Briefly describe the constructivist view of learning
What will be an ideal response?
Assumes teacher does not give knowledge—students construct knowledge in light of their experiences and interactions.
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The G·MADE is one of the few diagnostic math tests designed to lead to __________ strategies
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What is a significance level?
A. The level at which statistics finally become meaningful B. The impact that reporting statistics incorrectly could have. C. A pre-set level of probability what the results are correct D. A pre-set level of probability at which it will be accepted that results are due to chance (or not).
Young children play with words just like they play with ______________________
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David is trying to calculate the total cost of the groceries in his grocery cart. He has four apples for 35¢ each, five potatoes for 15¢ each, and three cake mixes for $2.25 each. He begins by thinking to himself, "Let's see, four times 35¢ is what? Two times 35¢ is 70¢, and then two times 70¢ is $1.40 . And then what do I do next? Oh, yes, I need to know what 5 times 15 equals. I can't
remember, but let's see if I can figure it out...." From an information processing perspective, David may have difficulty solving the problem because: a. He is using an inappropriate heuristic. b. His working memory capacity may be insufficient to hold and process all the information. c. He is encoding the problem incorrectly. d. He is demonstrating functional fixedness with regard to his knowledge of multiplication facts.