In this first-grade class, children are encouraged to figure out their own ways of solving mathematics problems. This
is
a. direct instruction.
b. constructive learning.
c. learning strategies instruction.
d. basic skills instruction.
e. mastery learning.
ANSWER: b
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What will be an ideal response?
The biggest disadvantage to video modeling is
a. the lack of teacher knowledge b. too much equipment c. general education students must be offered the same opportunities d. teachers have conflicting ideas about video modeling
According to the NCTM, which of the following groups of students have NOT historically been "victims of low expectations"?
a. Female students. b. Nonwhite Students. c. Students who live in low-income areas. d. Students with learning disabilities. e. Students from rural communities.
Three of the following statements accurately describe environmental influences on the development of epistemic beliefs. Which statement is not accurate?
a. As students observe experts disagreeing about a particular topic, they increasingly realize that even authority figures aren't always reliable sources of what is true and accurate. b. The extent to which students accept what authority figures tell them is partly a function of the culture in which they have grown up. c. Classroom demands for word-for-word memorization increase as students move through the secondary grades and post-secondary education. d. Students who have grown up in Asian cultures are apt to believe that knowledge is the result of hard work, whereas students who have grown up in the United States are apt to believe that knowledge should come quickly and easily.