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WGU D237 MATHEMATICS METHODS
AND INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS
WITH MILD/MODERATE
EXCEPTIONALITIES STU DY GUIDE |
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Question : True or False
A lesson only needs to address a small portion of the standard to be affective.
Correct answer: True
Question : True or False
Understanding is the ability to make connections. For example, helping students make connections to other things they know is a connection.
Correct answer: True
Question : True or False
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Good discourse means having nice and robust conversations in the classroom.
Correct answer: True
Question : True or False
Mathematics is one of the few disciplines in which there truly are right and wrong answers.
Correct answer: True
Question : What are the two common themes of teaching
mathematics?
Correct answer: Themes in teaching focus on the emphasizes
conceptual understanding and procedural fluency.
Question : What does effective mathematics teaching require?
Correct answer: Understanding of what students know and
need to learn and then challenging and supporting students to learn it well.
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Question : Who has ultimate control over what math standards
are taught?
Correct answer: While the US has national standards, each
state has ultimate control over the standards they choose.
Question : What is PSSM?
Correct answer: Principles and Standards for School
Mathematics
Question : NAEP (National Assessment of Educational
Progress)
Correct answer: An ongoing and nationally representative
measure of U.S. children's achievement in reading, mathematics, and other subjects over time; nicknamed "the Nation's Report Card."
Question : Trends in International Mathematics and Science
Study (TIMSS)
Correct answer: A regularly updated study launched by the
United States in 1995 that compares the performance in science and mathematics of students in 46 countries.
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Question : National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
(NCTM)
Correct answer: NCTM was established in 1920, has more
than 100,000 members and 250 affiliates in the U.S. & Canada. NCTM published Principles and Standards for Mathematics.
Question : Representation (PSSM)
Correct answer: Means to model and use multiple
representations.
Question : Communication (PSSM)
Correct answer: Means that students are given opportunities
to use precise math language and notation.
Question : Reasoning & Proof (PSSM)
Correct answer: Means that students are evaluating
conjectures and analyzing evidence.