Author Question: Jordan is solving problems in her second-grade math lesson. She got an answer that was different ... (Read 45 times)

Frost2351 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Jordan is solving problems in her second-grade math lesson. She got an answer that was different from the other students in the class. She can't seem to understand, even with others' explanations, how everyone else solved the problem. She can't see it any way other than the erroneous way she initially solved it. Jordan is best illustrating an inability to:

a. identify the problem.
b. think divergently.
c. find a solution state.
d. attend to the problem.

Question 2

Of the following, which is the most important problem with using explanations as the primary way of developing student understanding?

a. Explanations tend to be inaccurate, so students develop misconceptions about the topics they study.
b. Teachers rarely use examples when they provide explanations, so students are unable to construct understanding.
c. Explanations rarely include information about the real world, so students aren't involved in real-world tasks.
d. Explanations don't allow the teacher to examine students' thinking as the learning activity develops.