Maria has the following math error on her test: 5 7 = 38. How would you analyze this error?
a. Place value
b. Computation facts
c. Wrong process
d. Working from right to left
e. Not lining up the numbers
[Ques. 2] The National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics recommends that calculators
a. should never be used.
b. should be used instead of teaching computation skills.
c. should be taught to students.
d. should not be allowed in certain testing situations.
e. have no place in school.
[Ques. 3] Which of the following is emphasized in basic skills instruction?
a. Probability
b. Understanding of the number system
c. Advanced mathematics
d. Preschool number learning
e. Calculation abilities
[Ques. 4] High schools today are
a. increasing mathematics requirements.
b. decreasing mathematics requirements.
c. not changing mathematics requirements.
d. eliminating mathematics requirements.
e. keeping the same mathematics requirements.
[Ques. 5] Which mathematics area is increasingly required for high school graduation?
a. Trigonometry
b. Probability
c. Accounting
d. Algebra
e. Calculus
[Ques. 6] The goal of this mathematics instructional method is for students to achieve mastery of computation skills through
explicit teacher instruction. This method is
a. discovery learning.
b. constructive learning.
c. direct instruction.
d. learning strategies instruction.
e. problem-solving instruction.
[Ques. 7] In this first-grade class, children are encouraged to figure out their own ways of solving mathematics problems. This
is
a. direct instruction.
b. constructive learning.
c. learning strategies instruction.
d. basic skills instruction.
e. mastery learning.
[Ques. 8] All of the following are required early number abilities for preschool children except
a. one-to-one correspondence.
b. classification skills.
c. sufficient experience with manipulating objects.
d. skills in multiplication.
e. understanding the order of numbers.
[Ques. 9] Matt cannot quickly solve problems such as 4 7. However, he understands the concept that multiplication is
addition and can figure out the answer given sufficient time. Matt needs to develop skills in
a. early number skills.
b. problem solving.
c. language abilities.
d. automaticity.
e. constructive math abilities.
[Ques. 10] Fractions are usually taught in grade
a. 2.
b. 5.
c. 7.
d. 9.
e. 11.
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