Original Project
Models
Models are useful for thinking about real-world objects, events, and processes.
Item MO026003: An engineer could use a model of a machine to show someone else what the machine is like, or to help him/herself think about how the machine works.
Which of the following statements describes why an engineer might use a model of a machine?
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To show someone else what the machine is like,
or to help himself think about how the machine works -
To show someone else what the machine is like,
but not to help himself think about how the machine works -
To help him think about how the machine works,
but not to show someone else what the machine is like -
Neither to show someone else what the machine is
like
nor to help think about how the machine works
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 1574 |
6–8 n = 988 |
9–12 n = 578 |
Male n = 752 |
Female n = 789 |
English n = 1437 |
Other n = 94 |
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| A. | 71% | 68% | 75% | 67% | 75% | 72% | 61% |
| B. | 11% | 12% | 10% | 13% | 9% | 10% | 22% |
| C. | 12% | 14% | 9% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| D. | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 5% |