2023 WGUD094 Education Practice Exam With Answers (156 Solved Questions)

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WGU D094 Quiz QuestionsAndAnswers 2023Which of the following best describes Piaget's concept of a scheme?a plan of actionfailure to reflect on the perspective of othersan organized pattern of behavior or thoughtthe tendency to adjust to one's environment-Answer an organized pattern ofbehavior or thoughtTyler's mom shows him a truck and then hides the truck behind her back. Tyler doesnot look for the truck when it is hidden and is surprised each time she pulls the truckout from behind her back. According to Piaget, this game is exciting for Tylerbecause he has not yet developed the concept ofassimilation.maturity.object permanence.accommodation.-Answer object permanence.Miss Amburn teaches kindergarten. She is doing a unit on working in a pizza parlor.The students develop their own menu and pricing. In a section of the classroom, theyhave a kitchen and the students enjoy running the pizza parlor. They even enjoyed itwhen Mr. Ron came in and talked about his fire oven pizza. What stage of Piaget'scognitive development are the students in?sensorimotorconcrete operationalformal operationalpreoperational-Answer preoperationalA high-school social science teacher notices that his students are not able to identifythe impact that World War II had on the United States' economy, although they doseem to have a good understanding of the basic facts, dates, and events of the war.What strategy might the teacher use to help his students to look deeper into thetopic, based on Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development?(0/1 Point)Ask leading questions to foster discussion.Praise students for giving correct answers.Help students connect new concepts to existing schemes.Create a warm, welcomingclassroom environment.-Answer Ask leading questionsto foster discussion.

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An example of assimilation is a child who has only experienced dogs as family pets.On first seeing a cat,(0/1 Point)the child asks, "What is that, Mommy?"the child asks, "Is that a doggie?"the child exclaims, "Look at the little doggie, Mommy!"the child exclaims, "That's a kitty!"-Answer the child exclaims, "Look at the littledoggie, Mommy!"Which of the following teaching strategies would be most helpful for a third gradeclass that is starting a new unit on science concepts, according to Piaget?(0/1 Point)Reward students who provide correct answers as you complete each lesson.Review prior learning to help students connect new concepts to existing schemes.Support struggling student with personalized support to help them cope withfrustration.Include memory strategies such as mnemonics to help them remember newinformation.-Answer Review prior learning to help students connect new conceptsto existing schemes.You walk into a classroom and observe the teacher moving children intoheterogeneous groups of 4 or 5 to learn about different types of clouds. Whosetheory is the teacher following?(0/1 Point)PiagetVygotskyPiaget and Vygotskyneither Piaget nor Vygotsky-Answer VygotskyWhich of the following strategies would exemplify scaffolding, based on Vygotsky'stheory of cognitive development?(1/1 Point)giving students drills to help them memorize the steps to solving problemsgiving students hints or askingleading questions to help them solve problemsgiving students time to work in small groups to solve problemsgiving students the opportunity to connect new concepts to existing schemes tosolve problems-Answer giving students hints or asking leading questions to helpthem solve problemsGeorge is familiar with dogs, and has seen many dogs when he is out walking withhis Mom. When George sees a horse for the first time, he calls it a dog. His momteaches him that not all four-legged creatures are calleddogs. She explains that this

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big animal with long legs and a long face is called a horse. The next time Georgesees a horse, he calls it a horse. According to Piaget, this process of differentiating iscalled(0/1 Point)accommodation.assimilation.maturity.scheme.-Answer accommodation.MacKenzie is taking her state reading test. As she reads each question, shewhispers each word under her breath. The other students look at her and cover theirears. According to Vygotsky, which type of speech is she using?(1/1 Point)social speechtelegraphic speechprivate speechsilent inner speech-Answer private speechParker and Colton were pretending that they were Captain America and Superman.While saving the world, they knock over Miya's block tower. They didn't understandwhy she was upset. To them, it was necessary to do so because it was in the way.According toPiaget's cognitive development theory, in which stage are the boys?(1/1Point)sensorimotorpreoperationalconcrete operationalformal operational-Answer preoperationalAlyssia explores her environment through touching, smelling, tasting, moving herbody and climbing/ crawling around. According to Piaget, which stage ofdevelopment is Alyssia experiencing?(1/1 Point)sensorimotorformal operationalconcrete operationalpreoperational-Answer sensorimotorWhich of the following best reflects the concept of scaffolding?(1/1 Point)Students are required to retake tests or work on papers until a minimum passinggrade is achieved.

