Chapter 8: Student-Centered and Constructivist Approaches to Instruction
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1.  

What type of theories state that learners must individually discover and transform complex information, checking new information against old rules and revising rules when they no longer work?



2.  

The process by which a learner gradually acquires expertise through interaction with an expert, either an adult or an older or more advanced peer, is called



3.  

What does top-down processing mean?



4.  

What is the term used for the constructivist approach to teaching in which students are encouraged to seek out principles for themselves?



5.  

Students who have knowledge of effective learning strategies and how and when to use them are called



6.  

What is another term that means "assisted learning"?



7.  

Which of the following terms refers to a small-group teaching method based on principles of question generation; through instruction and modeling?



8.  

Students who work in small, mixed-ability groups to help each other learn are engaged in



9.  

Which of the following cooperative learning methods involves team recognition and group responsibility for individual learning?



10.  

What is the name of the cooperative learning approach designed specifically for teaching reading and writing in the upper elementary grades?



11.  

Which of the following cooperative learning models has students assigned to six-member teams to work on academic material that has been broken down into sections for each member to teach to other members and teams?



12.  

What is the name given to the cooperative learning model in which students work in four- or five-member heterogeneous groups on assignments that are graded according to the group's effort?



13.  

Which of the following cooperative learning models is a general classroom organization plan in which students work in small groups using cooperative inquiry, group discussion, and cooperative planning and projects?



14.  

What is the study method in which students work in pairs and take turns orally summarizing sections of material to be learned?



15.  

The application of knowledge and skills to achieve certain goals is called



16.  

Which of the following terms refers to a problem-solving technique that encourages identifying the goal to be attained, the current situation, and what needs to be done to reduce the difference between the two conditions?



17.  

The blocking of a new use of an object by its common use is called



18.  

Brainstorming is a type of which of the following creative problem solving strategies?



19.  

What is the term used to describe a thinking skills program in which students work through a series of paper-and-pencil exercises that are designed to develop various intellectual abilities?



20.  

The ability to make rational decisions about what to do or what to believe is called

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