Three of the teachers below are using techniques that should facilitate students' problem-solving abilities. Which one is not doing so?
a. Mr. Arons has students practice their basic multiplication and division facts until they can recall each fact quickly and easily.
b. Mr. Bohlender emphasizes factual knowledge on classroom exams.
c. Mr. Curry gives students practice in changing ill-defined problems into more well-defined ones.
d. On his quizzes, Mr. Dickinson includes problems that students haven't seen before.
Question 2
Kiki is confident that she'll do well in the advanced math course she is taking this year. Given this information, which one of the following is most likely to be true about Kiki?
a. She will put in only the minimal amount of effort she will need to get a good grade in the class.
b. She will procrastinate in doing her assignments, sometimes to the point that it is impossible to complete them successfully.
c. She will be intrinsically motivated to learn the new ideas and procedures presented in the class.
d. During class time she will focus more on social relationships with classmates than on course material.
