Question 1

Which one of the following best reflects the idea of distributed cognition?

Accepted Answer

A) "A stitch in time saves nine." 
B) "Two heads are better than one." 
C) "Look before you leap." 
D) "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." 
A) "A stitch in time saves nine." 
B) "Two heads are better than one." 
C) "Look before you leap." 
D) "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

Question 2

A concept is a:

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A) definition that is learned verbatim. 
B) vague, intuitive idea about an area of knowledge. 
C) category of similar objects or events. 
D) concrete example of an abstract idea. 
A) definition that is learned verbatim. 
B) vague, intuitive idea about an area of knowledge. 
C) category of similar objects or events. 
D) concrete example of an abstract idea.

Question 3

As a teacher, you are concerned that many of your students are learning less than they think they are learning as they read their textbooks.Your best strategy would be to:

Accepted Answer

A) have them underline or highlight at least 50% of what they read. 
B) instruct them to read the book two or three times instead of just once. 
C) suggest questions that they can ask themselves as they read. 
D) copy difficult-to-understand sentences in their notebooks. 
A) have them underline or highlight at least 50% of what they read. 
B) instruct them to read the book two or three times instead of just once. 
C) suggest questions that they can ask themselves as they read. 
D) copy difficult-to-understand sentences in their notebooks.

Question 4

Which one of the following alternatives most clearly illustrates general, as opposed to specific, transfer?

Accepted Answer

A) The skills Arnold has developed as a marathon runner helps him later in life when he jogs for exercise. 
B) Brian has learned study skills in his sociology class that he also finds useful in his nutrition class. 
C) Connor's knowledge of addition and subtraction helps him balance his checkbook. 
D) Dave's knowledge of the human digestive system helps him understand the digestive system of an earthworm. 
A) The skills Arnold has developed as a marathon runner helps him later in life when he jogs for exercise. 
B) Brian has learned study skills in his sociology class that he also finds useful in his nutrition class. 
C) Connor's knowledge of addition and subtraction helps him balance his checkbook. 
D) Dave's knowledge of the human digestive system helps him understand the digestive system of an earthworm.

Question 5

Weston is working on a science project and wants to make his papier-mâché volcano "erupt." He remembers that when his mother combined vinegar and baking soda while following a recipe, the batter foamed up as she added the vinegar.So he tries mixing vinegar and baking soda in his volcano, and the mixture bubbles.Weston is showing:

Accepted Answer

A) general transfer. 
B) intuitive transfer. 
C) specific transfer. 
D) negative transfer. 
A) general transfer. 
B) intuitive transfer. 
C) specific transfer. 
D) negative transfer.

Question 6

Which one of these is an example of overgeneralization?

Accepted Answer

A) Russ takes his teddy bear out for a walk because he has heard that pets need exercise. 
B) Uri times himself when he swims laps because he wants to improve his speed. 
C) Yolanda thinks she should not go to medical school because she wants to have children and, "You can't be a mom and a doctor, too." 
D) Eva wants to take four science classes her first semester in college because she intends to major in science. 
A) Russ takes his teddy bear out for a walk because he has heard that pets need exercise. 
B) Uri times himself when he swims laps because he wants to improve his speed. 
C) Yolanda thinks she should not go to medical school because she wants to have children and, "You can't be a mom and a doctor, too." 
D) Eva wants to take four science classes her first semester in college because she intends to major in science.

Question 7

Three of the following are benefits of group work.Which one is not ?

Accepted Answer

A) students can take responsibility for class content. 
B) students are exposed to other views. 
C) students can notice flaws in their thinking. 
D) students can organize their thoughts. 
A) students can take responsibility for class content. 
B) students are exposed to other views. 
C) students can notice flaws in their thinking. 
D) students can organize their thoughts.

Question 8

Identify a particular concept that you might someday teach your students.Give two positive instances and two negative instances of the concept.Describe three specific strategies you would use to help your students learn the concept.

Accepted Answer

The response should first identify a con

Question 9

Three of the following are indicative of a community of learners.Which one is not?

Accepted Answer

A) students critique each other's work. 
B) more advanced students tutor less advanced ones. 
C) all students are active participants. 
D) the process of learning is emphasized. 
A) students critique each other's work. 
B) more advanced students tutor less advanced ones. 
C) all students are active participants. 
D) the process of learning is emphasized.

Question 10

Considering what we know about transfer, in which of the following situations is transfer least likely to happen?

