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121, Consider the following problem from a university course: "In 2006, Mt Red High School, a public school in Sydney's inner-west, ranked 1st in NSW for HSC Physics and Biology. Since 2013, however, there has been a sharp decline in Physics scores and this year only 3 students signed up for the course. A study was done that indicates students are losing interest in Science during year 9. Design a curriculum outline with the aim of increasing interest in Science. Your curriculum outline should include the sequence of units, descriptions of each unit, and all assessments for the course." What is the goal of this problem? Check one option

• (a). To design an interesting science curriculum

• (b). To design an interesting year 9 Physics and Biology curriculum incorporating ICTs

• c). To design a year 9 Science curriculum to increase student interest in science

122, What is a knowledge-lean problem? Check one option.

• (a). A problem where the solver has no experience with the kind of problem

• (b). A problem where the solution path or goal is unknown or up to interpretation

• (c). A problem where little to no prior knowledge is needed to solve it

• (d). A problem where you need to research the issue or know a lot about the topic in order to solve it

123, Where are you most likely to find a descriptive task or problem? Check two options

• 1. At the beginning of a test or exam

• 2. In easy courses

• 3. Embedded into analytical questions

• 4. Only in Arts courses

124, How much are descriptive tasks or problems worth in relation to other types of assessment in terms of grades? Check one option

• (a). Descriptive tasks and problems, because they ask you to display facts and knowledge, are usually worth the most towards your grade.

• (b). Descriptive tasks and problems are worth nothing towards your grade at university

• (c). Descriptive tasks and problems are usually worth less marks than other types of assessment

125, Which of the following are descriptive tasks or simple problems? Check three options

• 1. Analyze the role of ritual as a means of social control in early Mayan culture.

• 2. List the symptoms of the common cold.

• 3. Given an isosceles triangle with two side measuring 5cm each and one side measuring 6cm, find the area inside the triangle

• 4. According to the 2007 census results, what percentage of Australian's identify as religious?

• 5. What recommendations would you give to the mayor of a small, relatively unknown city who wanted to encourage immigration to her city?

126, The difference between an analytical task and a descriptive task is... Check one option

• (a). A descriptive task will always ask you to describe, whereas an analytical task always asks you to analyze

• (b). A descriptive task asks for you to present knowledge or facts whereas an analytical task asks for new knowledge creation or interpretation by the respondent.

• (c). You only get descriptive tasks in high school and analytical tasks at university.

127, "Shakespeare's legacy to successive generations is his firm faith in human potential. His writing challenges us to reach beyond our grasp and gives us the wherewithal to imagine our future (Bell Shakespeare Company, 2016). Discuss with reference to Hamlet

• (a). A descriptive task

• (b). An analytical task

128, Consider the following question from a university course:

"Examine the use of electronic voting system Votomatic in the 2000 Florida US presidential elections. Should they be used in future elections in order to speed up the slow processing of paper ballots?" This is an example of: Check one option.

• (a). A descriptive problem

• (b). An analytical problem

129, Consider the following simple problem. "Given an isosceles triangle with two sides measuring 5cm each and one side measuring 6cm, find the area inside the triangle." What would be the first step in solving this problem? Check one option.

• (a). Draw an isosceles triangle with two equal sides of 5cm and one side of 6cm.

• (b). Use Pythagoras' formula a2 + b2 = c2.

• (c). 12cm2

130, Consider the following problem given in the lesson for 2.2a: " A) Find each class' average mark for each test." What would be the last step you would do before handing this question in to be marked? Check one option.

• (a). Write down each class' average mark for each test in the space provided

• (b). Plot the results on a graph.

• (c). Double-check your results and make sure that they make sense with the data

• (d). Highlight which students are performing at an average level.