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  2. Open-ended question - Wikipedia

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    They invite students to give longer responses that demonstrate their understanding. They are preferable to closed questions (i.e. one that demands a yes/no answer) because they are better for discussions or enquiries, whereas closed questions are only good for testing. Peter Worley argues that this is a false assumption.

  3. Addition - Wikipedia

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    The plus sign. Addition is written using the plus sign "+" between the terms; [3] that is, in infix notation.The result is expressed with an equals sign.For example, + = ("one plus two equals three")

  4. Proportional reasoning - Wikipedia

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    So the answer is 3 because ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠ × 3 × 8 = 12." A correct multiplicative answer is relatively rare. By far the most common answer is something like: "2 units because the water level on the right side increased by two units so the water level on the left side must decrease by two units and 4 – 2 = 2."

  5. Question - Wikipedia

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    The responses in [iii] all implicate an answer of no, but are not logically equivalent to no. (For example, in [iiib], the respondent can cancel the implicature by adding a statement like: "Fortunately, she packed everything up early.") Along similar lines, Belnap and Steel (1976) define the concept of a direct answer:

  6. Arithmetic - Wikipedia

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    Arithmetic is closely related to number theory and some authors use the terms as synonyms. [8] However, in a more specific sense, number theory is restricted to the study of integers and focuses on their properties and relationships such as divisibility, factorization, and primality. [9] Traditionally, it is known as higher arithmetic. [10]

  7. Cheat sheet - Wikipedia

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    Cheat sheets were historically used by students without an instructor or teacher's knowledge to cheat on a test or exam. [1] In the context of higher education or vocational training, where rote memorization is not as important, students may be permitted (or even encouraged) to develop and consult their cheat sheets during exams.

  8. Carry (arithmetic) - Wikipedia

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    For example, when 6 and 7 are added to make 13, the "3" is written to the same column and the "1" is carried to the left. When used in subtraction the operation is called a borrow . Carrying is emphasized in traditional mathematics , while curricula based on reform mathematics do not emphasize any specific method to find a correct answer.

  9. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...