TS Adult Learning Principles & Theory 2

Question 1

Bloom's Taxonomy organizes cognitive learning objectives into six levels. Which level requires learners to produce new or original work?

Accepted Answer

Create (Synthesis)

Answer

The 'Create' level (formerly Synthesis) is the highest cognitive level in Bloom's revised Taxonomy, requiring learners to generate new ideas, products, or ways of viewing things.

Question 2

Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) refers to:

Accepted Answer

The gap between what a learner can do independently and what they can achieve with guidance

Answer

The ZPD is the space between what a learner can achieve independently and what they can achieve with skilled support, representing the optimal zone for instruction.

Question 3

In adult learning, 'spaced practice' (distributed practice) is preferred over 'massed practice' primarily because it:

Accepted Answer

Leads to substantially better long-term retention of information

Answer

Research consistently demonstrates that distributing learning over time leads to stronger long-term retention compared to cramming the same material into one session.

Question 4

According to Robert Gagné's nine events of instruction, which event must occur first before any other instructional event can be effective?

Accepted Answer

Gaining the learners' attention

Answer

Gagné's first event is gaining attention (reception), which is a prerequisite for all subsequent instructional events to be effective.

Question 5

Hermann Ebbinghaus's 'Forgetting Curve' illustrates that without reinforcement, people typically forget approximately what percentage of new information within the first hour?

Accepted Answer

50–60%

Answer

Ebbinghaus found that people forget roughly 50–60% of newly learned information within an hour without review or reinforcement, with continued rapid decay thereafter.

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TS Adult Learning Principles & Theory 2