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Understanding Stages of Development, Brain Development, and Intelligence Testing1 objectives
- Explain, apply and evaluate the required knowledge and skills for Stages of development, brain development and intelligence testing.
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development1 objectives
- Explain, apply and evaluate the required knowledge and skills for Piaget's theory of cognitive development.
Piaget's 1952 Conservation of Number Study1 objectives
- Explain, apply and evaluate the required knowledge and skills for Piaget 1952 conservation-of-number study.
Dweck's Mindset Theory and Willingham's Learning Theory1 objectives
- Explain, apply and evaluate the required knowledge and skills for Dweck's mindset theory and Willingham's learning theory.
Blackwell and colleagues (2007) Mindset Study1 objectives
- Explain, apply and evaluate the required knowledge and skills for Blackwell and colleagues 2007 mindset study.
Applications of Developmental Theories to Education1 objectives
- Explain, apply and evaluate the required knowledge and skills for Applications of developmental theories to education.
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- Explain the key findings of the correlational part of Blackwell and colleagues' (2007) study. [4 marks]
- What is a potential criticism of applying stage-based developmental theories, such as Piaget's, directly to all educational settings?
- A teacher notices that one of her students, Sarah, struggles with science experiments. Sarah often says, "I'm just not good at science" and becomes discouraged quickly when an experiment doesn't work out as expected. Using Dweck's mindset theory, explain what type of mindset Sarah is demonstrating and suggest one way the teacher could encourage a different mindset in Sarah. Refer to Dweck's theory in your answer. [6 marks]
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