EDU 5010 : PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION

NAME: HEMMA KANTASAMY

MATRIC NUMBER : GS41120









EXERCISES: THE BEAR TOOTHACHE

1. Does the lesson focus more heavily on (a) concrete objects and events or (b)
abstract ideas?

(a) Concrete objects and events

2. Identify at least three cognitive tools that appear to be helping the students think
more effectively about the subject matter?

1. Simulation
2. Story Book
3. Vocabulary reading

3. What specific strategies does the teacher use to scaffold students' thinking and
understanding?

Yes the teacher used scaffold method as Students are given a vocabulary lesson before
they read a difficult text and they also Students are given an role play as an assignment
they have been asked to complete.


4. Do most students appear to be working within their zones of proximal
development? Defend your answer.

Yes they do as they were able to participate in the class and the interaction with peers as
an effective way of developing skills and strategies. The teacher use cooperative learning
exercises where less competent children develop with the role play so the zone of
proximal development is used there.


5. In 2 - 3 sentences, contrast this lesson with the high school lesson on The Scarlet
Letter, and use your knowledge of cognitive development to explain why the
lessons must be different?

The teacher describes or illustrates a concept, problem, or process in multiple ways to ensure
understanding. A teacher may orally describe a concept to students, use a slideshow with visual
aids such as images and graphics to further explain the idea, ask several students to illustrate the
concept on the blackboard, and then provide the students with a reading and writing task that asks
them articulate the concept in their own words. This strategy addresses the multiple ways in which
students learn for the high school level.