1 / WGU D094 Practice Questions and Answers 2023
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1.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 ANS an organized pattern of behavior or thought
2.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 pulls 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. ANS object permanence. .Miss Amburn teaches kindergarten. 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 talked about his fire oven pizza. What stage of Piaget's cognitive development are the students in?
sensorimotor concrete operational
formal operational
preoperational ANS preoperational
4.A high-school social science teacher notices that his students are 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 deeper into the topic, based on Vygotsky's
theory of 3 / 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. ANS Ask leading questions to foster discussion.
5.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 that a doggie?"
the child exclaims, "Look at the little doggie, Mommy!"
the child exclaims, "That's a kitty!" ANS the child exclaims, "Look at the little doggie, Mommy!"
6.Which of the following teaching strategies would be most helpful for a third grade 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. 4 / Review prior learning to help students connect new concepts to existing schemes.
Support struggling student with personalized support to help them cope with frustration.
Include memory strategies such as mnemonics to help them remember new information. ANS Review prior learning to help students connect new concepts to existing schemes.
7.You 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 ANS Vygotsky
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