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jayhills49

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After studying educational psychology, a teacher understands that the thinking of most high school students is concrete, e.g., they are able to understand abstract concepts like density, for example, only after seeing concrete illustrations of it. Without these illustrations, they memorize formulas that have little meaning for them.
  Of the following, the teacher's understanding would best be described as:
 
  a. knowledge of content.
  b. pedagogical content knowledge.
  c. general pedagogical knowledge.
  d. knowledge of learners and learning.

Question 2

Sandy wants to strengthen her United States History teaching this summer. She has enrolled in a master's-level course for history majors on the Underground Railroad. By enrolling in the course, Sandy illustrates her desire to increase her:
 
  a. knowledge of content.
  b. general pedagogical knowledge.
  c. general prior knowledge.
  d. pedagogical content knowledge.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

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