1. According to Lev Vygotsky, the primary cause of cognitive development is:
[Child Development and Pedagogy]
A. social interaction
B. adjustment of mental schemas
C. stimulus-response pairing
D. equilibration
Answer: A
2. As a teacher, who firmly believes in social constructivist theory of Lev Vygotsky, which of the following methods would you prefer for assessing your students?
[Child Development and Pedagogy]
A. Standardized tests
B. Fact based recall questions
C. Objective multiple choice type questions
D. Collaborative projects
Answer: D
3. According to Vygotsky, children learn [Child Development and Pedagogy]
A. when reinforcement is offered
B. by maturation
C. by imitation
D. by interacting with adults and peers
Answer: D
4. Which one of the following statements about children would Vygotsky agree with?
[Child Development and Pedagogy]
A. Children learn when they are offered lucrative rewards
B. Children’s thinking can be understood by conducting laboratory experiments on animals
C. Children are born evil and need to be controlled through punishment
D. Children learn through social interaction with peers and adults
Answer: D
5. In Vygotsky’s theory , which aspect of development gets neglected?
[Child Development and Pedagogy]
A. Social
B. Cultural
C. Biological
D. Linguistic
Answer: C
6. According to Lev Vygotsky: [Child Development and Pedagogy]
A. children learn language through a language acquisition device
B. interaction with adults and peers does not influence language development
C. language development changes the nature of human thought
D. culture plays a very small role in language development
Answer: C
7. Which of the following statements describes Piaget and Vygotsky’s views on language and thought correctly? [Child Development and Pedagogy]
A. Both view language as emerging from the child’s thought.
B. According to Vygotsky, thought emerges first and according to Piaget, language has a profoud effect on thought.
C. According to Piaget, thought emerges first and according to Vygotsky, language has a profound effect on thought.
D. Both view thought as emerging from the child’s language.
Answer: C
8. Vygotsky emphasized the significance of the role played by which of the following factors in the learning of children? [Child Development and Pedagogy]
A. Hereditary
B. Moral
C. Physical
D. Social
Answer: D
9. According to socio-cultural theory of Vygotsky [Language II – English]
A. sel-directed speech is the lowest stage of the scaffolding
B. children can think in abstract terms if abstract material is provided at a lower age
C. children drink in different domain and do the take a complete perspective
D. culture helps in language development
Answer: D
10. A teacher wishes to help her students to appreciate multiple views of a situation. She provides her students multiple opportunities to debate on this situation in different groups. According to Vygotsky’s perspective, her students will …….various views and develop multiple perspectives of the situation on their own [Child Development and Pedagogy]
A. rationalize
B. internalize c
C. construct
D. operationalize
Answer: B
11. Which of the following is based on Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory?
[Child Development and Pedagogy]
A. Operant conditioning
B. Reciprocal teaching
C. Culture-neutral cognitive development
D. Insight learning
Answer: B
12. According to Socio-cultural theory of Vygotsky [Child Development and Pedagogy]
A. culture and language play a crucial role in development
B. the child thinks in different domains and does not take a complete perspective
C. children think in abstract terms if presented abstract material at a lower age
D. self-directed speech is the lowest stage of the scaffold
Answer: A
13. The concept of ‘private speech’ of children as proposed by Vygotsky
[Child Development and Pedagogy]
A. shows that children are stupid and thus need guidance of adults
B. illustrates that children are egocentric
C. shows that children love themselves
D. illustrates that children use speech to guide their own actions
Answer: B
14. According to Vygotsky, learning cannot be separated form
[Child Development and Pedagogy]
A. perception and attentional processes
B. its social context
C. reinforcement
D. a measurable change in behavior
Answer: B
15. In a constructivist classroom as envisioned by Piaget and Vygotsky, learning
[Child Development and Pedagogy]
A. is offering of reinforcement by the teacher
B. is constructed by the students themselves who play an active role
C. is dictated by the teacher and the students are passive recipients of the same
D. happens by pairing of stimulus and response
Answer:D
16. According to Vygotsky why do children speak to themselves?
[Child Development and Pedagogy]
A. Children use their speech to attract the attention of adults to them
B. Children are very talkative by nature
C. Children are egocentric
D. Children use speech to guide their actions
Answer:D
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