Exam 13: Sociocultural Theory and Other Contextual Perspectives

Three of the following teachers are providing scaffolding to help their students learn. Which one is not necessarily providing scaffolding?

Which one of the following statements best describes intersubjectivity?

As a high school music teacher plays a recording of Ferde Grofé's symphony Grand Canyon Suite for his class, he asks his students to visualize scenes that Grofé tried to capture with music: a sunrise over the Grand Canyon, a burro ride down a winding trail, a thunderstorm, and so on. From a Vygotskian perspective, this lesson could best be described as:

Which one of the following is the best example of a cognitive tool?

Ms. Killian and her fourth graders have been growing sunflowers under various conditions-they have grown sunflowers in different kinds of soil, with different amounts of water, and in varying degrees of sunlight. Below are four statements that Ms. Killian makes related to the sunflowers. Which one is most consistent with the idea of a cognitive apprenticeship?

Mr. Johansen, a sixth-grade teacher, wants to improve his students' ability to learn effectively from what they read in their textbooks. Considering research results described in your Human Learning text, which technique should Mr. Johansen use?

From a Vygotskian perspective, scaffolding serves what purpose in instruction?

Three of the following can be effective strategies for helping students work together well in cooperative groups. Which one is inconsistent with the textbook's recommendations?

Which one of the following situations best illustrates situated learning?

A community of learners can best be described as:

Using the guidelines presented in the textbook regarding when classroom discussions are most valuable, choose the topic below that would be most appropriate for a classroom discussion.

Which one of the following is the best example of an authentic activity?

Which one of the following examples illustrates a cognitive apprenticeship?

If you were interested in how a child's culture influences cognitive development, you would be most likely to consider _______ approach to cognitive development.