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Teaching Arithmetic

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. speed is important but What is more important
Multiplication/division tables
Traditional
Serious study
Accuracy

2. Arithmetic is an ___ science
Have everything ready the night before
Your philosophy
Be enthusiastic
Exact

3. What kind of math has been proven effective
Traditional
(opposite of traditional math) it starts with the abstract and is supposed to go to the concrete but doesn't make it
To perform to the best of his ability
The queen of sciences

4. to help students think with you what three things do they need to do
Yes
Eye contact - desk cleared - hands empty
whole class drill
45-60 min.

5. steps to solving a story problem
Addition - subtraction - carrying
Percents
1. find the facts 2. find the question 3. decide how to use the facts to answer the questions 4. decide if your answers make sense
Traditional

6. You should have a sense of ___
Drill/oral review - teaching of the new material - practice of the new material - review and reinforcement
An organized plan
Urgency
Your philosophy

7. What should you do to keep students attention
By hearing facts over and over (drilling)
Drill
Traditional
Be enthusiastic

8. Two tips for the teacher
Individual students - oral and written review - board work - games and contests - work book - homework - help class
(opposite of traditional math) it starts with the abstract and is supposed to go to the concrete but doesn't make it
Urgency
Be faithful in teaching and driling facts - teach them in a reasonable and consistent way

9. Which learning uses learning centers - teachers let them play and experiment on their own
Be faithful in teaching and driling facts - teach them in a reasonable and consistent way
Discovery learning/experimentation
45-60 min.
Serious study

10. What math emphasizes and layes the foundation
Eye contact - desk cleared - hands empty
Traditional
An organized plan
Elementary

11. Arithmetic time period for upper elementary
1. to train students to be accurate in their thinking 2. to build speed 3. to reinforce materials taught 4. to strengthen weak areas
45-60 min.
Traditional math
No because someone else may have done it for them

12. How should your review activies involve students
Praise of progress
From the largest number of students first
(opposite of traditional math) it starts with the abstract and is supposed to go to the concrete but doesn't make it
Individual students - oral and written review - board work - games and contests - work book - homework - help class

13. upper elementary schedule for math
Absolutes
1. oral drill-10 min 2. written speed drill- 5 min 3. introduction of new concept and practicing of it- 15 min 4. practice an application of previous material- 15 min. 5. board work- about 15 min.
45-60 min.
Drill

14. Who should lead and set the pace
Discovery learning/experimentation
The teacher
Elementary
Be enthusiastic

15. What determines your methadology
At least twice
Discovery learning/experimentation
Your philosophy
Reason and order

16. What are some ways to be prepared
Cooperative/collaborative learning
Traditional math
The teacher
Have everything ready the night before

17. Student learn best when the are taught how?
Elementary
To perform to the best of his ability
From particular to the general- from the concrete to the abstract
Cooperative/collaborative learning

18. List some ways to drill
Individual students - oral and written review - board work - games and contests - work book - homework - help class
From the largest number of students first
Accuracy
1. find the facts 2. find the question 3. decide how to use the facts to answer the questions 4. decide if your answers make sense

19. You do not need have a lot of...
The queen of sciences
Yes
whole class drill
Decimals

20. You should only allow _____________ during drill
one answer
To perform to the best of his ability
Traditional
Attention

21. Arithmetic teaches the _____ of God
From the largest number of students first
The queen of sciences
Absoluteness
Constructivism

22. What does competiion emphasize
Individual students
No because someone else may have done it for them
Correct processes
Traditional math

23. What must Christian Arithmetic content contain ___ and ____
Urgency
Individual students
Reason and order
45-60 min.

24. Teach by using one of the best learning tools which is __
Absolutes
From particular to the general- from the concrete to the abstract
A new start
Drill

25. It is necessary for every student to...
answer correctly
By hearing facts over and over (drilling)
Absoluteness
Serious study

