Children are active learners, drawing on direct physical and social experience as well as culturally transmitted knowledge to construct their own understandings of the world around them
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
ANS: T
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Piaget’s theory of cognitive development describes five kinds of knowledge
a. True b. False
According to neuroscientist Adele Diamond, kindergarten-aged children need:
a. at least 30 to 40 minutes of academic training each day. b. to be in a child-centered program where most of the curriculum choices are made by the children. c. to be in an academic program where most of the curriculum choices are made by the teachers. d. at least 30 to 40 minutes of play each day.
Test Your Knowledge: True or False Question 1Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 550 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test and answer the following question:Research evidence shows that infants and toddlers learn much more effectively from ______ ?than from on-screen programs.
A. being left to learn on their own B. looking at books by themselves C. interacting with others in real-life D. listening to music
External support that helps learners to be successful with various learning tasks is referred to as
A. transfer. B. concept mapping. C. scaffolding D. accessing prior knowledge.