Class Discussions Can Serve Several Useful Purposes

question 58

Multiple Choice

Class discussions can serve several useful purposes.For which one of the following purposes is a class discussion least likely to be helpful?

• A)To promote transfer of mathematical principles to real-world problems
• B)To help students find new insights in classic works of fiction
• C)To promote conceptual change in science
• D)To facilitate the memorization of a poem

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Definitions:

Greenhouse

Refers to the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere due to the presence of greenhouse gases, leading to an increase in temperature.

Atmospheric

Related to or occurring within the Earth's atmosphere, involving aspects like weather, climate, and air quality.

Tree-Ring Data

A method of dating that analyses the growth rings of trees to understand historical climate conditions, date archaeological sites, or study past volcanic eruptions.

Atmospheric Warming

The increase in Earth's average surface temperature due to rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.