EDUC 390 Final Exam

The main purpose of activities that require comparing and ordering fractions and decimals is to create a better understanding of place value and numeration concepts.

• True

• False

The compatible numbers strategy:

• Is one of the least helpful strategies for estimating division problems.

• Involves changing the numbers in the problems to make them more "friendly" to work with.

• Is not easily applied to situations involving fraction, decimals, and rates.

• Is not appropriate for estimating multiplication problems.

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Although many teachers worry that multiple representations of the same problem will confuse students, research shows that, if students are shown a variety of methods from the beginning, they gain flexibility in their problem-solving strategy use and, consequently, enhanced learning.

• True

• False

Of the options below, the earliest form of algebraic thinking demonstrated by a student would most likely be:

• Graphing linear functions.

• Recognizing and generalizing patterns.

• Working with expressions that involve variables.

• Making conjectures about number properties.

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

In order to be truly useful in estimation, rounding must be flexible and conceptually understood by students.

• True

• False

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

CCSS.4.NBT.A.3

When helping students to develop a conceptual understanding of number properties, it is helpful to

• Provide students with a list or properties to examine and memorize.

• Build them into students’ explorations with number sentences.

• Encourage students to only use mathematical symbols to express the properties.

• Discourage students’ conjectures, as they lead to confusion.

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1D

The study of geometry includes all of the following EXCEPT

• Reasoning skills about space and shape.

• Visualization.

• Transformation.

• Time.

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CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

The 10 to 1 relationship of place value extends infinitely in both the whole number and decimal directions.

• True

• False

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

Tools that can be used to model probability experiments for young children include the following EXCEPT

• Spinners (virtual and manual)

• Baseball statistics

• Coin tosses

• Marbles that can be pulled out of a bag

Students’ ability to analyze data and draw conclusions is often weak.

• True

• False