Exam #3

On the exam, I missed #17
Kiley is having trouble learning the steps involved in using a microscope correctly. If we consider Vygotsky’s description of how children help themselves through difficult tasks, we should suggest that Kiley do which of the following?

What? I now know that the correct answer is to have Kiley talk herself through the steps. I thought that the correct answer might be to have her learn why each step is important. The reason why I chose that answer is because that is how I learn best.

So What? The answer is for Kiley to talk herself through the steps because Vygotsky said that children use language not only for communication but also to plan, guide, and monitor their own behavior. Children use inner speech, or the act of talking out loud to one's self. Vygotsky observed that at about age three, children start using inner speech as they regulate their problem solving.

Now What? I will know know that Vygotsky considers language as part of the cognitive development. By talking to ourselves, we help our brains work through the problem.



The next question I missed was # 19
Which one of the following statements is most likely to promote higher moral reasoning in a student in the law and order stage?

What? I remember having a difficult time with this question. I thought that the answer would include the person having to face the consequence. Instead the answer was that Martha had to stay after school to redo her paper as a result of the person destroying it.

So What? The reasoning for this to be the correct answer is because the law and order stage consitsts of students who follow the rules because rules are made to be followed. Martha had to turn in a paper because that was part of the rules and the person who destroyed her paper did not loose concern for her, but was punished as a consequence for their actions.

Now What? I will remember this by just thinking of the word law and order which means rules to be followed in an orderly way. I will remember law because it is what causes students to follow the rules for their own sakes. I will also remember the order portion of it because individuals believe that order must exist to guide behavior and rules provide order and uniformity.