FPTU - SSL101 - MOOC 2 Test
"Shakespeare's legacy to successive generations is his firm faith in human potential. His writing
challenges us to reach beyond our grasp and gives us the wherewithal to imagine our future (Bell
Shakespeare Company, 2016). Discuss with reference to Hamlet.
This i...
FPTU - SSL101 - MOOC 2 Test "Shakespeare's legacy to successive generations is his firm faith in human potential. His writing challenges us to reach beyond our grasp and gives us the wherewitha l to imagine our future (Bell Shakespeare Company, 2016). Discuss with reference to Hamlet. This is an example of: Check one option. (a). A descriptive task (b). An analytical task - ✔✔(b). An analytical task [This task is asking learners to go beyond ju st a description of Hamlet. The lecturer is looking for analysis of human potential in Shakespeare, and also for a discussion of how Hamlet challenges us to 'reach beyond our grasp and imagine our future', as well as the student's own opinion(s) on the sub ject] "Using Merleau Ponty's theory of phenomenology and the process of 'becoming an expert', how long would it take for the average person to learn to ride a horse from scratch? (Post your answer on the discussion board - 200 words)" Is the following sufficient to answer the real problem posed in the question? "After riding for 25km over the period of a week, the average person would be able to ride by themselves." Check one option. (a). Yes. The answer is short, but answers the quest ion of "how long would it take". (b). No. The answer doesn't define what was meant by "the average person". (c). No. The answer doesn't define key terms and it doesn't use Merleau Ponty's theory of phenomenology or the process of becoming an expert. - ✔✔(c). No. The answer doesn't define key terms and it doesn't use Merleau Ponty's theory of phenomenology or the process of becoming an expert. [The problem is asking you to use certain tools and define key terms, so this answer shows that you have not correct ly understood what the problem is asking for - you need to show your thought process] "Using Merleau Ponty's theory of phenomenology and the process of 'becoming an expert', how long would it take for the average person to learn to ride a horse from scrat ch? (Post your answer on the discussion board - 200 words)" What unit would your answer be in? Check one option (a). Time (e.g. days, weeks, months, lessons etc.) (b). Distance (e.g. kilometers or miles) (c). Written essay - ✔✔(a). Time (e.g. days, weeks , months, lessons etc.) [The question asks "how long" and so the answer would need to be presented in terms of time - either the number of hours or weeks, or perhaps the number of lessons required] According to the lecture, how will you gain the specializ ed knowledge required to solve the problems in a course? Check one option. (a). By reading and memorizing the textbook and course notes (b). By attending the lectures and tutorials (c). You already have it in prior knowledge, for example from prerequisite courses or assumed knowledge from high school. (d). You need to do extra research. (e). All of the above. - ✔✔(e). All of the above. [You will need to draw on the course notes or textbooks, lectures, tutorials, your own prior knowledge and some extra research in order to solve problems in a university course!] According to the lecture, which questions should you answer first in an exam ? Check one option. A. The questions that you know the answer to - get them out of the way! B. The questions you are unsure about - you can spend more time on them this way. C. The hardest questions on the test - save the easiest for last. - ✔✔A. The ques tions that you know the answer to - get them out of the way! [You should always answer the questions that you know first, because these are guaranteed marks! Exams are like big, complex problems: first you have to understand them, and then you start with w hat you know!] Alex is still trying to solve the problem set by her professor. She takes out a dictionary, indiscriminately opens it to a page and writes down a word unrelated to the problem. She then tries to find a connection between the word and the pr oblem, in order to spark her creativity and think of a solution. Which of the creative strategies in 4.3 is Alex using? Check one option. (a). Try a random juxtaposition. (b). Use an intermediate impossible. (c). Do the opposite. - ✔✔(a). Try a random ju xtaposition. [Hopefully by contrasting the random word with her problem she can generate some creative solutions] Alex is trying to solve a problem set by her professor. She is having great difficulty coming to a solution. Rather than using the method she has been using so far to solve the problem, she uses an approach which is completely contrary to that. Which of the creative strategies in 4.3 is Alex using?
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