According to Slavin, cooperative learning works best when:
a. students work on group projects for which they receive a group grade
b. students are allowed to choose their friends to be in their group
c. there is no competition among the groups
d. students receive grades based on their individual performance
Ques. 2I'm upset because you ate the last of my cookies is a good definition of a conflict.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 3Nunes et al. examined how children solved arithmetic problems in the context of their jobs as street vendors (informal test) and in the context of a school test (formal test). The results showed:
a. the children were able to apply their school-taught strategies on both the formal and informal tests
b. the children were able to perform well in the school context but did not perform as well in the street context
c. the children performed poorly on both types of tests, pointing to the need to improve mathematics education for poor children
d. the children used different strategies on formal and informal tests
Ques. 4Situated learning:
a. is supported by research showing people use different strategies to solve mathematics problems encountered in school versus out of school
b. is the idea that learning is shaped by and depends on the situation in which it takes place
c. both of the above
d. none of the above
Ques. 5Based on research on teaching of problem-solving strategies, which of the following recommendations should be made?
a. provide practice on improving the mind in general as if it were a mental muscle that needs to be exercised rather than training on few specific skills
b. teach general principles rather than focusing on teaching within specific authentic tasks
c. avoid personalizing the skills through language-based discussion of the process of problem solving
d. none of the above
Ques. 6When the relationship is important but the goal is not, you should withdraw.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 7In a controlled experimental test of the effectiveness of Odyssey (in Project Intelligence), the results indicated:
a. students who received training with Odyssey performed better than non-trained students on cognitive skills that had been targeted in the program
b. students who received training in Odyssey performed better than non-trained students on several intelligence tests
c. both of the above
d. none of the above
Ques. 8Which of following statements is correct concerning teaching of problem-solving strategies?
a. The ability to solve problems depends on improving the human mind in general.
b. Like any other academic subject, problem-solving courses should be required for all students.
c. Students need practice in giving the right answer to exercise problems.
d. Students can learn higher-order thinking skills before they have mastered lower-level skills.
Ques. 9Which of the following is not correct concerning instrumental enrichment:
a. it teaches a collection of component skills such as how to find a shapes within a dot pattern
b. it focuses on problem-solving process through teacher and student modeling of the solution process
c. it teaches high-level skills before students have mastered all low-level skills
d. it integrates problem-solving training into specific subject areas such as languagearts and mathematics rather than teaching it as a separate activity
Ques. 10The least competent business executives primarily use compromise and withdrawing.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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