Exam 3: Learning Theories and Psychology in Mathematics Education

Explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative research.Provide an example of a situation in which a qualitative study may be more appropriate and a situation in which a quantitative study may be better.

Select the correct way for a student to represent the number 2.53 by using base ten blocks.

Explain the levels of the van Hiele Model.For each level, provide an example of something the student can do and something the student may not be ready to do.

Research supports that the best way to cultivate positive dispositions toward mathematics in students is which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT listed in the 1989 evaluation Standards of the NCTM as a characteristic of mathematical disposition?

Which educational theorists are primarily responsible for the constructivist model and the concept attainment method, respectively?

Which of the following characteristics is NOT emphasized in students with a mastery goal orientation?

The activity in Chapter 3 involving folding paper in half numerous times is an example where students discover properties and invent their own mathematical rules.Which term best describes this type of lesson?

Which of the following techniques would NOT ordinarily be used in an inquiry based classroom?

An individual who believes that intelligence is static and avoids challenges is said to possess which of the following mindsets?

Many students find mathematics to be nothing more than a set of rules and procedures because they have been taught almost entirely on which level of Bruner's theory?

As stated in the text, which two emotions should teachers most frequently attempt to appeal to in their students?

According to Ford's theory, what are the three interacting components that constitute the psychological construct called motivation?

A student has which type of orientation if success is based upon performance in relationship to others in the class?

Describe the difference between a student having an ego-goal and a mastery-goal orientation.Give a specific example of something teachers can do to promote intrinsic motivation in their students.

When given different shapes, Jenny can recognize which are triangles, squares, rectangles, and trapezoids, but she cannot put into words each shape's characteristics.Jenny is most likely functioning at which van Hiele level?

Which is a recommended in Chapter 3 as a strategy to reduce mathematics anxiety?

Which of the following would be typical of a constructivist classroom?

During which level of the van Hiele model would the student begin to compare geometric shapes and construct simple proofs?

The pictorial phase of Bruner's theory is called which of the following stages?