Whose theory emphasizes the social context of learning and the importance of the relationship between an adult and the student?
a. Bloom
b. Dewey
c. Piaget
d. Vygotsky
e. Skinner
ANSWER: d
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A) He realizes that mastering a topic might take him considerable time and practice. B) He believes that people's conflicting opinions about a topic may all be "right" to some degree. C) He is overly optimistic about how much he can learn and remember in a short time period. D) He recognizes that learning is an active, constructive process.
Chin-Hsing conducted a study that examined motivation for sport and academics in a Taiwanese school for gifted athletes. One concern that Chin-Hsing has is that the results from the study may not generalize to another school or country. The validity threat most evident in his concern is
a. Internal validity b. External validity c. Construct validity d. Predictive validity
Which teacher is teaching about morphemes?
a. "Now listen to the middle sound in this word." b. "Can you find the consonant blend in this word?" c. "Move your finger along each of the letters." d. "If you add an ‘s,' it means ‘more than one."
Paula has a history of hemophilia in her family. She was extremely relieved when the tests from her ______________ test revealed that her fetus is healthy and does not show evidence of being at risk for hemophilia
a. alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) b. amniocentesis c. ultra-sound imaging d. DNA