Kathy's ability to create her vignette to help her students reach her goal is best described as:
a. knowledge of content.
b. pedagogical content knowledge.
c. general pedagogical knowledge.
d. knowledge of learners and learning.
Ques. 2We see that Kathy understood that simply telling her students to ask many questions will be less effective than showing them something concrete. Kathy's understanding in this instance is best described as:
a. knowledge of content.
b. pedagogical content knowledge.
c. knowledge of descriptive research.
d. knowledge of learners and learning.
Ques. 3Of the following, the form of content representation best illustrated by the vignette Kathy displayed is best described as:
a. an example.
b. a case study.
c. a demonstration.
d. a model.
Ques. 4The way April represented her contentstanding on one foot and then standing on two feet to show the kids the difference between force and pressure is best described as a:
a. simulation.
b. model.
c. case study.
d. demonstration.
Ques. 5Her ability to represent the concept pressure in this way best illustrates her:
a. knowledge of content.
b. pedagogical content knowledge.
c. general pedagogical knowledge.
d. knowledge of learners and learning.
Ques. 6After studying educational psychology, a teacher understands that the thinking of most high school students is concrete, e.g., they are able to understand abstract concepts like density, for example, only after seeing concrete illustrations of it. Without these illustrations, they memorize formulas that have little meaning for them.
Of the following, the teacher's understanding would best be described as:
a. knowledge of content.
b. pedagogical content knowledge.
c. general pedagogical knowledge.
d. knowledge of learners and learning.