Round 7: Tossup 9

Using twin studies, Ashenfelter and Krueger found that estimates of this practice’s effects can be biased by measurement error. A “transformative” form of this practice results from a “disorienting dilemma” according to Jack Mezirow. Jerome Bruner integrated another model to create a “spiral” version of this practice by including an “exploration” element. Psychological elements like abstraction were identified within four “planes” in a method of this practice applied at the Casa dei Bambini. (10[1])Benjamin Bloom (10[1])created six goals for this practice, (10[1])his namesake “taxonomy.” (10[1])Raj Chetty et al. found that Project STAR, a Tennessee experiment (10[1])about heterogeneity in this practice at early ages, has significant effects on future income. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this practice, which psychologists study using the Montessori method. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: education [accept pedagogy; accept schooling; accept teaching or learning]
<UCSD A, Social Science> | Packet C - Virginia Tech A, Waterloo A, UCSD A, UBC A
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