What Advice Would You Give to a Teacher Trying to Encourage

question 68

Multiple Choice

What advice would you give to a teacher trying to encourage creativity in his or her students?

• A)"Emphasize rote memorization."
• B)"Provide them with items from standardized IQ tests and help them work through each problem."
• C)"Encourage them to explore possibilities and not worry about getting the correct answer."
• D)"Since creative ability appears to be innate, there is not a lot you can do."

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Definitions:

Root Mean Square of Errors

A measure of the differences between values predicted by a model or an estimator and the values observed, expressing the square root of the mean of the squares of these differences.

Actual Value

The true, factual, or real value of a measurement, differing from an estimated or theoretical value.

Forecast Value

The estimated or predicted value of a variable or set of variables at some point in the future.

Mean Square Error

A measure of the average of the squares of the errors—that is, the average squared difference between the estimated values and the actual value.