Quiz 4 Chapters 5 and 6

Rote learning is an effective way to teach Math.

• True

• False

Which of these answers is NOT true about problem-solving as it relates to learning math?

• Children choose a comfortable environment that encourages problem-solving.

• Problem-solving is critical to being able to do all other aspects of mathematics.

• Teachers provide an environment that encourages problem-solving and verbalize children’s methods as they solve problems.

• Children learn that there are many different ways to solve a problem and that more than one answer is possible.

When can children create shapes from other shapes?

• 1 to two

• five to six

• seven to eight

• three to four

At what age do children begin performing basic math operations such as addition and subtraction?

• three to four

• one to two

• five to six

• seven to eight

At what age do children begin measuring with a tool?

• 1 to 2

• three to four

• five to six

• seven to eight

Repetition is meaningful during this process of learning math concepts.

• True

• False

Relationships each individual constructs in order to make sense outof the world and to organize information, such as classification, counting, and comparing is known as ___________.

• Mathematics

• Physical Environment

• Physical Knowledge

• logico-mathematical knowledge

Learning about objects in the environment.

• Physical environment

• Physical

  Knowledge

• Math environment

• Learning development in math

Which two theorists focused on learning in the environment?

• Piaget and Gardner

• Gardner and Vygotsky

• Piaget and Vygotsky

• Vygotsky and Erikson

Which of the theorists' is connected to the following statement?

Each child creates his own mental image or knowledge of the world, based on learning about objects in the environment and their characteristics, such as color, weight, and size.

• Erickson

• Piaget

• Vygotsky

• Gardner