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    WGU D094 Quiz Questions And Answers 2023 Which of the following best describes Piaget's concept of a scheme? a plan of action failure to reflect on the perspective of others an organized pattern of behavior or thought the tendency to adjust to one's environment - Answer an organized pattern of behavior or thought Tyler's mom shows him a truck and then hides the truck behind her back. Tyler does not look for the truck when it is hidden and is surprised each time she pul ls the truck out from behind her back. According to Piaget, this game is exciting for Tyler because he has not yet developed the concept of assimilation. maturity. object permanence. accommodation. - Answer object permanence. Miss Amburn teaches kinde rgarten. She is doing a unit on working in a pizza parlor. The students develop their own menu and pricing. In a section of the classroom, they have a kitchen and the students enjoy running the pizza parlor. They even enjoyed it when Mr. Ron came in and ta lked about his fire oven pizza. What stage of Piaget's cognitive development are the students in? sensorimotor concrete operational formal operational preoperational - Answer preoperational A high - school social science teacher notices that his students a re not able to identify the impact that World War II had on the United States' economy, although they do seem to have a good understanding of the basic facts, dates, and events of the war. What strategy might the teacher use to help his students to look de eper into the topic, based on Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development?(0/1 Point) Ask leading questions to foster discussion. Praise students for giving correct answers. Help students connect new concepts to existing schemes. Create a warm, welcoming classroom environment. - Answer Ask leading questions to foster discussion.

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    An example of assimilation is a child who has only experienced dogs as family pets. On first seeing a cat,(0/1 Point) the child asks, "What is that, Mommy?" the child asks, "Is t hat a doggie?" the child exclaims, "Look at the little doggie, Mommy!" the child exclaims, "That's a kitty!" - Answer the child exclaims, "Look at the little doggie, Mommy!" Which of the following teaching strategies would be most helpful for a third grad e class that is starting a new unit on science concepts, according to Piaget?(0/1 Point) Reward students who provide correct answers as you complete each lesson. Review prior learning to help students connect new concepts to existing schemes. Support st ruggling student with personalized support to help them cope with frustration. Include memory strategies such as mnemonics to help them remember new information. - Answer Review prior learning to help students connect new concepts to existing schemes. Yo u walk into a classroom and observe the teacher moving children into heterogeneous groups of 4 or 5 to learn about different types of clouds. Whose theory is the teacher following?(0/1 Point) Piaget Vygotsky Piaget and Vygotsky neither Piaget nor Vygotsky - Answer Vygotsky Which of the following strategies would exemplify scaffolding, based on Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development?(1/1 Point) giving students drills to help them memorize the steps to solving problems giving students hints or asking leading questions to help them solve problems giving students time to work in small groups to solve problems giving students the opportunity to connect new concepts to existing schemes to solve problems - Answer giving students hints or asking leading qu estions to help them solve problems George is familiar with dogs, and has seen many dogs when he is out walking with his Mom. When George sees a horse for the first time, he calls it a dog. His mom teaches him that not all four - legged creatures are called dogs. She explains that this

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    big animal with long legs and a long face is called a horse. The next time George sees a horse, he calls it a horse. According to Piaget, this process of differentiating is called(0/1 Point) accommodation. assimilation. mat urity. scheme. - Answer accommodation. MacKenzie is taking her state reading test. As she reads each question, she whispers each word under her breath. The other students look at her and cover their ears. According to Vygotsky, which type of speech is sh e using?(1/1 Point) social speech telegraphic speech private speech silent inner speech - Answer private speech Parker and Colton were pretending that they were Captain America and Superman. While saving the world, they knock over Miya's block tower. They didn't understand why she was upset. To them, it was necessary to do so because it was in the way. According to Piaget's cognitive development theory, in which stage are the boys?(1/1 Point) sensorimotor preoperational concrete operational formal operational - Answer preoperational Alyssia explores her environment through touching, smelling, tasting, moving her bo dy and climbing/ crawling around. According to Piaget, which stage of development is Alyssia experiencing?(1/1 Point) sensorimotor formal operational concrete operational preoperational - Answer sensorimotor Which of the following best reflects the conce pt of scaffolding?(1/1 Point) Students are required to retake tests or work on papers until a minimum passing grade is achieved.