Accepted Answer

A) Students who have studied rules of formal logic are now studying geography. 
B) Students who know the basic addition facts are now studying the basic subtraction facts. 
C) Students who have learned to play softball are now learning baseball. 
D) Students who know Spanish are now learning French. 
A) Students who have studied rules of formal logic are now studying geography. 
B) Students who know the basic addition facts are now studying the basic subtraction facts. 
C) Students who have learned to play softball are now learning baseball. 
D) Students who know Spanish are now learning French.

Question 11

Newfoundland is a ____ ____ of the concept island.

Accepted Answer

A) correlational feature 
B) defining feature 
C) positive instance 
D) negative instance 
A) correlational feature 
B) defining feature 
C) positive instance 
D) negative instance

Question 12

Research indicates that students are more likely to be successful problem solvers in a given subject area when they:

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A) demonstrate problem solving expertise in other, very different subject areas. 
B) know the subject matter well. 
C) have had extensive training in logical thinking. 
D) pay considerable attention to details. 
A) demonstrate problem solving expertise in other, very different subject areas. 
B) know the subject matter well. 
C) have had extensive training in logical thinking. 
D) pay considerable attention to details.

Question 13

Distinguish between positive and negative transfer, and give a concrete example of each to illustrate your discussion.

Accepted Answer

In positive transfer, something learned

Question 14

Which one of the following is a common mistake that teachers make as children transition to higher educational levels?

Accepted Answer

A) teaching content without process. 
B) overloading students wit homework. 
C) forgetting about learner diversity. 
D) expecting advanced meta-cognitive skills. 
A) teaching content without process. 
B) overloading students wit homework. 
C) forgetting about learner diversity. 
D) expecting advanced meta-cognitive skills.

Question 15

Mary is majoring in drama.Mary's parents want her to study advanced mathematics as a way of strengthening her mind; with a stronger mind, they argue, she will be able to learn her lines more easily when she is rehearsing for a play.Based on their reasoning, which one of the following perspectives of transfer do Mary's parents hold?

Accepted Answer

A) information processing 
B) situated cognition 
C) formal discipline 
D) specific transfer 
A) information processing 
B) situated cognition 
C) formal discipline 
D) specific transfer

Question 16

Which of the following teachers in not necessarily using a good strategy for promoting effective knowledge construction?

Accepted Answer

A) Ms.Aulack asks students to spin various objects when teaching about the Earth's rotation. 
B) Mr.Dummond asks students to edit each others' work. 
C) Ms.French asks students to form their own government when learning about Canada's electoral system. 
D) Mr.Penny asks students to work at the computer in science class. 
A) Ms.Aulack asks students to spin various objects when teaching about the Earth's rotation. 
B) Mr.Dummond asks students to edit each others' work. 
C) Ms.French asks students to form their own government when learning about Canada's electoral system. 
D) Mr.Penny asks students to work at the computer in science class.

Question 17

Explain social constructivism.Describe two teaching strategies consistent with this perspective.

Accepted Answer

Social constructivism is a perspective t

Question 18

Generally speaking, elaboration helps students learn new information.An exception to this rule is when students elaborate on this information:

Accepted Answer

A) using misconceptions they have previously acquired. 
B) after having already organized it as a hierarchy. 
C) using information they stored many years before. 
D) very quickly. 
A) using misconceptions they have previously acquired. 
B) after having already organized it as a hierarchy. 
C) using information they stored many years before. 
D) very quickly.

Question 19

Three of the following are examples of comprehension monitoring.Which one is not?

Accepted Answer

A) After reading a chapter in a textbook, Anna makes sure she has accomplished the objectives listed on the first page of the chapter. 
B) Bruce asks himself questions about the material he is reading and tries to answer them. 
C) Cara stops at the end of each section to see if she can summarize what she has just read. 
D) Dillon looks at all the headings and subheadings in a chapter before he begins to read the chapter itself. 
A) After reading a chapter in a textbook, Anna makes sure she has accomplished the objectives listed on the first page of the chapter. 
B) Bruce asks himself questions about the material he is reading and tries to answer them. 
C) Cara stops at the end of each section to see if she can summarize what she has just read. 
D) Dillon looks at all the headings and subheadings in a chapter before he begins to read the chapter itself.

Question 20

Which one of the following is the best illustration of metacognition?

