Educational Psychology

Grouping individual bits of information. into larger bits of information is called.... correct answer: Chunking Knowledge about learning and/or thinking about thinking is called correct answer: Megacognition What is the best way to build robust knowledge-practice, worked examples, or self-explanations, and why? correct answer: Self explanations- explaining each step, drawing a model, explaining to a peer Encourages connections and coherence The processing of information relies on th...

What was Piaget's four stages in cognitive development? correct answer: Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concreate Operational, Formal Operational Sensorimotor correct answer: Starts from ages 0-2. This is the stage where they will be learning through reflexes. Your start to learn that something still exist when it is out of the room. For example, when your mom leaves the room we know she still exist. preoperational stage correct answer: In Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 o...

Which of the following terms refers to knowledge about how to teach a specific discipline? correct answer: pedagogical content knowledge Which of the following terms refers to excellent knowledge about the content of a specific discipline? correct answer: expert knowledge T/F - While many effective teaching practices extend across subject areas, teachers also need basic understanding of content knowledge exclusive to a given subject area correct answer: true According to recent resea...

Piaget's view on the Influences of Development correct answer: That our thinking processes change radically, though slowly, from birth to maturity because we constantly strive to make sense of the world What are the Four factors that influence the change of our thinking process? correct answer: 1. Maturation 2. Activity 3. Social Experiences 4. Equilibration Maturation correct answer: The unfolding of the biological changes that are genetically programmed ** most important influe...