CORE Learning Theories 5

Question 1

What is the primary goal of 'formative assessment' in an outdoor education setting?

Accepted Answer

Monitoring student progress during instruction to adjust teaching

Answer

Formative assessment gathers ongoing feedback during instruction so educators can adapt their teaching to meet learner needs.

Question 2

According to cognitive load theory, a hunter education instructor should AVOID which of the following when teaching novice students?

Accepted Answer

Presenting too many unrelated concepts simultaneously

Answer

Cognitive load theory warns that overloading working memory with excessive unrelated information impairs learning.

Question 3

A student who grew up hunting with family members arrives at a CORE course already knowing basic firearm safety. This existing knowledge is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

Prior knowledge or prior schema

Answer

Prior knowledge (schema) consists of existing mental frameworks that new information must be connected to for effective learning.

Question 4

In Piaget's stages of cognitive development, adolescents in a CORE program who can think abstractly about conservation ethics are operating in which stage?

Accepted Answer

Formal operational

Answer

The formal operational stage (roughly 12 and up) enables abstract reasoning, hypothetical thinking, and ethical deliberation.

Question 5

Which instructional design principle recommends presenting the same conservation concept through video, hands-on field activity, AND discussion to maximize retention?

Accepted Answer

Multimodal instruction

Answer

Multimodal instruction engages multiple sensory and cognitive pathways, improving encoding and long-term retention.

CORE - Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education Practice Test

CORE - Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Education Practice Test

CORE Learning Theories 5