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The teacher breaks a large project down into smaller pieces and provides an outlineto students.Students are asked to writea summary of the previous day's lesson.The teacher begins each lesson with five minutes of drill-and practice exercises.-Answer The teacher breaks a large project down into smaller pieces and provides anoutline to students.According to Piaget, allbut which of the following are characteristics of children inpreschool and kindergarten (i.e., between the ages of two and six)?(1/1 Point)They are unable to understand the concept of conservation of mass.They are learning about symbols such as letters and numbers.They are able to think logically.They do not understand other children's point of view.-Answer They are able tothink logically.Mrs. Baldwin is substituting for a fourth-grade class. She is determining whichactivity to conduct in class today. According to Piaget, which activity would be mostappropriate for this class?(0/1 Point)filling out a graphic organizer on the similarities and differences between rocksrubbing hands through various sensory buckets (sand, water, bubbles)testing a hypothesis on what influences people to make purchasesputting together 10-piece puzzles matching science terms and images-Answerfilling out a graphic organizer on the similarities and differences between rocksA child who has had an unpleasant experience with dogs and who believes that dogsare mean walks down the street and encounters a dog that wags its tail at her. Thechild interprets the dog's behavior as threatening and runs away. Later, when shedescribes the dog to her parents and how it wagged its tail, the parents explain thatthis is a friendly response in dogs. Thus, the child begins to ____________ bychanging what she believesabout dogs.(0/1 Point)organizeassimilateaccommodateequilibrate-Answer accommodate

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Which teaching methodology is consistent with Vygotsky's theory of cognitivedevelopment?(1/1 Point)Encourage students to share different perspectives on a topic tohelp each otherlearn.Reinforce students who show effort and stay on task in order to increase thefrequency of these behaviors.Address students' need for an encouraging environment in which to work onassignments.Provide a variety of math manipulatives to help student adapt their schema to newlearning.-Answer Encourage students to share different perspectives on a topic tohelp each other learn.Mrs. Peacock teaches 5th grade. They are learning how to read maps and to use acompass rose. Her class is working on finding the 13 colonies on a map. In whichstage of Piaget's cognitive development theory are they working?(1/1 Point)sensorimotorconcrete operationalformal operationalpreoperational-Answer concrete operationalAccording to Vygotsky, one's culture(1/1 Point)plays no role in cognitive development.affects how we relate to one another but not how we think.plays a weak role in cognitive development.strongly influences what we learn and how we think.-Answer strongly influenceswhat we learn and how we think.Mr. Mustard's middle school science class is working on science fair projects. Billyhas elected to do his project on how many types of germs may be found on surfacesin the school cafeteria. He has already created a hypothesis about the types ofgerms he is likely to find. Which stage of Piaget's cognitive development does thisrepresent?(0/1 Point)sensorimotorformal operationalconcrete operationalpreoperational-Answer formal operational

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Organized patterns of actions and thoughts, such as kicking a football or realizingthat there are many different types of footballs, or connecting memories of one familyvacations with other family vacations, are defined by Piaget as(1/1 Point)accommodation.adaptation.schema.equilibration.-Answer schema.Students in Mrs. Carter's third-grade class love to learn new facts. They enjoy sortingrocks from the playground by colorand size. They also understand that other peoplehave different thoughts and experiences, but it will be a few years before they canreally understand analogies and metaphors. According to Piaget's cognitivedevelopment theory, in which stage are these students?(1/1 Point)sensorimotorpreoperationalconcrete operationalformal operational-Answer concrete operationalOne key difference between Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories of cognitivedevelopment is that Piaget believes that development must come first, and thenlearning can occur. Vygotsky believe the opposite--that the learning process causesgrowth and development. What is another area of disagreement between the twotheorists?(1/1 Point)Meaningful learning is the active construction of knowledge through personalexperience.Social interaction with more knowledgeable peers can greatly enhance cognitivedevelopment.Engaging with the environment is critical to foster cognitive development.Teaching children in small steps, and reinforcingcorrect answers is essential.-Answer Social interaction with more knowledgeable peers can greatly enhancecognitive development.A 9th-grade history teacher is working with students on a unit related to the CivilWar. Which activity would most challengetheir cognitive abilities, according toPiaget's theory of cognitive development?(1/1 Point)

