There are two major types of problems: routine and imagined.
a. True
b. False
Question 2Problems used in problem-solving experiences should relate to the childrens own experiences.
a. True
b. False
Question 3The reasoning of preoperational children is different from the reasoning of older children and adults.
a. True
b. False
Question 4A focus on problem solving and inquiry emphasizes the teacher as a facilitator and guide.
a. True
b. False
Question 5The focus of instruction in science and mathematics should be problem solving and inquiry.
a. True
b. False
Question 6Planning concept experiences starts with selecting materials.
a. True
b. False
Question 7The four steps in problem solving include which of the following?
a. Identifying a problem
b. Determining the possible outcome of solving the problem.
c. Exploring possible solutions and applying them to the problem.
d. All of these answers
Question 8Representations used by children to explain their ideas
exclude which of the following?
a. Oral and written language
b. Drawings
c. Physical gestures
d. None of these answers
Question 9With her 5- to 7-year-old students, Skinner moved through a sequence of activities that resulted in the students being able to
a. do their workbook pages without any assistance.
b. write and illustrate their own problems.
c. do all their work in cooperative groups.
d. listen carefully and follow directions.
Question 10The conventional problem-solving strategies usually taught have been
a. act out the problem, make a drawing or diagram, and solve the problem.
b. look for a pattern, construct a table, solve the problem, and look back.
c. understand the problem, devise a plan, carry out the plan, and look back.
d. understand the problem, devise a plan, act it out, and look back.
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