Question 1

Critical thinking can best be described as:

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Critical thinking involves evaluating the validity, reliability, and relevance of data or arguments, making it best described by option D.

Question 2

Imagine that you are teaching a course in educational psychology to future teachers.You want your students to transfer what they learn in your course to how they teach their students.Describe three strategies you might use to help your students apply what they learn in your class to their own teaching practices.

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Question 3

Your textbook offers general strategies that promote higher-level thinking skills that can be useful in inclusive classrooms.Identify how you would promote higher-level thinking skills in all your students by providing three general strategies along with specific, concrete examples of what you might do in your inclusive classroom to promote higher-level thinking skills among students with specific special educational needs.

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Question 4

Explain social constructivism.Describe two teaching strategies consistent with this perspective.

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Question 5

Only one of the following students is definitely engaging in critical thinking.Which one?

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Morgan is engaging in critical thinking by identifying a flaw in the experimental design, which demonstrates an understanding of controlling variables in an experiment.

Question 6

Which one of the following is the best example of critical thinking as the textbook defines the term?

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Lars's statement reflects critical thinking because he is evaluating the author's argument for recycling by questioning the balance of advantages and disadvantages, which aligns with critical thinking skills such as analysis and evaluation.

Question 7

If we want to enhance students' metacognitive processes during problem solving, we would be most likely to:

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Suggesting questions that students might ask themselves as they work on problems directly encourages them to reflect on their own thinking and learning processes, which is a key aspect of enhancing metacognitive processes.

Question 8

Provide a definition of epistemological beliefs and provide a concrete example of one.Provide an example of how students' epistemological beliefs can affect how they study or learn, and provide three pieces of information that teachers can communicate to help promote better strategies among their students.

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Question 9

Research tells us that students' misconceptions about a topic are often quite resistant to change, yet sometimes misconceptions must change if students are to acquire an accurate understanding of the world around them.
a.Describe three different reasons that psychologists have offered as to why students' misconceptions are sometimes resistant to change.
b.Describe at least three teaching strategies that theorists believe should help students change their misconceptions about the world.

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Question 10

Which one of the following strategies best describes the concept of metacognitive scaffolding?

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Metacognitive scaffolding involves providing support mechanisms that help students use newly acquired learning strategies, enabling them to become more aware of their own learning processes and how to control them.

Question 11

Identify a particular concept that you might someday teach your students.Give two positive instances and two negative instances of the concept.Describe three specific strategies you would use to help your students learn the concept.

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Question 12

Distinguish between positive and negative transfer, and give a concrete example of each to illustrate your discussion.

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Question 13

Cognitive psychologists have identified several factors that affect problem-solving success.Provide a description and a concrete example of three of these.

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Question 14

Luke approaches you before class and expresses his frustration about having done so poorly on yesterday's exam."I studied for hours and hours," he tells you."I guess I'm just not a very good test-taker." You know that your test was a good measure of what you taught your students.You also know that students seldom do poorly on your tests simply because they are poor test-takers.Considering the discussion in the textbook regarding study strategies, what other possible explanation might you give Luke as to why he thought he knew the material well yet earned a low test score.And with your explanation in mind, describe a strategy you might teach him for improving his performance next time.

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Question 15

Describe what psychologists mean by the terms schema and script, and illustrate each of these concepts with a concrete example.Then explain how schemas and scripts sometimes play a role in knowledge construction.

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Question 16

Three of the following are suggested strategies to promote higher-level thinking skills among students with general cognitive and social delays.Which one of the following will not necessarily promote these skills?

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Question 17

Ideally we should engage students in authentic problem-solving activities as often as possible.When such activities are logistically impossible or impractical, the most "authentic" alternative is probably:

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Computer simulations of real-world problems offer an interactive and engaging way to mimic authentic problem-solving scenarios when actual hands-on activities are not feasible. They can provide a realistic context and allow for experimentation and exploration, making them a close alternative to real-world problem-solving.

Question 18

You are hired to teach a struggling student (Joy) more effective study skills.Describe five different strategies that you will teach Joy so that she can study and learn more effectively.Include at least one strategy that will enable Joy to transfer the things she learns to new situations.

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Question 19

Identify something you will be teaching your students that you will want them to be able to use in the "real world." With the factors affecting transfer in mind, describe four different strategies you can use to help students transfer what they learn to situations outside the classroom.For each strategy, be specific and concrete as to what you would do.

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Quiz 7: Knowledge Construction