Simulated Learning Environments (Microworlds) Provide Students with Opportunities to Solve

question 22

Multiple Choice

Simulated learning environments (microworlds) provide students with opportunities to solve problems in a form and setting that they have not likely encountered before. According to Piaget, these students will most likely experience which one of the following?

• A) cognitive development through adaptation
• B) cognitive conflict and disequilibration
• C) cognitive organization through accommodation
• D) cognitive reorganization through assimilation

Apply critical thinking to analyze financial reports and budget variances.

Understand the calculation and application of materials quantity variance.

Comprehend the computation of the flexible budget and its relevance to indirect labor costs.

Grasp the concept and calculation of spending variances for total expenses.

---

Definitions:

Hierarchical Models

Hierarchical models refer to statistical models that consider data to be generated from processes that operate at multiple levels of analysis, providing a way to analyze data with nested structures.

Siamese Cats

A breed of domestic cats known for their striking color contrasts, blue almond-shaped eyes, and social, vocal nature.

Procedural Memory

A memory system thought to contain information concerning actions and sequences of actions (e.g., one’s knowledge of how to ride a bicycle or swing a golf club).

Production Rules

A hypothesized mental representation of procedural memory that specifies a goal to be achieved, one or more conditions that must be true in order for the rule to be applied, and one or more actions that result from the application of the rule.