In Piaget's theory, when you need to change the way you think about something in order to understand a new experience, you are engaging in the process of
A. decentration.
B. scaffolding.
C. assimilation.
D. accommodation.
Answer: D
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Waldorf early childhood teachers emphasize what method as a primary means of instruction?
a. Lecture and reading b. Oral storytelling and play c. Skill-and-drill direct instruction d. Board games
With the amount and varied quality of information on the Internet, it is important that
a. students apply critical thinking skills to evaluate their findings b. teachers rewrite student essays to reflect a critical stance c. students work in groups that to cover all information found d. schools provide four computers for each group of 20 students
The Education Committee of the National Widget Workers Union has decided that it would like to try and influence the state curriculum because it believes students are not receiving appropriate education in the benefits of trade unions. Due to the legal structure of the educational system, the committee would have the best chance of success if it were to focus its efforts on
A) individual teachers. B) individual members of the principals? association. C) individual members of local boards of education. D) individual members of the state legislature.
The developmental niche has three subsystems. Which of these is not a subsystem?
the physical and social setting historically formed customs and practices of child care the psychology of the caregivers the child’s genes