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WorksheetsEDFD 201-Jean Piaget_Cognitive Development
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
Will you be more student-centered or teacher-centered if you use the cognitive approach?
A. Student-centered
B. Teacher-centered
C. Depends on the ability of your students
D. Depends on the nature of the subject matter
Teacher Gilly asked her students to describe how their families celebrate holidays. From this activity, students can discover that people celebrate holidays differently. Which principle in cognitive development governs Teacher Gilly’s teaching activity?
A. Children often think in different ways at different ages.
B. Children actively construct their knowledge.
C. Cognitive development involves relating new information to prior knowledge.
D. Social interaction is essential for cognitive development.
A teacher maximizes the cognitive development of students by having an environment that gives multi sensorial stimulation. In this situation, the teacher’s role is:
A. Molder of character
B. Facilitator of learning
C. Dispenser of knowledge
D. Evaluator of learning
When small children call animals “dogs”, what process is illustrated, based on Piaget’s cognitive development theory?
A. Accommodation
B. Conservation
C. Reversion
D. Assimilation
A mom told his son: “Unlike dogs, chickens don’t bark.” In this instance, what process of adaptation takes place?
A. Schema
B. Assimilation
C. Association
D. Accommodation
Ferdinand, a Grade 1 pupil, is happy when he wins a game but sulks when he doesn’t. Which does Ferdinand’s behavior indicate?
A. Egocentrism
B. Egotism
C. Rigidity of thought
D. Semilogical reasoning
Two identical beakers A and B are represented to the child. Teacher pours the liquid from B to C which is taller and thinner than A and B but has equal capacity with B. Teacher asks if the beakers A and C have the same amount of liquid. The child says “NO” and points to C as the beaker that has more liquid. In which cognitive development stage is the child?
A. Concrete operational stage
B. Pre-operational stage
C. Sensorimotor stage
D. Formal operational stage
What stage of Piaget’s Cognitive Development does a person belong to when he can understand specific logical ideas and apply them to concrete problems?
A. Concrete operational stage
B. Pre-operational stage
C. Sensorimotor stage
D. Formal operational stage
