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Praxis II PLT 7-12

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In Mr. Jacobs’s Earth Science class, time is used in his first few weeks of school to help determine how his students learn, what his students have learned about earth science, and what information they have as prior knowledge. He asks students to document and organize their understanding of different concepts within the earth sciences on a very general level. Which of the following cognitive processes is he gathering information about?
  1. Mapping
  2. Determinism
  3. Schema
  4. Behaviorism
Explanation
Answer: C - Schema. Schema is a mental framework for understanding and processing information. Understanding the framework of students in a classroom may take a number of teaching and learning opportunities. Knowing what the student brings to a subject and how they understand and process it can be of major benefit to a teacher.
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