What are the main distinctions between individual constructivism and social constructivism? Provide a classroom example for each and explain why you believe it illustrates that form of constructivism.
What will be an ideal response?
The answers should highlight individual constructivism as involving the person constructing knowledge independently using cognitive processes to abstract information from experiences, and social constructivism as construction of knowledge within a sociocultural context, with an example of each.
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
In 1857, the case of DredScott v. Sanford removed the legality of slavery.
Children are getting ready for special holiday events. There are a few projects, and Amy and Lilia want all children to complete them. Since these projects need some teacher guidance and assistance, Amy and Lilia each sit down with a group of children at different tables to work on this project that they have planned together. Which co-teaching model are Amy and Lilia using?
a. one teaching, one observing b. center teaching c. parallel teaching d. alternative teaching e. teaming f. one teaching, one assisting
Which of the following is characteristic of a performance-focused classroom?
a. An emphasis on improvement
b. Ability as incremental
c. Entity view of ability
d. Effort toward understanding
In which of these situations is information most likely to be stored effectively in long-term memory?
a. Abby looks up the correct spelling of independence and immediately writes it down. b. Bob repeats "Comment allez vous?" after his teacher five times in a row. c. Corinne realizes that the word receive follows the "I before E except after C" rule. d. David stares mindlessly at a page in his textbook with the hope that he will form a detailed photographic image of the page in his mind.