Author Question: Which one of the following teaching strategies best illustrates the concept press for understanding? ... (Read 29 times)

HCHenry · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Which one of the following teaching strategies best illustrates the concept press for understanding?

a. Mr. Andersen asks students to explain and justify their approach to solving complex problems.
b. Ms. Blumenfeld uses a concrete model of the solar system to explain why we have summer and winter.
c. Mr. Carowsky has students take truefalse quizzes on a certain topic until they earn a score of 90 or higher.
d. Ms. dePalma gives an abstract lecture on the concepts of momentum and inertia and then follows it up with several examples of how these concepts can be seen in students' everyday lives.

Question 2

Three of the following teaching strategies are likely to promote performance goals. Which one is likely to promote a mastery goal?

a. Encouraging students to strive for perfect scores on their math quizzes
b. Reminding students that colleges look for applicants who have high GPAs
c. Awarding first, second, and third prizes for the three best science fair exhibits
d. Helping students see that they're making progress in their persuasive writing