Ms. Villanueva has her students engage in a variety of activities in her middle school geography class. Three of the activities described below are authentic activities. Which one is not an authentic activity as educational psychologists define the term?
a. Finding the most direct route to Chicago on a road map
b. Constructing a map of the neighborhood around the school
c. Using library resources to identify a good place to take a vacation
d. Describing the difference between latitude and longitude clearly and concretely
Question 2
Three of the following teachers should help their students solve problems and think creatively about classroom topics. Which teacher probably will not?
a. Mr. Azari asks questions that get students thinking about classroom material in a different way than they might otherwise.
b. Mr. Bennington reminds students that occasional failures are an inevitable part of the creative process.
c. Ms. Costas has students work on difficult problems in small, cooperative groups.
d. Ms. Driver teaches students abstract principles of logic (e.g., If all As are Bs and all Bs are Cs, then all As must be Cs).
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