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having the class create a timeline of the civil war, identifying key dates and events ona large posterasking students to recite sections of the Gettysburg Address from memory, andexplain what each section meansassigning students to create a monologue for a hypothetical character who livedduring the Civil War timesdividing students into small groups, and having them create storyboards of keyevents in thewar-Answer assigning students to create a monologue for ahypothetical character who lived during the Civil War timesA 4th grade teacher wants to give her students a science lesson that will help todevelop their thinking skills. What activity would bemost appropriate for students atthis age, according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development?(0/1 Point)Provide a short lesson on a science concept, and then have students create aconcept map to show the connections between concepts.Demonstrate ascience experiment that each student will complete, and then havethem work on it, asking them to identify questions they may have.Have students work on memorizing science vocabulary words by working in pairswith flashcards.Assign students to groupsto work on different science experiments and have themcreate an hypothesis for what they think the result will be.-Answer Demonstrate ascience experiment that each student will complete, and then have them work on it,asking them to identify questionsthey may have.Marge is teaching Bart and Lisa at home through remote learning. She has a tallskinny glass and a short wide glass. Marge has Bart fill a measuring cup full ofchocolate milk. Lisa pours it into the tall glass. Lisa then fills the same measuring cupwith chocolate milk and Marge has Bart pour it into the short glass. Marge then asksthe kids which glass they want. Both say the tall glass because there is morechocolate milk in it. In which stage of Piaget's cognitive development are Lisa andBart?(1/1 Point)sensorimotorconcrete operationalformal operationalpreoperational-Answer preoperational

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Ariyahloves apple pie. While she has not had other types of pie, she believes that allpies must be delicious. Which of Piaget's concepts is she demonstrating?(0/1 Point)assimilationmemoryobject permanenceaccommodation-Answer assimilationWhich of the following examples best illustrates Piaget's concept of assimilation?(0/1Point)a person who quits the baseball team after learning they must wear extremely tight,nylon pantsa child who changes her scheme of "all snakes are poisonous and deadly" aftereasily surviving a bite from a common grass snakea woman who, after being stuck on an elevator, decides that all cable-driven devicesare unsafea student who wonders what story time at the library will be like, and is pleased tofind that story timeat the library is just like story time in her classroom at school-Answer a student who wonders what story time at the library will be like, and ispleased to find that story time at the library is just like story time in her classroom atschoolLaTonya is learning to sew and is becoming quite good at it. LaTonya is most likelyworking at which stage of physical development?(1/1 Point)preschoolearly childhoodmiddle childhoodadolescence-Answer middle childhoodMrs. Major jokes with her students that since they've all grown by at least 3 to 5inches since the start of the school year they seem like different students. Given thather students are growing at an average rate of 4 inches a year, Mrs. Major's studentsare most likely in which agegroup?(1/1 Point)infancyearly childhoodmiddle childhoodadolescence-Answer adolescence

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During this stage of physical development, boys are typically taller and moremuscular than girls of the same age.(1/1 Point)early childhoodmiddle childhoodearly adolescencelate adolescence-Answer late adolescenceA few families in your infant-toddler program have asked what they can do at hometo support their infants' physical development. You suggest the following:(1/1 Point)Bring one new and interesting object to your infant each week to explore andbecome familiar with.Place colorful, interesting objects nearby and offer lots of opportunities for infants toreach for things.Always place the infant on her back when she is awake.Limit exploration and "experiments" with objects because this may overstimulatehim.-Answer Place colorful, interesting objects nearby and offer lots of opportunitiesfor infants to reach for things.Samuel loves playing on his travel soccer team. Samuel is operating at which stageof physical development?(1/1 Point)infancyearly childhoodmiddle childhoodadolescence-Answer middle childhoodIf your view of children's skill development and independence differs from a family'sperspective, what should you do?(1/1 Point)Tell the family that no other family shares similar values in your classroom, and thatthey should make an effort to change their beliefs.Tell the child that you are disappointed with his or her family.Tell them that your program's policies do not support their beliefs.Work collaboratively with the family in order to understand their point of view andaddress their needs.-Answer Work collaboratively with the family in order tounderstand their point of view and address their needs.Children at this age need frequent opportunities for physical activity, like a short walkto collect leaves to use in an art lesson or a "music and march" time to begin theday.(1/1 Point)

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