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MATHNASIUM TRAINING (VIDEOS) EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Learning Center Basics
What are the three components of the Mathnasium Method? - correct-answer --
10 Rules of Engagement
- Curriculum Icons
- Mathnasium Vocabulary
What does the Number Sense Triangle consist of? Summarize each part. - correct-
answer -- Counting
- Wholes and parts: whole = part + part...; part = whole - part + part...
- Proportional thinking
- Quantity and Denomination: How much of what (denomination = name)
- The Law of SAMEness (can only combine things with the same denomination
How can you help students achieve metacognition? - correct-answer -
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How do you teach the Mathnasium way? - correct-answer -- Help student at the
right time
- Assist/Teach student based on what they need
- Leave student with a goal/task
- Read the room; look to see if any students need help
What are the five modes used to deliver the Mathnasium program? - correct-
answer -Mental: Doing math in your head
Visual: Pictures
Verbal: Direct teaching + Socratic questioning + asking students how they got their
answer
Tactile: Desk tools and manipulatives
Written: Solving problem on paper
What are the Three Stages of Learning - correct-answer -Awareness, competency,
mastery
How is Socratic Questioning different from Direct Teaching? - correct-answer -Asks
questions to guide student v
concepts of ideas to students
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What is "scaffolding" - correct-answer -Progressively moving student away from
being dependent on a teacher
Name the three types of students. How would you encourage them to continue
working? - correct-answer -Unruly, distracted, unwilling: Talk to the student and
ask them to go back to their work. Make sure they begin their work. If they are
interacting with other students, move them
Overloaded, fatigued: Take a break and play a game, or go do a topic that's more
visual or interactive
Quiet, shy: Check on them often, as they are usually too scared to ask for help
What is smart counting? - correct-answer -If given a row of numbers to add, see if
you can combine some of them to make multiples of tens
What are the Laws of Wholes and Parts? - correct-answer -- Whole = sum of parts
- Part = whole minus so
Tips on Teaching Number Facts - correct-answer -Addition: Break down a number
to two smaller numbers (AMOUNT SHOULD ALWAYS BE LESS THAN 10)
MATHNASIUM TRAINING (VIDEOS) EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Learning Center Basics
What are the three components of the Mathnasium Method? - correct-answer --
10 Rules of Engagement
- Curriculum Icons
- Mathnasium Vocabulary
What does the Number Sense Triangle consist of? Summarize each part. - correct-
answer -- Counting
- Wholes and parts: whole = part + part...; part = whole - part + part...
- Proportional thinking
- Quantity and Denomination: How much of what (denomination = name)
- The Law of SAMEness (can only combine things with the same denomination
How can you help students achieve metacognition? - correct-answer -
, 2
How do you teach the Mathnasium way? - correct-answer -- Help student at the
right time
- Assist/Teach student based on what they need
- Leave student with a goal/task
- Read the room; look to see if any students need help
What are the five modes used to deliver the Mathnasium program? - correct-
answer -Mental: Doing math in your head
Visual: Pictures
Verbal: Direct teaching + Socratic questioning + asking students how they got their
answer
Tactile: Desk tools and manipulatives
Written: Solving problem on paper
What are the Three Stages of Learning - correct-answer -Awareness, competency,
mastery
How is Socratic Questioning different from Direct Teaching? - correct-answer -Asks
questions to guide student v
concepts of ideas to students
, 3
What is "scaffolding" - correct-answer -Progressively moving student away from
being dependent on a teacher
Name the three types of students. How would you encourage them to continue
working? - correct-answer -Unruly, distracted, unwilling: Talk to the student and
ask them to go back to their work. Make sure they begin their work. If they are
interacting with other students, move them
Overloaded, fatigued: Take a break and play a game, or go do a topic that's more
visual or interactive
Quiet, shy: Check on them often, as they are usually too scared to ask for help
What is smart counting? - correct-answer -If given a row of numbers to add, see if
you can combine some of them to make multiples of tens
What are the Laws of Wholes and Parts? - correct-answer -- Whole = sum of parts
- Part = whole minus so
Tips on Teaching Number Facts - correct-answer -Addition: Break down a number
to two smaller numbers (AMOUNT SHOULD ALWAYS BE LESS THAN 10)
