How can teachers help students develop operation sense for fractions?

What will be an ideal response?


Complete answers will include the following: Incorporating some practice with mental arithmetic and estimation when learning about fraction computation will help children develop fraction operation sense and help them decide if their solutions are reasonable.

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Which of the following beliefs is the BEST example of a null hypothesis (H0)?

a. “Republicans are more likely to shoot their hunting partners than are Democrats.” b. “American Olympic skiers are not better than the rest of the world.” c. “Hybrid cars get better gas mileage than traditional cars.” d. “Apple Ipods are easier to use than other companies’ MP3 players.”

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What documents should be updated at the end of an internship?

What will be an ideal response?

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The concept of emotional intelligence became popular in ______.

a. the late 1800s b. the 1950s c. 1990 d. 2011

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When giving oral instructions for an inquiry activity to a class that includes EL students, a teacher should do all of the following, except:

A. speak more loudly. B. speak more slowly. C. clearly enunciate. D. use controlled vocabulary and sentence length. E. limit the use of idioms.

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