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Worksheets1499EDN Week 7 Cognitive Views of Learning
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which is not a feature of constructivism:
learners are active in their building ofknowledge
teachers provide experiences to help children build on existing knowledge
learners discover ideas completely for themselves
learners are self-regulated
Guided discovery learning allows students to autonomously explore learning materials.
True
False
As part of the construction and negotiation of knowledge, social constructivists particularly value:
explicit teaching
peer-to-peer scaffolding
the role of the individual
cognition
Social constructivism focuses on:
social and cultural processes in learning
the individual as the most important factor in learning
Vygotsky’s beliefs regarding learning
psychological issues in learning
Skillful questioning and self-questioning are key features of reciprocal teaching.
True
False
In collaborative learning, groups have:
less autonomy, and the teacher is actively involved
more autonomy, with the teacher less actively involved
more autonomy, and the teacher is actively involved
less autonomy, with the teacher is less actively involved
Constructivist approaches to learning are very effective as they take minimal time to set up
True
False
The correct ordering of cognitive skills in Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy is:
evaluating, creating, understanding, remembering, applying,
analysing
understanding, remembering, applying, analysing, evaluating, creating
remembering, understanding, applying, analysing, evaluating, creating
understanding, applying, analysing, evaluating,
creating, remembering
Short-term memory is more correctly referred to as the:
sensory memory
working memory
executive control
procedural memory
Short term memory has a limited capacity to hold approximately:
one item
two items
seven items
10-20 items
‘Cognitive load’ means we group related pieces of information into a single meaningful unit.
True
False
Episodic memory refers to memories that include:
significant, personal life experiences
information and knowledge about the world around us
recall and procedures for performing a skill
subconscious information
In Bandura’s Bobo doll experiments, Bandura demonstrated that:
learning can occur through social interactions
learning is based on external consequences e.g.reinforcers
learning can occur by observing the behaviour & consequence of others
learning needs structured environment to imitate thebehaviour of others
The more effectively material is chunked or rehearsed increases the chance of being transferred to the long-term memory?
True
False
