SUMMATIVE PROF ED

In a classroom with students from diverse cultural backgrounds, how might a teacher leverage the concept of cultural relevance to enhance motivation?

• Minimizing the importance of students' cultural backgrounds in the learning process

• Applying a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching

• Incorporating culturally diverse examples and perspectives in teaching materials

• Ignoring cultural differences to maintain consistency

Imagine a classroom where students are learning a new concept through a constructivist approach. What instructional strategy would best promote effective concept learning according to Constructivist principles?

• Providing a detailed lecture with predefined examples

• Engaging students in hands-on activities and group discussions

• Encouraging memorization of key facts and definitions

• Minimizing interaction to allow individual reflection

How is the transfer of learning best defined in an educational context?

• The process of memorizing information for exams

• The application of knowledge and skills learned in one context to another context

• The ability to repeat information learned in class verbatim

• The passive absorption of information without active engagement

What is the term for the phenomenon where previously learned information facilitates the learning or performance of new, related information or skills?

• Cognitive dissonance

• Transfer of learning

• Sensory adaptation

• Retroactive interference

According to the principles of transfer of learning, which type of transfer occurs when knowledge or skills learned in one subject aid in learning or performing another, seemingly unrelated subject?

• Near transfer

• Far transfer

• Horizontal transfer

• Vertical transfer

In the context of teaching for transfer, what instructional strategy would best facilitate the application of knowledge and skills to new and diverse situations?

• Focusing exclusively on rote memorization          

• Providing real-world examples and scenarios

• Discouraging critical thinking to avoid confusion

• Minimizing opportunities for collaborative learning

What characteristics of constructivism do not view learners as just empty vessels waiting to be filled up?

• Meaningful learning occurs within authentic tasks.

• Learning is facilitated by social interaction.

• New learning depends on current understanding.

• Learners construct understanding.

.According to the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy, what is the key difference between the original and the revised version?

• The addition of a new cognitive domain       

• The elimination of the affective and psychomotor domains

• The focus on teacher-centered objectives

• The reordering of the cognitive processes for greater clarity

Which of the following cognitive processes indicators/theories pertains to the intentional process for solving problems and discovering opportunities?

• Creative Problem Solving (CPS)

• Meaningful Verbal Learning/Subsumption Theory

• Successful Intelligence Theory and WICS Model

• Revised Bloom's Taxonomy

What skill under successful intelligence theory helps us recall facts and pieces of information?

• Memory Skills

• Analytical Skills

• Creative Skills

• Practical Skills