Question 1
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In general, people who do well on tests of creative problem solving:
Selected do not worry about making mistakes.
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Response Generally speaking, people who excel on test of creative problem
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solving are not afraid of making mistakes.
Question 2
The question "What is the difference between where I am now and where I want
to be?" is a critical step in:
Selected means-ends analysis.
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Response Means-ends analysis is the ability to decide what the problem is and
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how to fix it by determining where you are and where you need to
be.
Question 3
Mr. Allen's class is discussing potential solutions to world hunger. He has asked
his students to come up with as many solutions to solving the world hunger
problem as they can think of, no matter how seemingly unrealistic. What is this
problem solving process called?
Selected Brainstorming
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Response Brainstorming is a method of considering all possibilities before
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trying out a solution. This requires the suspension of judgment.
Question 4
What role should the teacher play in the classroom when using a constructivist
approach?
Selected Facilitator
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Response The teacher's role in a constructivist classroom is that of guide,
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facilitator or director of learning.
Question 5
Who is the primary cultural agent guiding instruction in assisted (or mediated)
learning?
Selected The teacher
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Response The primary cultural agent guiding instruction in assisted learning
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is the teacher.
Question 6
Which one of the following statements applies to discovery learning?
Selected Teachers encourage students to experiment and discover.
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Response In discovery learning the teacher encourages students to
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experiment and discover solutions.
Question 7
Constructivist approaches to teaching typically make extensive use of
cooperative learning. Why is this?
Selected Students understand concepts better if they can talk with each
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other.
Response Constructivist approaches are well suited to cooperative learning as it
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with peers.
Question 8
In the Learning Together a model of cooperative learning, students work in:
Selected heterogeneous groups.
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Response In the Learning Together model of cooperative learning students
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work in mixed ability, gender and ethnic groups.
Question 9
One study found that students in schools were a variety of cooperative learning
methods in all subjects were used for a two-year period, differed from students
in schools using traditional teaching approaches. How did they differ?
Selected Students from cooperative learning schools achieved significantly
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more than students from traditional schools.
Response Research shows that students who have been taught in schools were
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than their counterparts in schools which did not employ cooperative
learning methods.
Question 10
Studies of the Instrumental Enrichment treatment have found that the program
has positive effects on:
Selected tests of aptitude, but generally not on achievement.
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Response Studies on the Instrumental Enrichment treatment has positive
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effects of tests of aptitude like IQ but generally not on achievement.
Question 11
One key to the teaching of problem solving is providing problems that:
Selected intrigue and engage students.
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Response One key to teaching problem solving is providing problems that
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intrigue and engage children.
Question 12
Which of the following teaching strategies would a constructivist be most likely
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advocate?
Selected Cooperative learning
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Response A constructivist would advocate for cooperative learning over the
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other traditional choices.
Question 13
In the general problem-solving strategy IDEAL, what does the A stand for?
Selected Anticipate outcomes and act
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Response IDEAL is a five step strategy for problem solving. A stands for
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anticipate outcomes and act.
Question 14
Vygotsky's constructivist theories are characterized by four key concepts for
classroom instruction: zone of proximal development; cognitive apprenticeship;
scaffolding or mediated learning; and:
Selected social learning.
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Response Vygotsky's theories are characterized by 4 key concepts: zone of
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proximal development, cognitive apprenticeship, scaffolding and
social learning.
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Question 15
Eddie is a seventh grader who knows how to break complex problems into
simpler steps, how and when to skim, and how and when to read for deep
understanding. What key concept of constructivist theories of learning best
describes Eddie?
Selected Self-regulated learner
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Response Eddie demonstrates the ability to know which strategies work best for
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learning.
Question 16
In comparing cooperative learning to traditional teaching methods, most
research consistently favors cooperative learning, provided that two essential
conditions are met. According to our text, there should be some group
recognition and there must also be:
Selected individual accountability.
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Response Group recognition and individual accountability are necessary for
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cooperative learning strategies to be effective.
Question 17
During the incubation period teachers should value:
Selected ingenuity and careful thought.
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Response During the incubation period of creative problem solving the teacher
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must avoid putting time pressures on students and value careful
thought as well as ingenuity.
Question 18
One important principle of creative problem solving is to:
Selected avoid rushing to a solution.
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Response An important principle of creative problem solving is to suspend
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one solution too early and perhaps ignoring better ways to proceed.
Question 19
Why is individual accountability such an essential component of cooperative
learning?
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Selected One student might do the work of others
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Response Individual accountability in cooperative learning helps prevent one
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student from dominating the group and a student from doing the
work of others.
Question 20
Cooperative learning methods fall into two broad categories. One category might
be called group study methods. The second category is project-based learning or
collaborative learning also known as:
Selected active learning.
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Response Collaborative, project-based learning is also known as active
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learning.
Question 21
Which of the following type of objectives is most appropriate for cooperative
learning methods such as STAD?
Selected Well-defined
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Response Well defined learning objectives are most appropriate for
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cooperative learning methods like STAD.
Question 22
What is the term for considering all possibilities before trying out a solution?
Selected Suspension of judgment
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Response Brainstorming is a method of considering all possibilities before
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trying out a solution. This requires the suspension of judgment.
Question 23
Mr. Wright uses a constructive writing process in his class. In Mr. Wright's class
students work:
Selected in small groups or teams working together.
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Response A constructive writing process uses small peer response teams in
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which they work together to help one another.
Question 24
Which of the following is the best example of reciprocal teaching?
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Selected The teacher asks a small group of students questions about material
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they have just read. Later, the students model the teacher's behavior,
generating their own questions for the group.
ResponseReciprocal teaching is a small-group teaching method based on
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:principles of question generation; through instruction and modeling,
teachers foster metacognitive skills primarily to improve the reading
performance of students who have poor comprehension.
Question 25
The Student Teams-Achievement Division involves:
Selected cooperative learning within small mixed ability groups.
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Response STAD Student Teams-Achievement Divisions are groups mixed in
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teams.
Question 26
Providing students with a great deal of practice on a wide variety of problem
types is essential for skill development, but practice alone is not sufficient unless
the practice includes:
Selected feedback on their solutions, and on the process by which they
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arrived at the solutions.
Response Perhaps the most effective way to teach problem solving is to provide
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students with a great deal of practice on a wide variety of problem
types and give feedback not only on the answer but also on the
process used to arrive at the answer.
Question 27
During the incubation period of problem solving teachers must avoid:
Selected putting time pressures on students.
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Response During the incubation period of creative problem solving the teacher
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must avoid putting time pressures on students.
Question 28
Discovery learning promotes the advantage of arousing student curiosity and
motivation. Which of the following is the most commonly used form of discovery
learning?
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Selected guided discovery learning where the teacher gives clues and
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structures portions of an activity
Response One of the most commonly used forms of discovery learning is
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guided discovery learning.
Question 29
Cooperative learning methods fall into which of these two broad categories?
Selected Study method and active learning
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Response Cooperative learning methods are used both for study and active
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learning.
Question 30
Research has favored cooperative learning in cases where two essential
conditions are met. First, there must be some kind of recognition or small reward
provided to groups that do well so that group members can see that it is in their
interest to help their group-mates learn. What is the second essential condition?
Selected Individual accountability
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Response Research has found that in order for cooperative learning to be
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