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Pattern blocks give concrete work with halves, thirds and:Read the answer and worked solution →Constructivism says learners build understanding through experience and:Read the answer and worked solution →Constructivism originates from whose theory?Read the answer and worked solution →Constructivism stresses what students are:Read the answer and worked solution →Social constructivism, influenced by Vygotsky, says knowledge is first built in:Read the answer and worked solution →In social constructivism, the teacher acts as a:Read the answer and worked solution →A tension that interferes with handling numbers is:Read the answer and worked solution →What does the MARS scale measure?Read the answer and worked solution →Teachers with weak subject knowledge may struggle to:Read the answer and worked solution →The validity of a theorem depends only on:Read the answer and worked solution →Mathematical elegance includes simplicity, symmetry, completeness and:Read the answer and worked solution →Which is a postulate of Euclidean geometry?Read the answer and worked solution →Euclid asks us to accept that any two points can be joined by:Read the answer and worked solution →A valid argument whose premises are all true is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Can a deductive argument with a false premise still be valid?Read the answer and worked solution →In proof by exhaustion, the conclusion is established by:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Pattern blocks give concrete work with halves, thirds and:

  1. Sixths
  2. Fifths
  3. Sevenths
  4. Tenths
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Correct answer: A. Sixths

1. Blocks are sized to fit one another. 2. Six triangles make a hexagon. 3. That gives halves, thirds and sixths, not fifths or tenths. _Source: Wikipedia, "Manipulative__mathematics_education_" (rev ?), section "Pattern blocks"_

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Constructivism says learners build understanding through experience and:

  1. Passive listening
  2. Social interaction
  3. Repeated drill
  4. Direct telling
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Correct answer: B. Social interaction

1. Learners do not passively acquire knowledge. 2. They integrate new ideas with existing knowledge. 3. Passive listening and drill are the opposite view. _Source: Wikipedia, "Constructivism__philosophy_of_education_" (rev ?), section "Lead section"_

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Constructivism originates from whose theory?

  1. B.F. Skinner
  2. Ivan Pavlov
  3. Jean Piaget
  4. Edward Thorndike
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Correct answer: C. Jean Piaget

1. Constructivism rests on cognitive development theory. 2. It originates from Jean Piaget. 3. Skinner, Pavlov and Thorndike are behaviourists. _Source: Wikipedia, "Constructivism__philosophy_of_education_" (rev ?), section "Lead section"_

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