Chapter 11-Instructional Theory & Approaches

Who is responsible for fully developing and expanding the concept of experiential learning? Jean Piaget David A. Kolb John Dewey None of the answers are correct

David A. Kolb

You notice several students in your class are struggling with a concept that will be built on in further lessons. You should: Provide extra support for those students to help them master the concept Call parents and explain that the students aren't doing the required work Send them to a specialist for extra help Move on and hope they catch up

Provide extra support for those students to help them master the concept

Joe recently had an accident that resulted in a brain injury. He remembers the name of every doctor and nurse he's met at the hospital but still can not recall what happened on the day of the accident. Which part of the memory process has been affected? Imagining Encoding Retrieval Associating Storage

Retrieval

Which phrase below is the best definition for the field of educational psychology? A field that conducts research on how the field of psychology educates the world about how the mind works A field that studies how to best educate psychologists on proper counseling techniques A field that educates the general population about common misconceptions about psychology and psychologists A field that conducts ethical investigations into whether teachers are behaving inappropriately in classroom settings A field that studies and applies theories and concepts from all of psychology in educational settings

A field that studies and applies theories and concepts from all of psychology in educational settings

Which of the following best defines experiential learning? A method of educating through first-hand experience that is recorded as a reflection and used to foster learning A method of educating through first-hand experience with group projects outside the classroom that take place in a variety of settings, including museums and zoos A method of educating through first-hand experience that focuses on skills, knowledge and experience acquired outside of the traditional academic classroom setting, including internships, studies abroad, research and service projects All of the answers are correct

A method of educating through first-hand experience that focuses on skills, knowledge and experience acquired outside of the traditional academic classroom setting, including internships, studies abroad, research and service projects

Generally at parties you stand near the back, preferring to observe the action. A new friend waves you over to a group of people you don't know, so you head over and make conversation. According to Bandura, what explains this? Attraction to somebody in the group Peer pressure from others in the room caused a change in your behavior The volume and activity of the party provided a certain measure of anonymity A stimuli in your environment - the friend who waves you over - caused a change in your normal behavior

A stimuli in your environment - the friend who waves you over - caused a change in your normal behavior

Albert Bandura's theory comes out of a tradition in psychology that takes which approach? Agentic Environmental Personality-centric Social-cognitive

Agentic

. Social Learning Theory was developed by: Alfred Banport Albert Banana Albert Bandura Alfred Hitchcock Albert Einstein

Albert Bandura

Who developed the theory of reciprocal determinism? Albert Pandora Albert Box Bandura Box Albert Bandura

Albert Bandura

What would be a good way to scaffold a unit about the Revolutionary War? .Teach mini-lessons about important figures of the time All of the answers are correct Provide students with extra sources of information about the War (websites, videos, etc.) Teach important vocabulary terms relevant to the unit

All of the answers are correct

In which setting would the theories from educational psychology be most likely applied? A courtroom A government center trying to increase international recognition A marriage counseling center A corporation that is losing motivation in its workers An elementary school classroom

An elementary school classroom

How long should a project last? 1 Day 3 Days 2 Days As long as is required for deep investigation and thinking. Usually projects last a couple of weeks.

As long as is required for deep investigation and thinking. Usually projects last a couple of weeks.

When should students receive feedback on their project? At the very beginning of the project. Before presenting to the public audience so that they can receive feedback to make improvements. After the project has been submitted and the teacher grades the work. After presenting the project to the public audience

Before presenting to the public audience so that they can receive feedback to make improvements

The famous experiment conducted by Albert Bandura is known as the: Clown Experiment Bandana Experiment Hit the Doll Experiment Bobo Doll Experiment Kid Copy Experiment

Bobo Doll Experiment

What is the main purpose of scaffolding instruction? Differentiate instruction to meet student needs Help students see how pieces of information fit together Accommodate students with different learning needs Break up information into smaller chunks and provide support to student learning

Break up information into smaller chunks and provide support to student learning

Why is it, according to Bandura, that children who see aggressive acts repeat them? Children who act aggressively have learned to be that way through their observing others in their environment Children who act aggressively are born with a certain psychological tendency for it Children who act aggressively mimic others because they fear punishment if they do not Children who act aggressively are fearful, and always trying to protect themselves

Children who act aggressively have learned to be that way through their observing others in their environment

What are the four elements of the experiential learning theory? Lecturing, leaving the classroom, reflective experience and quizzes Being in nature, reflection, communication and journaling None of the answers are correct Concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract concepts, and active experimentation

Concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract concepts, and active experimentation

How does the encoding process work? Encoding works by converting information into dots and pixels. Encoding works by converting information into a form that your brain can store. Encoding works by recovering information your brain has stored. Encoding works by separating necessary information from that which can be forgotten. Encoding works by translating stored data into usable information.

Encoding works by converting information into a form that your brain can store.

How many processes are involved in Social Learning Theory? One Five Two Three Four

Four

Which of the following is probably the LEAST likely topic an educational psychologist would study? Whether individuals are better at understanding abstract ideas as they grow older The best ways to assess knowledge acquisition over time How to teach children with developmental learning challenges Whether rewards or punishments work better to motivate students in a classroom How to properly counsel a married couple having communication difficulties

How to properly counsel a married couple having communication difficulties

Which of the following is not part of Bandura's theory of reciprocal determinism? Behavior Environment Identity Individual

Identity

What subject areas can involve interactive learning? Interactive learning can only happen in language arts. Interactive learning can only happen in science. Interactive learning can happen in all subject areas. Interactive learning can only happen in math.

