Exam 11: Sociocultural Theory and Other Contextual Perspectives

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

Three of the following are likely to enhance the effectiveness of a community of learners. Which one is least likely to be helpful?

Three of the following are examples of scaffolding. Which of the following is not?

Which one of the following statements most accurately describes Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development?

Vygotsky and contemporary Vygotskian theorists have proposed that children's and adolescents' cognitive development is promoted when they work within their zone of proximal development and that scaffolding enables them to do this successfully. a. Explain the two concepts in italics, and give a concrete example of each one. b. Choose a topic or skill you might teach someone else, and explain how you would: 1) scaffold the learner's efforts, and 2) modify the scaffolding over time.

Vygotsky proposed that thought and language are:

Xavier loves to write poetry. Often he uses techniques that his favorite poets use, but typically he modifies these techniques to better suit his own style. This situation illustrates which one of the following concepts in Vygotsky's theory?

If you wanted to take a Vygotskian approach to teaching students a new study strategy, you would be most likely to:

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

Students in a fourth-grade reading group are reading a passage about snakes. Their teacher asks, "Who can think of a good title that summarizes what this passage is about?" After hearing several good suggestions, the teacher says, "The author says that snakes are helpful to farmers. What evidence does she give to support her statement?" If we consider Vygotsky's concept of internalization, we might predict that such a discussion will:

Use concepts from Vygotsky's perspective of cognitive development to describe how you learned about Vygotsky's theory in this class. Your response should include references to at least three of the following concepts: zone of proximal development, self-talk, inner speech, internalization, and scaffolding.

According to the textbook, technology based collaborative learning programs are helpful to learners because the provide which of the following?

Which one of the following situations best illustrates situated learning?

Which one of the following alternatives is the best example of a socially construction memory?

Which one of the following alternatives is the best example of service learning?

Three of the following are benefits of peer interaction in the classroom. Which one is not a typical benefit of peer interaction?

Which one of the following examples best shows one or more students using a procedure known as guided peer questioning also known as elaborative interrogation) while studying?

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?

Which one of the following is the best example of a mediated learning experience?