JH CERILLES STATE COLLEGE – DUMALINAO ESU

Midterm Examinations in Educational Technology II

Name:_______________________________________________Date: ___________________Score:__________

Directions: Read and analyze each question carefully and write your answer on the space provided.

______1.The quote "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." was said by __________.

a. Gandhi b. Jesus c. Plato d. Confucius

_____2. Who is known as "The Father of Education"?

a. Jean Piaget b. John Dewey c. Jerome Bruner d. Lev Vygotsky

_____3. In constructivism, learning is __________.

a. Passive b. Assertive c. Active d. Fun

_____4. What is a teaching strategy in which the teacher helps the student gain new skills and build on prior knowledge
called? A. Repitition b. Role playing c. Scaffolding d. Cooperative learning

_____5. Who is the pioneer of Constructivism?

A. Vygotsky B. Piaget C. Bruner D. Montessori

_____6. Encorporating Social Constructivism in the workplace allows for which of the following

A. employee collaboration B. supervisor led discussions with limited employee input

C. employee participation

_____7. In a constructivist classroom

a. the teacher asks open ended questions and answers them his/herself.
b. students are engaged in dialogue with the teacher, but not with the other students.
c. students are engaged in experiences that challenges hypotheses and encourage discussion.

_____8. A form of instruction whereby children develop their own methods of multiplying and dividing,and ask
questions of one another rather than of teachers.

a. whole math b. arithmetic c. Algebra d. Geometry

______9. Which is not one of the premises of constructivism?

a. Knowledge is constructed, not transmitted

b. Prior knowledge does not impact the learning process
c. initial understanding is local, not global
d. Building useful knowledge structures requires effortful and purposeful activity

e. Which is not one of the premises of constructivism?

______10. Concerning John Dewey, education depends on____

a. Books b. Action c. Listening d. Copying

______11. A philosophy that views knowledge as something each of us creates, rather than something absolute with its
source in the physical world.

a. Instructivism b. Student teaching c. Constructivism c. Knowledge

_____12. Constructivist philosophy says all knowledge is constructed as a result of _ process within the mind

a. an experimental b. cognitive c. a memory d. all of the above

_____13. The fundamental basis of learning, Jean Piaget believed, was ____

a. Interest b. Entertainment c. Discovery d. Development

_____14. Which of the following statements is false?

a. Constructivist teachers refer to raw data. B. Constructivist teachers refer to primary sources.

c. Constructivist teachers refer to emotional development. D. Constructivist teachers refer to textbooks.

_____15. When a critical mass of student appropriate and student generated material is available through the WWW for
subjects like American History, students will create _________.

a. Networked Multimedia Projects b. Games c. Lesson Plans d. Web sites

_____16. Constructivists believe that a person learns best when he/she is

A. given the objectives up front. B. actively engaged. C. working alone. D. has gotten enough sleep.

_____17.