LET Reviewer 2021

In Summer Reading Camp, Grade 3 students are having a daily reading exercise. Mr. Buenaventura always lets his students read the basic sight words so the students will be familiarized and will soon remember these words. Which of the following theories best describes Mr. Buenaventura's teaching style?

• Connectionism

• Behaviorism

• Constructivism

• Cognitivism

A clutter chalkboard may confuse your students. This is according to which theory?

• Connectionism

• Behaviorism

• Constructivism

• Cognitivism

On which principle is your conviction based if you provide positive reinforcement whenever a learner performs an acceptable behavior?

• Connectionism

• Behaviorism

• Constructivism

• Cognitivism

Teacher D claims: "If I have to give a reinforcement, it has to be given immediately after the response." Which theory supports Teacher D?

• Operant conditioning theory

• Social cognitive theory

• Cognitive theory

• Humanist theory

A mother gives her son his favorite snack every time the boy cleans up his room. Afterward, the boy cleans his room every day in anticipation of the snack. Which theory explains this?

• operant conditioning

• social learning theory

• associative learning

• Pavlovian conditioning

A person who had painful experiences at the dentist's office may become fearful at the mere sight of the dentist's office. Which theory can explain this?

• generalization

• classical conditioning

• operant conditioning

• attribution theory

Bernadette enjoyed the roller coaster when they went to the Enchanted Kingdom. Just at the sight of a roller coaster, she gets excited. Which theory explains Bernadette's behavior?

• operant conditioning

• attribution theory

• Pavlovian conditioning

• social learning theory

Which one can help students develop the habit of critical thinking?

• Asking low-level questions

• A willingness to suspend judgment until sufficient evidence is represented

• Asking convergent questions

• Blind obedience to authority

Multiple intelligences can be used to explain children's reading performance. Which group tends to be good readers?

• linguistically intelligent group

• spatially intelligent group

• existentially intelligent group

• kinesthetically intelligent group

According to cognitivist, which of the following is not an advantage of printed materials?

• It summarizes important information.

• It provides a motivation for the students to learn more.

• It organizes a great deal of pertinent information.

• It gives an outline a teacher can utilize in planning.