Describe current recommendations related to the use of technology in the mathematics classroom
What will be an ideal response?
Complete answers will include the following: technology is becoming more accessible and reduces the need for students to perform multistep paper-and-pencil calculations. Students should be allowed to use calculators and other technologies for many tasks, but students should also be taught to use estimation and mental calculation to gauge the accuracy of answers obtained using technology.
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What is the next step in differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior (DRI) after you have identified the inappropriate behavior and selected an incompatible (target) behavior?
a. Choose a behavior that can be maintained by environmental reinforcers. b. Ask the students to explain why the target behavior is being reinforced. c. Reinforce the target behavior as soon as you observe it. d. Try to use a target behavior that students already have in their repertoire.
Following the authorization of the Patriot Act after the September 11, 2001, 82,000 Muslim immigrants were fingerprinted and interrogated. Of these how many had enough evidence to declare them "suspected" terrorists?
a. 11 b. 110 c. 1100 d. 11,000
Students with reading problems often fear expressing their thoughts and opinions. Which is a principle that teachers can use to make pupils feel more comfortable with expressing themselves?
a. Interrupt them when they are speaking only when they have expressed an incorrect answer. b. Express your opinions in long sentences so that students will be inspired to follow your example. c. Judge the quality of what pupils say, not the quantity. d. Avoid asking students for their opinions. e. Keep your responses short to allow students more time to speak.
The term income refers to
A. money you earn working at full- or part-time employment. B. student loans you use to pay for college. C. any money that is available for you to spend. D. the money you earn at a part-time job plus interest from your savings account.