Author Question: Which of the following is not a reason why many children in Chinese schools perform better than ... (Read 59 times)

imowrer · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Which of the following is not a reason why many children in Chinese schools perform better than children in most American schools in math?

a. The Chinese generally value education in math more than Americans do.
b. The names for the number words in Chinese are shorter than corresponding words in English.
c. The Chinese language uses the base-ten system to represent numbers in the teens.
d. Chinese children's ability to count to 20 before American children gives them an advantage in processing numbers.

Question 2

Why are children more likely to correctly solve math problems that they encounter in a real-world context than problems that are presented in a formal school context?

a. because children view the problems in a formal school context as being more boring
b. because problems in a formal school context are typically more difficult
c. because real-world problems have consequences
d. because real-world problems require less mental effort