Katrina concludes that the ice is more dense than the alcohol. After Katrina makes her conclusion, ...

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. 2

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. 3

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.

Ques. 4

Of the following questions, which is least consistent with suggestions for classroom practice based on social influences on learning and knowledge construction?
 
  a. Do you think the density of alcohol is greater or less than the density of water, and why do you think so?
  b. Explain how the density of water compares to the density of alcohol.
  c. What is the principle that relates density and flotation?
  d. What are the chemical formulas for ice and for alcohol?

Ques. 5

Which of the following is the most comment obstacle to effectively identifying problems?
 
  a. The tendency to get distracted and think too divergently
  b. The tendency to give up prior to identifying a problem
  c. The tendency to rush to trying a solution before the problem is defined
  d. The tendency to lack effective efficacy and to become anxious

Ques. 6

Of the following, which is the poorest 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 a persuasive editorial for the school newspaper.
  d. Students write a friendly letter to a pen pal.

Ques. 7

Which of the following best illustrates a real-world task for kindergarten students learning about living things?
 
  a. Missy provides a big poster board matrix that shows the classes of living things, talks about it at circle time, and then hangs it in the classroom for later reference.
  b. Laura has the learners draw pictures of various living things. They draw pictures of plants and animals and hang them around the classroom as examples of living things.
  c. Donna has her class learn about plants and animals. For the animal section the class adopts a tree frog to take care of, and for the plant unit each child is given seeds to plant and tend.
  d. Kate brings in age-appropriate factual books about plants and animals. She reads them, has the learners read and look at them, and then has each child do a retelling of what they learned from their favorite of the books.

Ques. 8

Of the following, the best example of a heuristic approach to problem solving is:
 
  a. working backward from the proposed solution.
  b. matching an algorithm to information that is given.
  c. putting data in algorithms.
  d. rehearsing important facts and algorithms.