Which of the following is the most important classroom application of the fact that students' ...

Which of the following is the most important classroom application of the fact that students' constructions of understanding are likely to vary?
 
  a. Be sure that explanations are very clear, so that students are less likely to misinterpret the explanations.
  b. Make an effort to individualize instruction, so that students are less likely to be confused by their peers.
  c. Develop topics with questioning, so that you are able to assess the extent to which students' constructions are valid.
  d. Be sure that students carefully memorize important facts.

Ques. 2

If their classrooms are typical, students are least likely to have experiences with which of the following?
 
  a. Instruction in the use of specific algorithms
  b. The domain-specific knowledge they need to solve problems
  c. Practice in solving ill-defined problems
  d. Practice in solving well-defined problems

Ques. 3

If an instructor is basing his or her instruction on the idea that learners construct their own knowledge, which of the following is most important?
 
  a. To provide a variety of examples
  b. To explain topics carefully and thoroughly
  c. To give students a chance to rehearse information
  d. To organize students into cooperative groups

Ques. 4

The first step in problem solving is to:
 
  a. identify the problem.
  b. devise a plan.
  c. implement the plan.
  d. evaluate the results.

Ques. 5

Jordan is solving problems in her second-grade math lesson. She got an answer that was different from the other students in the class. She can't seem to understand, even with others' explanations, how everyone else solved the problem. She can't see it any way other than the erroneous way she initially solved it. Jordan is best illustrating an inability to:
 
  a. identify the problem.
  b. think divergently.
  c. find a solution state.
  d. attend to the problem.

Ques. 6

Of the following, which is the most important problem with using explanations as the primary way of developing student understanding?
 
  a. Explanations tend to be inaccurate, so students develop misconceptions about the topics they study.
  b. Teachers rarely use examples when they provide explanations, so students are unable to construct understanding.
  c. Explanations rarely include information about the real world, so students aren't involved in real-world tasks.
  d. Explanations don't allow the teacher to examine students' thinking as the learning activity develops.

Ques. 7

Katrina concludes that the ice is more dense than the alcohol. After Katrina makes her conclusion, which of the following teacher actions is most consistent with suggestions for classroom practice based on the idea that learners construct their own knowledge?
 
  a. Say, That's an excellent conclusion, Katrina. Very well done.
  b. Ask, What do you think we should do next with the ice cube?
  c. Ask, How do you know that the ice cube is more dense than the alcohol?
  d. Say, Describe again what the ice cube is made of.

Ques. 8

Of the following, which is the best example of a real-world task?
 
  a. Students rewrite sentences to correctly indicate the possessive form of nouns.
  b. Students write a paragraph in which the rules for spelling and grammar are applied correctly.
  c. Students write an editorial for the school newspaper.
  d. Students write a one-paragraph summary of a section in their geography book.

Ques. 9

Using the FOIL (first, outside, inside, last) method to multiply binomials is best classified as a(n):
 
  a. heuristic.
  b. plan.
  c. strategy.
  d. algorithm.