ECE353 Week 1 Discussion (dq1+dq2)

ECE353 Week 1 Discussion

Week 1 DQ 1 Important Questions in Children’s Thinking

Chapter One of your text identifies the six most important questions in the study of children’s thinking:

• Are some capabilities innate?
• Does development progress through stages?
• How does change occur?
• How do individuals differ?
• How do changes in the brain contribute to cognitive development?
• How does the social world contribute to cognitive development?

Choose one question and discuss its relevance to your teaching experiences to date and/or looking forward. Reflect on the following two questions: How does it impact curricular planning and instruction? How does it affect your interaction with your students?
How changes occur?

Week 1 DQ 2 Addressing Bias in Intelligence Testing

Daniel, an eight-year-old child from a poor, inner-city neighborhood, is given a traditional IQ test. One section of the IQ test involves defining various words. “Yacht” is one of the words that Daniel is asked to define. Briefly discuss why the test administrator should be cautious when interpreting Daniel’s performance on this test. How does the triarchic theory potentially counter this bias? Develop and share three questions, one for each component of the triarchic theory (analytic, creative, and practical), that would provide a more accurate representation of Daniel’s intelligence.
Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts and analyze their questions. Respond to at least two of your classmates and provide recommendations to extend their thinking. Challenge your classmates by asking a question that may cause them to reevaluate or add components to the questions they developed.