Multiple choice

Directions: Answer the following question by selecting the most appropriate option.

Which of the following does not reflect 'teaching for understanding'?

  1. Ask students to explain a phenomenon or a concept in their own words

  2. Teach students to provide examples to illustrate how a law works

  3. Help students see similarities and differences and generate analogies

  4. Enable students to memorize isolated facts and procedures
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Teaching for understanding focuses on deep conceptual grasp, not surface-level memorization. Asking students to explain concepts in their own words, provide examples, and identify similarities/differences all promote understanding. Memorizing isolated facts without comprehension is antithetical to teaching for understanding; it promotes rote learning rather than meaningful knowledge construction.

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