed increases the chance of being transferred to the long-term memory?

a)

True

b)

False