Students in Mr. Roskey's class were given a worksheet to identify the missing number in a sequence.
Mr. Roskey told the students to do only the first problem. After they completed the first problem,
they were to check it and make any necessary changes. If they thought that their answer to problem
one was correct, they were to put a small check by the answer. If they thought that it was incorrect,
they should mark a small "i" next to the answer. By this activity, Mr. Roskey is teaching his students
to: - Answers Check their work and monitor their errors.
Students with learning disabilities struggle with story problems in mathematics because story
problems involve knowledge and skills they have difficulty with. These difficulties include all of the
following choices EXCEPT: - Answers Classifying.
Which of the following principles does NOT reflect the RTI model for math? - Answers Providing
intervention for all students
These are two problems that Melissa completed as part of her homework assignment.
52 23
+ 39 + 17
200 715
Which concept or skill is Melissa struggling with? - Answers Numeration
"Using doubles" and "counting-on" are examples of strategies primarily designed to assist students in:
- Answers Solving basic math facts.
Many students who have learning disabilities and experience difficulty with mathematics tend to: -
Answers Lack the prerequisite skills required to understand concepts.
Mr. Osman has his kindergarten class line up by height. The shortest children are in front and the
tallest children are in back. This activity focuses on which skill? - Answers Seriation
The term "situated cognition" refers to the principle that students: - Answers Learn complex concepts
in the contexts in which they occur in day-to-day life.
Which of the following choices is NOT a prenumber skill? - Answers Quantity discrimination
Ms. Fleming is a preschool teacher who uses every opportunity to teach students the relationship
between number words (e.g., one, two, three, four) and objects. For example, "Here are two
paintbrushes: one for you and one for Madju." "There are six students in our group, and we need a
book for each student." Which prenumber skill is she focusing on in these conversations? - Answers
One-to-one correspondence
Asking students to count to 20 and count by tens are ways to measure a student's: - Answers Number
sense.
Kendra is a kindergarten student who is asked to sort food by fruits and vegetables and then asked to
sort those groups by size. After that, she has to make a list of how many items are in each pile. This
activity involves all of the following skills EXCEPT: - Answers Estimation.
The main advantage of group-administered math measures over individually administered math
measures is that: - Answers Group-administered measures take less time to administer.
According to a report by the National Research Council (2001) "adaptive reasoning" is a part of
mathematical proficiency that refers to: - Answers Thinking about, explaining and justifying
mathematical work.
To practice using percentages, Ms. Romano had her students record their spending habits in an Excel
spreadsheet. Each time a student bought something, they had to record the purchase under the
appropriate category (e.g., food, clothes, entertainment). At the end of the month, the students
needed to figure out the percentage of their spending for each of these categories. This activity is
based on which principle of instruction? - Answers Situated cognition
Lydia knows that the "3" in 38 represents 3 tens and the "8" represents 8 ones. She understands: -
Answers Place value.
In Mr. Swift's second grade class, a group of students is experimenting with cooking utensils such as
measuring cups and spoons, egg cartons, and muffin pans. What concept is Mr. Swift most likely
discussing with his students? - Answers Fractions
Ms. Laurent examines several math errors of one of her students to try to figure out the pattern of
errors. What is the pattern of error for these particular problems?
10 11
+6-5
4 16 - Answers Wrong operation