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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?

  1. To show someone else what the machine is like,
    or to help himself think about how the
    machine works
  2. To show someone else what the machine is like,
    but not to help himself think about how the
    machine works
  3. To help him think about how the machine works,
    but not to show someone else what the
    machine is like
  4. Neither to show someone else what the machine is like
    nor to help think about how the
    machine works
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 1574
6–8
n = 988
9–12
n = 578
Male
n = 752
Female
n = 789
English
n = 1437
Other
n = 94
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%