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What's Math Got To Do With It? (Ch 5 - 7)
What's Math Got To Do With It? (Ch 5 - 7)
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1
Classes in which students discuss concepts, are good for...(pg 129)
boys
girls and boys
nothing
girls
2
In Japan, the main priority is to...
refrain teachers from prejudging achievement
all of the above
promote high achievement for all
provide all students with complex problems that they can take to high level
3
When teachers have lower expectations for students, and teach them low-level work, their achievement is... (pg. 109)
not affected
suppressed
elevated
none of the above
4
What television show did the girls refer to when speaking about results of gender-based math performance research? (135)
The Office
The Today Show
20/20
Dateline
5
What shape does the author used in thinking about the learning of mathematics, visually? (pg 143)
square
circle
diamond
triangle
6
When teachers assign students to different groups, they...(pg 111)
make decisions that affect their long-term achievement and life chances
make decisions that affect their short-term career goals and life chances
make decisions that affect their short-term achievement and life expectancy
make decisions that affect their long-term career goals and life earnings
7
Rebecca needed to understand.
True
False
8
Many parents fear mixed-ability grouping. (page 108)
False
True
9
Learning mathematics for low-achieving students is more like...(pg 144)
a never-ending path stretching up to the sky with rules and procedures
a never-ending road stretching up to the sky with rules and procedures
a never-ending trail stretching up to the sky with rules and procedures
a never-ending ladder stretching up to the sky with rules and procedures
10
Caroline understood the multiplication of binomials better when Dr. Bolar...(pg. 122)
talked to the boys
carried the girls to the store to purchase some foil paper
drew a diagram
explained the FOIL method a second time just as the teacher
11
Which student needed discussion and variety? (Ch. 7)
Jorge
Tanya
Alonzo
Rebecca
12
What is the title of chapter 7?
Key Components and Ways of Migrating
Key Strategies and Ways of Organizing
Key Components and Ways of Adjusting
Key Strategies and Ways of Working
13
In addition to teaching subject knowledge and understanding, schools are to teach students to be...(pg 115)
good aliens
good foreigner
good hikers
good citizens
14
Pushing students to explain and justify their mathematical ideas are ways of...(pg 147)
enjoying the weekend
questioning
second guessing
reasoning
15
What is the title of chapter 5?
What is Math?
Stuck in the Slow Lane
Paying the Price for Sugar and Spice
Giving Children the Best Mathematical Start
16
The absence of number sense is critical to low achievement. (pg 140)
True
False
17
England's system of ability grouping benefits low achievers significantly. (page 105)
True
False
18
Chapter 6 highlights how girls and women are...(pg. 120)
the focus of Math and Science
the inventors of Math and Science
kept out of Math and Science
geniuses of Math and Science
19
Which strategy is good for doing calculations, especially in your head? (pg 140)
known facts
counting all
counting on
derived facts
20
Which student needed a chance and an opportunity? (Ch. 7)
Alonzo
Rebecca
Jorge
Tanya
21
What was the goal for "The Summer of Math" teaching experience? (pg 145)
learn to decompose and recompose numbers
ask mathematical questions
give students the opportunityto use math flexibly
all of the above
22
Girls tend to need to know why and how methods work. (pg 126)
False
True
23
The act of explaining work to others deepens understanding. (pg 112)
True
False
24
How did many of the students describe their regular classes? (pg 151)
exciting and interactive
engaging and thought provoking
slow and dumb
boring and frustrating
25
Alonzo needed to use his hands.
False
True
26
Students asking questions is a very useful strategy in math classes. (pg 147)
True
False