The Cognitive Domain

INSTRUCTIONS:  First, read and study Chapter 11 and Dr. St.Clair’s Chapter 11 Review Notes.  In a 3-page, double-spaced, spelling and grammar-checked response paper, address each question below.  DO NOT RETYPE each question but DO number each of your question responses.  Margins should be 1-inch on all sides and all pages, including the first page.  Insufficient responses and a response paper less than 3 typed pages WILL have points deducted.  Assignment 11 typed responses are; late assignments WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED (see the course syllabus for exceptions).  You should upload your Assignment 11 response paper to the Week Eleven Learning Module of the “Activities – Assignments” section of D2L Brightspace.  Assignment 11 is worth a total possible score of 100 with a Bonus question available.

Chapter 11 Questions:  (DO NOT RETYPE each question; DO NUMBER responses.)

1. Think about your early experiences with Math.  “How” will your early positive and/or negative educational experiences with Math help you in teaching Early Childhood and Elementary age students in the Cognitive Domain of Math?  Explain in detail.

• Think about your early experiences with Science.  “How” will your early positive and/or negative educational experiences with Science help you in teaching Early Childhood and Elementary age students in the Cognitive Domain of Science?  Explain in detail.

• Think about any higher-level high school and/or university experiences with Math. “How” will your secondary level positive and/or negative educational experiences with Math help you in teaching Early Childhood and Elementary age students in the Cognitive Domain of Math?  Explain in detail.

• Think about any higher-level high school and/or university experiences with Science.  “How” will your secondary level positive and/or negative educational experiences with Science help you in teaching Early Childhood and Elementary age students in the Cognitive Domain of Science?  Explain in detail. 

BONUS QUESTION (worth:  20 possible points)

• After reading and studying Chapter 11 of the course textbook, what is ONE idea that you would definitely use in your own Early Childhood classroom?  Explain in  detail and state your reasons “why” in a typed one-page double-spaced paper.