Student Learning and Development Flashcards
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A student consistently avoids challenges and gives up easily after mistakes. According to Carol Dweck's research, this student most likely has which mindset?
Answer: Fixed mindset
A fixed mindset leads students to believe abilities are static, causing them to avoid challenges and interpret mistakes as evidence of inadequacy.
Which of the following is an example of intrinsic motivation in a classroom setting?
Answer: A student reads additional books because she genuinely enjoys learning about science
Intrinsic motivation comes from internal satisfaction and genuine interest rather than external rewards or avoidance of punishment.
Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs suggests that teachers should address which level FIRST before expecting students to engage in higher-order thinking?
Answer: Physiological and safety needs
Maslow's hierarchy places basic physiological and safety needs at the foundation; students cannot focus on learning if these fundamental needs are unmet.
A teacher observes that a student learns best by drawing diagrams and creating visual maps of information. This student likely has a preference for which learning modality?
Answer: Visual
Students with a visual learning preference understand and retain information best through diagrams, charts, maps, and other visual representations.
During adolescence, which brain region is among the LAST to fully mature, affecting impulse control and long-term planning?
Answer: Prefrontal cortex
The prefrontal cortex, responsible for executive functions like impulse control and decision-making, continues developing into a person's mid-twenties.
A teacher provides sentence frames and vocabulary banks to help English Language Learners participate in a science discussion. This is an example of which instructional support?
Answer: Scaffolding
Scaffolding provides temporary, structured support that bridges the gap between students' current abilities and target learning goals.
Which theorist emphasized that moral development progresses through stages from obedience-based reasoning to principled ethical thinking?
Answer: Lawrence Kohlberg
Lawrence Kohlberg extended Piaget's work to describe six stages of moral development across three levels: preconventional, conventional, and postconventional.