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Which kind of motivation sustains learning more effectively, according to research on psychological factors?Read the answer and worked solution →Why has rote learning been criticised as 'drill and kill'?Read the answer and worked solution →Which teacher response is counterproductive to a student's learning?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these conditions is most likely to slow a child's learning?Read the answer and worked solution →What happens in a classroom that is too crowded?Read the answer and worked solution →When is neuroplasticity heightened in brain development?Read the answer and worked solution →Perceived age gaps in learning may reflect time, support and attitudes, not what?Read the answer and worked solution →Active learning occurs when a learner does what?Read the answer and worked solution →Active learning builds which kind of monitoring skills?Read the answer and worked solution →What sets experiential learning apart from hands-on learning?Read the answer and worked solution →Who wrote around 350 BC that 'the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them'?Read the answer and worked solution →In Kolb's bicycle example, the learner physically interacting with the bike is at which stage?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Kolb stage is considering what works or fails?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ability does Kolb say a learner needs to gain knowledge from experience?Read the answer and worked solution →What do questions like 'Why did that happen?' help a group do?Read the answer and worked solution →How is academic learning different from experiential learning?Read the answer and worked solution →Which view do more recent researchers hold about categorising learners by Kolb-type learning styles?Read the answer and worked solution →Who is credited with formalising constructivism within the human mind?Read the answer and worked solution →A child who knows only sparrows calls a crow a bird, fitting it into an existing idea unchanged. Which process is this?Read the answer and worked solution →A child learns that bats are mammals, not birds, and revises her mental category of animals. Which process is this?Read the answer and worked solution →What is constructivism, in strict terms?Read the answer and worked solution →Whose work strongly influenced social constructivism?Read the answer and worked solution →In a social constructivist classroom, the instructor is expected to act mainly as what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which describes a facilitator, as opposed to a traditional teacher?Read the answer and worked solution →According to Vygotsky, effective instruction should be pitched where?Read the answer and worked solution →Which approach has students do activities tied to real-world use?Read the answer and worked solution →Which model immerses students in authentic practice through social interaction?Read the answer and worked solution →Which assessment is a dialogue between assessor and learner?Read the answer and worked solution →How does constructivism say knowledge should be organised?Read the answer and worked solution →Constructivists teach foundational concepts first, then do what?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which kind of motivation sustains learning more effectively, according to research on psychological factors?

  1. Fear of punishment
  2. Marks and grades
  3. Parental demands
  4. Intrinsic curiosity
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Correct answer: D. Intrinsic curiosity

1. A student's own curiosity or desire to explore sustains learning. 2. Grades and parental requirements are extrinsic motivation. 3. Fear of punishment is also external, so intrinsic curiosity is correct. _Source: Wikipedia, Learning, section Psychological factors_

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Why has rote learning been criticised as 'drill and kill'?

  1. It kills intrinsic motivation
  2. It needs costly materials
  3. It cannot be used in maths
  4. It removes the teacher's role
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Correct answer: A. It kills intrinsic motivation

1. Repetition reinforces facts but is criticised as ineffective. 2. The criticism is about motivation, not cost, subject or teacher role. 3. So it kills intrinsic motivation. _Source: Wikipedia, Learning, section Psychological factors_

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Which teacher response is counterproductive to a student's learning?

  1. Praising a correct answer
  2. Encouraging a shy student
  3. Shaming a student publicly
  4. Smiling at a good attempt
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Correct answer: C. Shaming a student publicly

1. Praise and encouragement raise ability and results. 2. Finding fault or provoking and embarrassing a student in front of the class is counterproductive. 3. So embarrassing the student is the wrong response. _Source: Wikipedia, Learning, section Psychological factors_

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