Math 323 Final Exam 2012 (40 points)

Directions: Please answer the following question in complete sentences.

1) Explain in your own words what it means for a student to construct
knowledge.
2) How is teaching about problem solving different than teaching through
problem solving? How might you incorporate teaching about problem
solving into your teaching?
3) What is the difference between making an accommodation for a task
and making a modification? When might you do each? What is the key to
doing each effectively?
4) The Assessment Standards for School Mathematics describes six
standards for assessment. One of these is the learning standard which
says that assessment should enhance learning. Explain how good
assessment strategies can enhance learning.
5) Why is asking yes/no questions considered to be an ineffective
questioning technique? Give an example of a better questioning technique
you could use instead.
6) Describe an activity that involves ten-frames. What specific number
relationship is your activity designed to teach?

7) Use the number family 12, 8, and 4.

Write a comparison type of word problem in which the difference
amount and either of the other two amounts is given.
Write a separate type of word problem in which the change
amount is requested.
Write a join problem with the initial part unknown

8) What are the drawbacks of a memorization approach (without the

presence of reasoning strategies) for developing fact mastery?

9) Select one of the following tasks and write a detailed engagement,

exploration, and explanation sequence:
a) I went to the supermarket and bought some groceries. The total
bill was between $10 and $20. What items might have been in my
shopping cart?
b) At recess, one-fourth of the students played on the monkey bars.
How many students might there be at recess and how many of them
played on the monkey bars?
c) Jade has 42 beads to use for making bracelets. If she uses 6
beads to make one bracelet, how many bracelets can she make?