Describe the social constructivist approach.
What will be an ideal response?
The social constructivist approach emphasizes the social contexts of learning and the construction of knowledge through social interaction. Vygotsky's theory is a social constructivist approach, and according to Vygotsky, children construct knowledge through social interaction. For teaching, this means students need many opportunities to learn with the teacher and more-skilled peers.
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a. clarification response. b. therapeutic response. c. verbatim playback. d. empathic response.
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a. Repeal of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy b. Reinstatement of the Defense of Marriage Act c. Repeal of all 50 states' sodomy laws d. Federal protection of worker benefits for gay and lesbian couples
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a. relief from distressing symptoms of disease b. supporting family and significant others c. providing medical care without technology d. making available nursing care on a 24-hour basis e. none of these
All of the following are typical of Piaget's concrete operational stage EXCEPT:
A) abstract thinking. B) hierarchical classification. C) understanding class inclusion relationships. D) seriation.