Item MO093001:
An architect is designing a house. He has made a set of floor plans and has also used cardboard to make a small-scale version of the house. Which of the following is TRUE?
- The small-scale version of the house is a better model than the floor plans because the more a model looks like the object it represents the better model it is.
- The small-scale version of the house and the floor plans are both equally good models because they both are representing the same object.
- Either the small-scale version of the house or the floor plans could be a better model depending on what model will be used for.
- The floor plans are better models than the small-scale version of the house because models have to be different from the objects they represent in some way.
- Distribution of Responses
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 495 | 1579 | 31% |
| Grades | |||
| 6–8 | 278 | 996 | 28% |
| 9–12 | 215 | 576 | 37% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 219 | 755 | 29% |
| Female | 264 | 790 | 33% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 464 | 1441 | 32% |
| Other | 19 | 96 | 20% |

