Exam 14: Learning and Technology

Nine-year-old Aleesa wants her father to play a video game with her, but Dad tells her, "Sorry, honey, I don't have time. There are dirty dishes in the kitchen sink, and the living room has to be dusted and vacuumed. I need to clean the house before Grandma and Grandpa come tonight. Aleesa thinks for a moment and then says, "How about if I wash the dishes and do the dusting? That way, you'll have some time to play with me." Aleesa's approach to solving her problem-convincing Dad to play a video game-most clearly reflects:

Imagine that you are teaching a course in human learning to future teachers. You want students to transfer what they learn in their class to their own teaching practice. Describe three strategies you might use to help students transfer what they learn in your class.

Ms. Kaehler is hoping that the students in her mathematics class will transfer the things they learn in class to real-world situations. Which one of the following things should she not do?

Three of the following should help students learn mathematical problem-solving procedures. Given the textbook's discussion of problem solving, which one is least likely to be effective?

Weston is working on a science project and wants to make his papier-mâché volcano "erupt." He remembers that when his mother combined vinegar and baking soda while following a recipe, the batter foamed up as she added the vinegar. So he tries mixing vinegar and baking soda in his volcano, and the mixture bubbles. Weston is showing:

According to Thorndike's theory of identical elements, in which one of the following situations are we most likely to find positive transfer?

Which one of the following examples best illustrates the notion of situated learning as it relates to transfer?

Imagine that you learn a formula for calculating the volume of a cylinder. You practice using the formula by working on problems such as this one: How much water could you hold in a glass that is 10 cm. in diameter and 15 cm. tall? Later, on a quiz, you are given the following four problems that can be solved using the same formula. Which one of them most obviously requires far rather than near) transfer?

Other things being equal, which one of the following students is most likely to engage in critical thinking about scientific topics?

Sarah needs to solve this word problem: A sweater in a store is originally priced at $40, but the price tag is marked "One-half off." The sweater is placed on a rack marked "Five dollars off the sale price." How much does the sweater cost now? Sarah knows how to find one-half of a number; she also knows how to subtract one number from another. She uses both of these operations to arrive at the correct answer of $15. Which one of the following best describes Sarah's approach to problem solving?

Sheila is a physicist who has been successfully solving physics problems for years. Tamara is a beginning physics student. Which one of the following differences between Sheila and Tamara are we most likely to see in terms of how they approach physics problems?

The primary advantage of using an algorithm rather than a heuristic) is that it: