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WorksheetsDevelopment and brain functions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What part of the brain controls our balance and coordination?
thalamus
cortex
brain stem
cerebellum
What part of the brain processes touch, more specifically heat and pressure?
parietal lobe
visual area
somatosensory area
motor area
What part of the brain oversees all aspects of moevement?
Motor area
somatosensory area
cerebellum
cortex
What part of the brain is responsible for our thinking and processing skills?
the thalamus
the pre-frontal lobe
the cortex
the frontal lobe
What part of the brain is responsible for receiving and sending on visual information?
the cerebellum
the thalamus
the occipital lobe
the frontal lobe
Where does sensory processing take place?
Both in the somatosensory area and motor areas of both hemispheres
In the thalamus and brain stem
In the occipital lobe and motor areas
In the visual area at the back and in the auditory areas at the side of the head
Nature refers to
when our brain development is influenced by the mother smoking
what we are born with, which is the same as 'innate'
what we learn from our family and environment, which is the same as 'learned'
the beautiful world around us
When a child has a schema for a dog as something small and yappy, then has to add a large dog into that schema, this is called
accommodation
assimilation
Piaget suggested that young children think differently to adults. He said this was because
he underestimated their abilities
they are not able to think logically about the world
they are not in the formal operational stage yet
they are just smaller versions of adults
One real-word strength of Piaget's research is
they have influenced classroom teaching
children develop logic in stages
Hughes' policeman doll study challenged Piaget's ideas
other researchers have found similar conclusions
McGarrigle and Donaldson's naughty teddy study involved
40 children from two different primary schools in Glasgow
4-6 year olds, from Glasgow, Bristol and Exeter
3.5-5 year olds, all from Edinburgh
80 children from Edinburgh, 40 from primary and 40 from nursery
The distraction of the naughty teddy meant
the young children just weren't looking. It didn't mean they were conserving.
the young children were focused on the teddy and didn't conserve.
the teddy was more important so they didn't bother conserving.
the young children were obsessed with what teddy would do next and completely forgot about the study.
As with the naughty teddy study, the Policeman doll study showed that
Conserving and egocentrism are part of younger children's genetic make-up
Hughes may have given the children clues regarding where to hide the dolls
Piaget underestimated younger children's abilities
Piaget was correct with his three mountain study
In the concrete operational stage, children
struggle to reason about abstract ideas
are mostly egocentric
can conserve but only with objects made out of concrete
can formally reason
Individual learning came about because Piaget said all children develop in stages but at different rates. He also said
activities should be challenging for students so that they can discover how to learn
environments in schools should be stimulating so that children stay awake
children must discover concepts for themselves, through discovery learning
children should learn to decenter so that they do not become overly egocentric
According to Dweck, when someone with a growth mindset fails, they
see this as an obstacle to overcome
see this as a reason to quit
see this as a sign they're not as talented as they thought they were
decide to switch into a positive mindset
Evidence to support Dweck shows that
we are all either growth or fixed mindset and it's up to us to change that
it can be applied to sports settings, but is less relevant in relationships
praise can be damaging and make someone work only for praise
a growth mindset leads to better grades
Having self-efficacy is seen to be more beneficial than relying on praise. what is self-efficacy?
Being super confident in your own talents
A person's understanding of their own capabilities
It's like self motivation
When someone knows that they themselves are responsible for their actions
What is a learning style?
Someone's method of taking in and storing information
Someone's preferred way of learning new information
Someone's preferred way of encoding information
Someone's method of processing and remembering information
Willingham said that memory techniques are more useful for passing exams than learning styles. One strength of his research is
it is gathered from the numerous studies he carried out in education.
it has real world value as it applies to learning and education.
it has real world value as it shows how learning creates an engram.
it has real-world value as it shows how learning creates neuronal growth.
