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Bob has been teaching fifth grade for five years. He knows his students have difficulty understanding the different potential geologic plate movements of the earth. Knowing this, he has developed a series of hand movements the children can use to illustrate the different potential relationships among plates. By recognizing that his students have difficulty with this concept and by finding a way to better assist their learning, Bob is specifically illustrating his:
 
  a. domain-specific prior knowledge.
  b. general pedagogical knowledge.
  c. general prior knowledge.
  d. pedagogical content knowledge.

Question 2

Which of the following best explains why the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) was developed?
 
  a. Analysis of standards from different states identified significant variations in expectations, rigor, and content.
  b. Our federal government wanted to create a national curriculum that would be competitive with other advanced nations.
  c. States in our country wanted standards to focus to a much greater extent on the impact of technology on learning and teaching.
  d. Educational leaders wanted to create standards that would level the playing field for students who are members of cultural minorities.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a



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