5 Learning Theories

1.     What does it mean by positive reinforcement?

• Reward

• Punishment

• Dessert

•  Reward and punishment

2.    Which of the following best describes the social constructivism?

• all learning must be constructed

• moderate existing knowledge to fill in new information

• Learning should be connected with learner's cognitive development

• emphasis on collaborative learning style

3.     Below are the teacher's roles in teaching implication of constructivism, except _________________.

• Tutor

• Knowledge giver

• Facilitator

• Mentor

4. Cognitivism can be defined as the study in __________that focus on mental process.

• Physical

• Psychology

• Connection

• Construction

5.     If, as a teacher, you set clear learning objectives and design repetitive practices, what theory of learning is evident?

• cognitivism

• behaviourism

• constructivism

• social constructivism

6.     As a coach, if you focus on active learning through problem solving tasks, with an emphasis on group work, you would be guided by what learning theory?

•       constructivism

• behaviourism

• multiple intelligence

7. Students working and learning together is not a part of constructivism.

• True

• False

8. According to Howard Gardner, how many intelligences do we have?

• 5

• 6

• 8

• 10

9. Choose one strength of constructivism

• Lack of order

• Teachers need to be in control of the class

• Improves students' social skills

• Teacher talk

10.     According to Vygotsky,

•   learning is a developmental process

     

   

• collaboration and social interaction are key to learning

•   cognitive ability is the key to learning