How does Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory apply to cognitive development?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
Much of children’s development and knowledge is culture-specific; learning is best done in a collaborative style; teachers and families should agree on what children are to learn; mixed-age groupings and one-on-one tutoring are effective ways to encourage learning.
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Advantages of event sampling include:
a. potential for rich, detailed descriptions of behavior and its context b. both “ability to study the relationships between behavior and its context” and “potential for rich, detailed descriptions of behavior and its context” c. ability to study the relationships between behavior and its context d. efficiency of immediate coding and the completeness of the narrative description e. all answers are correct
What should you the teacher do if you are concerned with a student whom you think may be considering self-destructive behavior?
What will be an ideal response?
Which statement regarding assertiveness and aggression is most accurate?
a. Assertiveness enhances communication and aggression discourages communication. b. Both assertiveness and aggression interfere with building partnerships. c. Neither assertiveness nor aggression has a place in professional communication. d. Assertiveness is other focused and aggression is self-focused.
Which is not a characteristic of the Native American culture?
A. They discourage demonstration of achievement unless it benefits the group. B. They believe making eye contact with adults is disrespectful. C. They need to be global learners; understanding the whole picture. D. They reward males for academics; females for physical appearance.