Interactive learning can happen in all subject areas.

What is interactive learning? Interactive learning is a way to get the school to buy more technology. Interactive learning is a passive way to help students understand the subject matter. Interactive learning is a hands-on approach to help students understand the subject matter. Interactive learning is nothing new in education.

Interactive learning is a hands-on approach to help students understand the subject matter.

Which of the following is true about short-term memory? It can hold vast amounts of information for short periods. It can hold small amounts of information indefinitely. It can hold vast amounts of information indefinitely. It can hold small amounts of information briefly. It can hold a moderate amount of information indefinitely.

It can hold small amounts of information briefly.

Which of the following is true about long-term memory? It can hold small amounts of information indefinitely. It can hold small amounts of information briefly. It can hold vast amounts of information for short periods. It can hold a moderate amount of information for brief periods. It can hold vast amounts of information indefinitely.

It can hold vast amounts of information indefinitely.

What is the definition of project-based learning? It is a student-centered strategy that allows students to complete projects by engaging in real-world problems. It is a teacher-centered strategy that involves lecture and direct instruction. It is a teaching method that allow students to work individually. It is a teaching strategy that can only be used in the subjects of science and social studies.

It is a student-centered strategy that allows students to complete projects by engaging in real-world problems.

Social learning theory relates to learning by: Negative Reinforcement Punishment Modeling Others Positive Reinforcement Association

Modeling Others

What is the name of the researcher who helped David A. Kolb fully expand the concept of experiential learning. John Lennon John Piaget John Dewey Ron Fry

Ron Fry

Which one is NOT one of the processes involved in Social Learning Theory Sensation Retention Attention Motivation Reproduction

Sensation

When using technology, what type of interactives are available? Students can only study vocabulary. Students can engage in games, vocabulary, become an inventor, or other learning tools. Students can only practice math problems up through multiplication. Students can only participate in science experiments.

Students can engage in games, vocabulary, become an inventor, or other learning tools.

What are interactive activities that do not use technology? Technology must be used. Students can only do group work. Students can only take notes in their notebook. Students can participate with interactive notebook, manipulatives, or an other tool that engages critical thinking and problem solving.

Students can participate with interactive notebook, manipulatives, or an other tool that engages critical thinking and problem solving.

Which of the following describes how 21st century skills should be incorporated into project-based learning? Students should collaborate, be creative, solve-problems, and engage in critical thinking. Students should engage in reading and writing tasks only. Students should participate in activities that promote rote memorization. Students should complete projects without the use of technology.

Students should collaborate, be creative, solve-problems, and engage in critical thinking.

Which of the following criteria is NOT one of the general components of experiential learning assignments? Students should have opportunities to reflect on and discuss their learning experience throughout the process of the assignment. The project should be personally meaningful and have some significance to the student. The experience should involve the student's whole person, including the senses, personality and emotions. Students should have opportunities to reflect on and discuss their learning experience throughout the process of the assignment.

Students should have opportunities to reflect on and discuss their learning experience throughout the process of the assignment.

Scaffolding instruction can help you better identify which students? Students that need hearing support Students with learning disabilities Students that are having trouble and need extra support Students that do not require any help

Students that are having trouble and need extra support

Which general perspective used in educational psychology studies the tendency to modify our behavior due to consequences, such as after receiving a reward or punishment? The psychoanalytic perspective The biological perspective The behavioral perspective The cognitive perspective The sociological perspective

The behavioral perspective

Which general perspective used in educational psychology studies how people acquire, perceive, remember, and communicate information (for example, how memory works)? The psychoanalytic perspective The sociological perspective The behavioral perspective The biological perspective The cognitive perspective

The cognitive perspective

How does interactive learning take place in the classroom? Interactive learning is a new name for group work. One must have technology to learn interactively. One needs new Common Core materials to learn interactively. There are many different forms of interactive learning, with or without technology

There are many different forms of interactive learning, with or without technology

What is the BEST way to retrieve information from your brain? By limiting the amount of information you retain. By concentrating. By being in the same mood as when you learned it. Through association. By being in the same environment as when you learned it.

Through association.

How should students present their final projects? Students should not present their project publicly. In a presentation to the classroom teacher To a pubic audience that will use or benefit from the project. In a presentation to the students in class and the teacher

To a pubic audience that will use or benefit from the project.

Scaffolding instruction is used in much the same way as what process? Painting a house Putting together a puzzle Using supports to build a building Following a recipe to make a dish

Using supports to build a building

What is problem-based learning? an education model led by teachers that uses memorization and testing an education model used only in kindergarten an education model that poses a question and allows students to research answers an education model that relies on lectures and notes

an education model that poses a question and allows students to research answers

What is the end project for PBL called? culminating project final production cooperative experience finale

culminating project

What is the question that drives PBL called? answerable question essential question learning-centered question important question

essential question

What type of thinking skills are used for PBL experiences? low-level skills high-level skills PBL doesn't require thinking skills self-directed skills

high-level skills

What does the teacher do during a PBL experience? answer emails support students take a break grade papers

support students