In the document An Agenda for Action the NCTM recommended that ______ be the focus of mathematics.
a. mechanical calculations
b. problem-solving
c. arithmetic
d. algebra
Question 2...Examples of nursery rhymes that emphasize pattern are:
What will be an ideal response?
Question 3...Which type of graph uses a black, tally, mark, an x or some other abstract medium to stand for something?
a. picture
b. real object
c. symbolic
d. ten-strip
Question 4...The goal of the probability strand is to:
a. move a child's thinking about outcome from fantasy to an intuitive sense of chance.
b. celebrate a child's unique differences.
c. explain the concept of outcome as pure luck
d. obtain an exact outcome.
Question 5..._______ graphs challenge students to think in terms of 360 degrees.
a. Bar
b. Circle
c. Line
d. Picture
Question 6...Many teachers of young children are surprised to learn that ______ is/are a major topic in the early algebra curriculum.
a. probability
b. graphing
c. statistics
d. patterns
Question 7...What is/are the sequence (1,1,2,3,5,8) called?
a. Pascal's triangle
b. Fibonacci's sequence
c. Perfect squares
d. Odd and even counting numbers
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