Teaching Children Science chapter 2

1. Which of the following teaching strategies acknowledges that instruction must be varied and flexible to maximize student learning?

Standardization

Predetermination

Differentiaion

Conditionalization

p. 29-30

Explanation

p. 29-30

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Teaching Children Science Chapter 2 - Quiz

Explore effective strategies in 'Teaching Children Science chapter 2' focusing on expert knowledge, learning variations, constructivism principles, and teaching adaptability. This quiz enhances understanding of child science education.

2. Which of the following is an essential feature in a teacher's consideration of learning styles?

The teacher has a particular learning style and brings it to bear as units and lessons are constructed

Children have particular learning styles and the teacher needs to adjust to them

Socioeconomic status may conflict with learning style

A cooperative group's learning style may conflict with the teacher's learning style.

p. 29

Explanation

p. 29

3. When thinking about constructivism, which of the following seems most out of place?

Children do not know the world as it is

Children create their own reality

Children's beliefs affect the information their senses deliver

Children do not have naive conceptions

p.24 and 28

Explanation

p.24 and 28

4. Given the definition of accommodation as it relates to science learning, identify which of the following correctly completes the statement, "Each person creates reality based on his or her..."

Previous beliefs

Knowledge of misconceptions

Inability to reason at a young age

Desire to separate what is believed from what is real

p. 25

Explanation

p. 25

5. Which of the following statements provided related to what modern researchers understand about how children learn science is in most direct conflict with traditional views of learning?

There is variation in the rate of cognitive development among children

Children come to the classroom with prior knowledge about science

To learn science children must seek explanations based on evidence

Children learn science by doing science

p. 22

Explanation

p. 22

6. If your instructional techniques included teaching children to learn to confront the differences between what they believe and what they discover with their own senses, which of the following principals of constructivism would you be employing?