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    The teacher breaks a large project down into smaller pieces and provides an outline to students. Students are asked to write a summary of the previous day's lesson. The teacher begins each lesson with five minutes of drill - and practice exercises. - Answer The teacher breaks a large project down into smaller pieces and provides an outline to students. According to Piaget, all but which of the following are characteristics of children in preschool and kindergarten (i.e., between the ages of two and six)?(1/1 Point) They are unable to understand the concept of conservation of mass. They are learning about symbols such as letter s and numbers. They are able to think logically. They do not understand other children's point of view. - Answer They are able to think logically. Mrs. Baldwin is substituting for a fourth - grade class. She is determining which activity to conduct in class today. According to Piaget, which activity would be most appropriate for this class?(0/1 Point) filling out a graphic organizer on the similaritie s and differences between rocks rubbing hands through various sensory buckets (sand, water, bubbles) testing a hypothesis on what influences people to make purchases putting together 10 - piece puzzles matching science terms and images - Answer filling ou t a graphic organizer on the similarities and differences between rocks A child who has had an unpleasant experience with dogs and who believes that dogs are mean walks down the street and encounters a dog that wags its tail at her. The child interprets t he dog's behavior as threatening and runs away. Later, when she describes the dog to her parents and how it wagged its tail, the parents explain that this is a friendly response in dogs. Thus, the child begins to ____________ by changing what she believes about dogs.(0/1 Point) organize assimilate accommodate equilibrate - Answer accommodate

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    Which teaching methodology is consistent with Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development?(1/1 Point) Encourage students to share different perspectives on a topic to help each other learn. Reinforce students who show effort and stay on task in order to increase the frequency of these behaviors. Address students' need for an encouraging environment in which to work on assignments. Provide a variety of math manipulat ives to help student adapt their schema to new learning. - Answer Encourage students to share different perspectives on a topic to help each other learn. Mrs. Peacock teaches 5th grade. They are learning how to read maps and to use a compass rose. Her cla ss is working on finding the 13 colonies on a map. In which stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory are they working?(1/1 Point) sensorimotor concrete operational formal operational preoperational - Answer concrete operational According to Vygotsk y, one's culture(1/1 Point) plays no role in cognitive development. affects how we relate to one another but not how we think. plays a weak role in cognitive development. strongly influences what we learn and how we think. - Answer strongly influences what we learn and how we think. Mr. Mustard's middle school science class is working on science fair projects. Billy has elected to do his project on how many types of germs may be found on surfaces in the school cafeteria. He has already created a hypoth esis about the types of germs he is likely to find. Which stage of Piaget's cognitive development does this represent?(0/1 Point) sensorimotor formal operational concrete operational preoperational - Answer formal operational

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    Organized patterns of actions and thoughts, such as kicking a football or realizing that there are many different types of footballs, or connecting memories of one family vacations with other family vacations, are defined by Piaget as(1/1 Point) accommoda tion. adaptation. schema. equilibration. - Answer schema. Students in Mrs. Carter's third - grade class love to learn new facts. They enjoy sorting rocks from the playground by color and size. They also understand that other people have different thoughts and experiences, but it will be a few years before they can really understand analogies and metaphors. According to Piaget's cognitive development theory, in which stage are these st udents?(1/1 Point) sensorimotor preoperational concrete operational formal operational - Answer concrete operational One key difference between Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories of cognitive development is that Piaget believes that development must com e first, and then learning can occur. Vygotsky believe the opposite -- that the learning process causes growth and development. What is another area of disagreement between the two theorists?(1/1 Point) Meaningful learning is the active construction of know ledge through personal experience. Social interaction with more knowledgeable peers can greatly enhance cognitive development. Engaging with the environment is critical to foster cognitive development. Teaching children in small steps, and reinforcing correct answers is essential. - Answer Social interaction with more knowledgeable peers can greatly enhance cognitive development. A 9th - grade history teacher is working with students on a unit related to the Civil War. Which activity would most challenge their cognitive abilities, according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development?(1/1 Point)