26. To set the stage for Arithmetic class get the students ____
Decimals
At least twice
Attention
To serve science

27. What is competition an incentive for
Serious study
Drill
To serve science
Cooperative/collaborative learning

28. We teach math as having...
By hearing facts over and over (drilling)
Absolutes
1. oral drill-10 min 2. written speed drill- 5 min 3. introduction of new concept and practicing of it- 15 min 4. practice an application of previous material- 15 min. 5. board work- about 15 min.
Percents

29. What does competition allow you to evaluate
Traditional math
Individual students
Praise of progress
The queen of sciences

30. What is the purpose of Arithmetic
Traditional
To serve science
Discovery learning/experimentation
From particular to the general- from the concrete to the abstract

31. How many times should students go to the chalkboard
Multiplication/division tables
Absolutes
At least twice
Eye contact - desk cleared - hands empty

32. What has Arithmetic been called
The average student
Constructivism
The queen of sciences
whole class drill

33. How does new math teach

34. Which learning pulls their ignorance - they are placed in groups - not to stand up for themselves
At least twice
Cooperative/collaborative learning
Percents
Absoluteness

35. The content should include what four things
1. to train students to be accurate in their thinking 2. to build speed 3. to reinforce materials taught 4. to strengthen weak areas
Drill/oral review - teaching of the new material - practice of the new material - review and reinforcement
Elementary
Praise of progress

36. Curriculum goals for 1st grade
Discovery learning/experimentation
Eye contact - desk cleared - hands empty
Cooperative/collaborative learning
Addition - subtraction - carrying

37. Who should you gear your teaching to
The average student
From particular to the general- from the concrete to the abstract
Eye contact - desk cleared - hands empty
1. find the facts 2. find the question 3. decide how to use the facts to answer the questions 4. decide if your answers make sense

38. Curriculum for 4th grade
Elementary
Fractions
Traditional
To serve science

39. Curriculum for 6th grade
Percents
At least twice
From particular to the general- from the concrete to the abstract
Drill/oral review - teaching of the new material - practice of the new material - review and reinforcement

40. Curriculum for 5th grade
Decimals
Exact
Praise of progress
Cooperative/collaborative learning

41. Is it necessary that everyone participates
'For precept must be upon precept - precept upon precept; line upon line - line upon line - here a little and there a little.'
Drill/oral review - teaching of the new material - practice of the new material - review and reinforcement
Yes
The queen of sciences

42. Reasons why drill is important
Correct processes
Addition - subtraction - borrowing
1. to train students to be accurate in their thinking 2. to build speed 3. to reinforce materials taught 4. to strengthen weak areas
An organized plan

43. Is a learner centered approach
Correct processes
Constructivism
From particular to the general- from the concrete to the abstract
'For precept must be upon precept - precept upon precept; line upon line - line upon line - here a little and there a little.'

44. Isaish 28:10

45. What should u do when improvement is made
Fractions
From particular to the general- from the concrete to the abstract
Reason and order
Praise of progress

46. What does competition allow for each day
Reason and order
1. oral drill-10 min 2. written speed drill- 5 min 3. introduction of new concept and practicing of it- 15 min 4. practice an application of previous material- 15 min. 5. board work- about 15 min.
Multiplication/division tables
A new start

47. The philosophy of traditional teaching of math. What do we advocate
1. oral drill-10 min 2. written speed drill- 5 min 3. introduction of new concept and practicing of it- 15 min 4. practice an application of previous material- 15 min. 5. board work- about 15 min.
No because someone else may have done it for them
Discovery learning/experimentation
Traditional math

48. Curriculum for 3rd grade
Decimals
Multiplication/division tables
Urgency
Exact

49. According to what should arithmetic be taught
An organized plan
Traditional math
No because someone else may have done it for them
At least twice

50. How do student learn
By hearing facts over and over (drilling)
Urgency
Cooperative/collaborative learning
Have everything ready the night before