Three of These Teachers Will Probably Promote Meaningful Learning in Their

Multiple Choice

Three of these teachers will probably promote meaningful learning in their students. Which one is unlikely to do so?

A) Mr. Pulos shows how the area of a triangle area = ¹/₂base x height) is half of something they already know-the area of a rectangle.
B) Ms. Rubenstein asks her students to define peninsula in their own words.
C) Mr. Warner encourages his third graders to practice their cursive letters at least once every day.
D) Ms. Elms points out that the German word krank meaning "sick") might be related to the English word cranky.