What are three key Piagetian concepts?

Organisation, Adaptation, Equilibrium.

Which statement best reflects Ernst von Glasersfeld’s theory of Radical Constructivism?

Knowledge is a personal construction based on experience, rather than truth

What is the primary concept behind Lev Vygotsky’s theory of Social Constructivism?

Learning occurs through social interaction, cultural context, and the ZPD

What does the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) involve?

Learning with guidance to achieve more than alone

What is the difference between accommodation (ACC) and assimilation (ASS)?

ASS changes information to fit their schema, ACC creates a new schema.

Which statement best reflects Jean Piaget’s theory of individual constructivism?

Understanding is constructed through the interaction with the environment

According to constructivist theory how do students best learn new information?

By actively engaging with the materials and building on prior knowledge

How do schema's underpin cognitive development and behaviour?

They link perception and action, helping us to recognise specific objects.

What was the primary finding of Frederic Bartlett's "War of the Ghosts" experiment?

People unconsciously alter memories to fit their existing schemas.

According to Piaget’s theory, what happens when a child experiences disequilibrium?

Their schemas are adjusted through accommodation to restore equilibrium.

How did Ms. Rixen modify their previous schemas ?

By transforming the classroom into a Colonial American environment

Which of the following best demonstrates a constructivist approach to learning?

Exploring math concepts using items like counters with teacher guidance

Which of the following best describes the teacher’s role in a constructivist classroom?

To act as a facilitator and guide students through learning

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1
What are three key Piagetian concepts?
Organisation, Adaptation, Equilibrium.
Schema's, Accomodation, Assimilation.
Schema's, Social Interaction, Disequilibrium.
Organisation, Schemas, Assimilation.
2
Which statement best reflects Ernst von Glasersfeld’s theory of Radical Constructivism?
Knowledge is a personal construction based on experience, rather than truth
Cognitive development leads learners to the same understanding of reality
Radical Constructivism supports the existence of absolute, universal truths
Learners passively absorb accurate information from their environment.
3
What is the primary concept behind Lev Vygotsky’s theory of Social Constructivism?
Knowledge is constructed solely through internal cognitive processes.
Children develop cognitively through predetermined biological stages only.
Learning is best achieved independently through personal trial and error.
Learning occurs through social interaction, cultural context, and the ZPD
4
What does the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) involve?
Learning with guidance to achieve more than alone
Learning independently without help
Only learning facts from books
Memorising facts through repetition
5
True or False: Constructivist learning encourages students to build their own understanding through active participation
True
False
6
What is the difference between accommodation (ACC) and assimilation (ASS)?
ASS changes information to fit their schema, ACC creates a new schema.
ASS changes existing schemas, ACC uses them without change.
ACC and ASS are interchangeable terms with no functional difference.
ACC and ASS reject unfamiliar information until it fits existing schemas.
7
Which statement best reflects Jean Piaget’s theory of individual constructivism?
Understanding is constructed through the interaction with the environment
Children learn best by memorising facts presented by adults
Learning occurs only through social interaction and cultural tools
Knowledge is absorbed passively from textbooks and direct instruction
8
According to constructivist theory how do students best learn new information?
All of the above
By actively engaging with the materials and building on prior knowledge
By listening to lectures and taking notes
By passively memorising facts
9
How do schema's underpin cognitive development and behaviour?
Schemas are physical structures in the brain that control motor development
Schemas only influence memory, not behaviour.
They link perception and action, helping us to recognise specific objects.
Schemas are fixed from birth and do not change with experience.
10
What was the primary finding of Frederic Bartlett's "War of the Ghosts" experiment?
People unconsciously alter memories to fit their existing schemas.
Memory improves when the story includes unfamiliar concepts and traditions.
Schemas help individuals retain all types of information equally.
People remember every detail of a story regardless of cultural relevance.
11
According to Piaget’s theory, what happens when a child experiences disequilibrium?
The child rejects the new information permanently.
Their schemas are adjusted through accommodation to restore equilibrium.
The child stops learning until their existing schemas are reinforced.
The child instantly assimilates the information without struggle.
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How did Ms. Rixen modify their previous schemas ?
By transforming the classroom into a Colonial American environment
By giving a lecture about colonial history
By assigning them a reading about Colonial America
By showing them a documentary in class
13
Which of the following best demonstrates a constructivist approach to learning?
Exploring math concepts using items like counters with teacher guidance
Completing worksheets alone with no peer interaction or hands-on materials.
Memorising multiplication tables through repetition
Listening to a lecture and copying notes directly from the board.
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Which of the following best describes the teacher’s role in a constructivist classroom?
To act as a facilitator and guide students through learning
To lecture for the entire lesson
To provide all the correct answers
To assign textbook readings and activities with no context

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