Which one of the following statements best illustrates prior knowledge activation in a geometry lesson?
a. "Today we will be studying three different kinds of triangles: acute, right, and obtuse."
b. "Calculating the volume of a sphere is similar to a procedure you learned last month—calculating the area of a circle."
c. "Okay, class, it's time to put your reading assignment away so that we can begin our geometry lesson."
d. "Do you know how many square feet you have in your bedroom? After learning how to calculate the area of a rectangle today, you will know how to figure out exactly how big your bedroom is."
b
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Transition programs from school to adult life aim for lifestyles for people with multiple and severe disabilities that
a. develop their participation in the world of work. b. prescribe their relationships with others. c. avoid the need for extensive use of public transportation. d. include complex tasks and supervising others.
Structuralism became unpopular in the field of education
a. because structuralism was not always sufficiently taught well enough in colleges of education. b. because newer methods of inquiry were too prescribed to accurately describe organizational behavior. c. because structuralism provided inaccurate measures of student achievement and learning. d. because of a disjunction between publicly espoused values and what we do in schools. e. both a and d are true.
At how many months old do children typically have a vocabulary of approximately 20 words?
A. 12 B. 18 C. 24 D. 30
Most college programs
a. do not include math and science courses. b. require math and science courses. c. allow students to avoid math and science course in certain circumstances. d. only require the most advanced students to take math and science courses.