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    having the class create a timeline of the civil war, identifying key dates and events on a large poster asking students to recite sections of the Gettysburg Add ress from memory, and explain what each section means assigning students to create a monologue for a hypothetical character who lived during the Civil War times dividing students into small groups, and having them create storyboards of key events in the war - Answer assigning students to create a monologue for a hypothetical character who lived during the Civil War times A 4th grade teacher wants to give her students a science lesson that will help to develop their thinking skills. What activity would be most appropriate for students at this age, according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development?(0/1 Point) Provide a short lesson on a science concept, and then have students create a concept map to show the connections between concepts. Demonstrate a science experiment that each student will complete, and then have them work on it, asking them to identify questions they may have. Have students work on memorizing science vocabulary words by working in pairs with flashcards. Assign students to groups to work on different science experiments and have them create an hypothesis for what they think the result will be. - Answer Demonstrate a science experiment that each student will complete, and then have them work on it, asking them to identify questions they may have. Marge is teaching Bart and Lisa at home through remote learning. She has a tall skinny glass and a short wide glass. Marge has Bart fill a measuring cup full of chocolate milk. Lisa pours it into the tall glass. Lisa then fills the same mea suring cup with chocolate milk and Marge has Bart pour it into the short glass. Marge then asks the kids which glass they want. Both say the tall glass because there is more chocolate milk in it. In which stage of Piaget's cognitive development are Lisa an d Bart?(1/1 Point) sensorimotor concrete operational formal operational preoperational - Answer preoperational

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    Ariyah loves apple pie. While she has not had other types of pie, she believes that all pies must be delicious. Which of Piaget's concepts is she demonstrating?(0/1 Point) assimilation memory object permanence accommodation - Answer assimilation Which of th e following examples best illustrates Piaget's concept of assimilation?(0/1 Point) a person who quits the baseball team after learning they must wear extremely tight, nylon pants a child who changes her scheme of "all snakes are poisonous and deadly" aft er easily surviving a bite from a common grass snake a woman who, after being stuck on an elevator, decides that all cable - driven devices are unsafe a student who wonders what story time at the library will be like, and is pleased to find that story time at the library is just like story time in her classroom at school - Answer a student who wonders what story time at the library will be like, and is pleased to find that story time at the library is just like story time in her classroom at school LaTonya is learning to sew and is becoming quite good at it. LaTonya is most likely working at which stage of physical development?(1/1 Point) preschool early childhood middle childhood adolescence - Answer middle childhood Mrs. Major jokes with her stud ents that since they've all grown by at least 3 to 5 inches since the start of the school year they seem like different students. Given that her students are growing at an average rate of 4 inches a year, Mrs. Major's students are most likely in which age group?(1/1 Point) infancy early childhood middle childhood adolescence - Answer adolescence

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    During this stage of physical development, boys are typically taller and more muscular than girls of the same age.(1/1 Point) early childhood middle childhood ea rly adolescence late adolescence - Answer late adolescence A few families in your infant - toddler program have asked what they can do at home to support their infants' physical development. You suggest the following:(1/1 Point) Bring one new and interesti ng object to your infant each week to explore and become familiar with. Place colorful, interesting objects nearby and offer lots of opportunities for infants to reach for things. Always place the infant on her back when she is awake. Limit exploration and "experiments" with objects because this may overstimulate him. - Answer Place colorful, interesting objects nearby and offer lots of opportunities for infants to reach for things. Samuel loves playing on his travel soccer team. Samue l is operating at which stage of physical development?(1/1 Point) infancy early childhood middle childhood adolescence - Answer middle childhood If your view of children's skill development and independence differs from a family's perspective, what shoul d you do?(1/1 Point) Tell the family that no other family shares similar values in your classroom, and that they should make an effort to change their beliefs. Tell the child that you are disappointed with his or her family. Tell them that your program' s policies do not support their beliefs. Work collaboratively with the family in order to understand their point of view and address their needs. - Answer Work collaboratively with the family in order to understand their point of view and address their ne eds. Children at this age need frequent opportunities for physical activity, like a short walk to collect leaves to use in an art lesson or a "music and march" time to begin the day.(1/1 Point)

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