Accepted Answer

A) Andrea is studying for a spelling test.She writes each spelling word five times in her nicest handwriting. 
B) Bertrand stays up late studying for a geography test.The following morning in school, he is too tired to think straight during the test. 
C) Toni is studying for a history test.She knows that she has trouble with dates, so she checks herself by giving herself a short quiz after each chapter. 
D) Madison is preparing to take the Graduate Record Exam (GR
E) , so she checks out a GRE preparation book from the local library and reads it from cover to cover. 
A) Andrea is studying for a spelling test.She writes each spelling word five times in her nicest handwriting. 
B) Bertrand stays up late studying for a geography test.The following morning in school, he is too tired to think straight during the test. 
C) Toni is studying for a history test.She knows that she has trouble with dates, so she checks herself by giving herself a short quiz after each chapter. 
D) Madison is preparing to take the Graduate Record Exam (GR
E) , so she checks out a GRE preparation book from the local library and reads it from cover to cover.

Which one of the following best reflects the idea of distributed cognition?

A concept is a:

As a teacher, you are concerned that many of your students are learning less than they think they are learning as they read their textbooks.Your best strategy would be to:

Which one of the following alternatives most clearly illustrates general, as opposed to specific, transfer?

Which one of these is an example of overgeneralization?

Three of the following are benefits of group work.Which one is not ?

Identify a particular concept that you might someday teach your students.Give two positive instances and two negative instances of the concept.Describe three specific strategies you would use to help your students learn the concept.

Three of the following are indicative of a community of learners.Which one is not?

Considering what we know about transfer, in which of the following situations is transfer least likely to happen?

Newfoundland is a of the concept island.

Research indicates that students are more likely to be successful problem solvers in a given subject area when they:

Distinguish between positive and negative transfer, and give a concrete example of each to illustrate your discussion.

Which one of the following is a common mistake that teachers make as children transition to higher educational levels?

Which of the following teachers in not necessarily using a good strategy for promoting effective knowledge construction?

Explain social constructivism.Describe two teaching strategies consistent with this perspective.

Generally speaking, elaboration helps students learn new information.An exception to this rule is when students elaborate on this information:

Three of the following are examples of comprehension monitoring.Which one is not?

Which one of the following is the best illustration of metacognition?

Educational Psychology and Teacher Decision Making

Cognitive and Linguistic Development

Personal, Social, and Moral Development

Individual and Group Differences

Learning and Behaviour Processes

Learning and Cognitive Processes

Social Cognitive Views of Learning

Motivation, Affect, and Cognition

Instructional Strategies

Creating and Maintaining a Productive Classroom Environment

Instructional Assessment

Describing Relationships with Correlation Coefficients

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Exam 7: Knowledge Construction

Which one of the following best reflects the idea of distributed cognition?

A concept is a:

As a teacher, you are concerned that many of your students are learning less than they think they are learning as they read their textbooks.Your best strategy would be to:

Which one of the following alternatives most clearly illustrates general, as opposed to specific, transfer?

Which one of these is an example of overgeneralization?

Three of the following are benefits of group work.Which one is not ?

Identify a particular concept that you might someday teach your students.Give two positive instances and two negative instances of the concept.Describe three specific strategies you would use to help your students learn the concept.

Three of the following are indicative of a community of learners.Which one is not?

Considering what we know about transfer, in which of the following situations is transfer least likely to happen?

Newfoundland is a ____ ____ of the concept island.

Research indicates that students are more likely to be successful problem solvers in a given subject area when they:

Distinguish between positive and negative transfer, and give a concrete example of each to illustrate your discussion.

Which one of the following is a common mistake that teachers make as children transition to higher educational levels?

Which of the following teachers in not necessarily using a good strategy for promoting effective knowledge construction?

Explain social constructivism.Describe two teaching strategies consistent with this perspective.

Generally speaking, elaboration helps students learn new information.An exception to this rule is when students elaborate on this information:

Three of the following are examples of comprehension monitoring.Which one is not?

Which one of the following is the best illustration of metacognition?

Educational Psychology and Teacher Decision Making

Cognitive and Linguistic Development

Personal, Social, and Moral Development

Individual and Group Differences

Learning and Behaviour Processes

Learning and Cognitive Processes

Social Cognitive Views of Learning

Motivation, Affect, and Cognition

Instructional Strategies

Creating and Maintaining a Productive Classroom Environment

Instructional Assessment

Describing Relationships with Correlation Coefficients

Filters

Newfoundland is a of the concept island.