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

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate indirect costs to products or services, based on estimated overhead costs and an allocation base.

Direct Labor-hours

The sum of time spent by employees directly involved in the creation of a product, often used to allocate manufacturing costs.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with the production process, including utilities, maintenance, and salaries of non-direct labor.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate indirect costs to products or services, calculated before the accounting period begins based on estimated costs and activity levels.