Author Question: Matthew's mother teaches him to measure butter for cooking by placing the butter in a measuring cup ... (Read 97 times)

awywial · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Matthew's mother teaches him to measure butter for cooking by placing the butter in a measuring cup partially filled with water and seeing how high the water rises. In his science lab a few days later, Matthew realizes he can use the same procedure to measure the volume of an irregularly shaped object. Which one of the following best describes Matthew's approach to problem solving?

a. Working backward
b. Visual imagery
c. Drawing an analogy
d. Brainstorming

Question 2

Three of the four teachers below are likely to facilitate her students' ability to solve problems in the classroom. Which teacher is least likely to do so?

a. Ms. Axelrod wants her students to have an in-depth understanding of classroom subject matter.
b. Ms. Blakely explains to her students that algorithms are almost always better than heuristics for solving problems.
c. Ms. Corning often assigns a series of word problems that differ in terms of the specific mathematical operations (e.g., addition, subtraction) needed for problem solution.
d. After her students read a chapter about the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II, Ms. Darwin asks them to identify potential problems that the attack created for the United States government.