Which one of the following students definitely has a meaningful learning set?
a. Annie practices calculating the area of a triangle by completing her 20 homework problems.
b. Benny memorizes the fact that 0.5 is equivalent to 1/2.
c. Connie knows that she will eventually learn the multiplication tables if she practices them enough times.
d. Danny is trying to figure out the logic underlying the process of long division.
Question 2
If you wanted to help your students learn something by using a mnemonic device, which one of the following sentences would you use?
a. Area equals length times width is the formula for calculating the area of a rectangle.
b. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you is the Golden Rule.
c. My very energetic mother just slugged Uncle Norton tells us the eight planets in the solar system.
d. Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and Adams are the first six presidents of the United States.
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