Deck 2: Foundations of Effective Instruction

Question 1

A key component of teacher effectiveness includes:

A) the undertaking of weekly reviews.
B) keeping parents involved as much as possible.
C) the provision of guided and independent practice to students.
D) the learning student achieves.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

One of the major motivations for designing and implementing adaptations for students with disabilities is:

A) teachers making their jobs easier for themselves.
B) lowering of standards and expectations for students with learning disabilities.
C) it boosts scores and results for high stakes assessment statistics.
D) lack of motivation to learn caused by lack of understanding of content.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

All the following are components of an IEP except:

A) description of child's cultural background.
B) projected date for the beginning of the services and modifications.
C) explanation of how the child's parents will be regularly informed of their child's progress.
D) statement of the child's present level of academic achievement.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which step of the PURPOSE approach to learning requires teachers to review each component of skill's task analysis?

A) Prepare the student to learn the skill
B) Understand the skill steps
C) Rehearse the skill
D) Perform a self-check

Question 5

Which is an example of peer mediated learning?

A) PURPOSE
B) Universal Design for Learning
C) Personalized Grading Plans
D) PALS

Question 6

Self-monitoring, self-instruction, self-evaluation, and self-reinforcement are components of:

A) Teacher-directed instruction
B) Student-directed learning
C) Problem-based learning
D) Self-regulation

Question 7

Any type of material that requires reading as a primary source of information is known as:

A) textual materials.
B) content enhancement.
C) learning strategies.
D) graphic organizers.

Question 8

What instructional adaptation includes consultative arrangements, additional help from special educators and sharing of teaching assistants?

A) Instructional planning
B) Cooperative teaching
C) Assistive technology
D) Personalized grading plans

Question 9

Research has shown the value of the comprehensive curriculum for students with special needs. Which of the following is a proven reality, further justifying the need for comprehensive curriculum for students with disabilities?

A) Many students in special education are not being adequately prepared for adulthood.
B) Educational programs tend to focus on academic needs only.
C) The comprehensive curriculum currently exists only at the elementary school level.
D) Teachers are overusing anecdotal reports as a substitute for the comprehensive curriculum.

Question 10

The IEP is the primary document which outlines all of the following except:

A) transitional planning.
B) vocational assignment.
C) placement.
D) specific plans for services.

Question 11

Which of the following can be used to provide effective grading interventions?

A) Assistive technology
B) Use of portfolios
C) Personalized grading plans
D) Use of checklists

Question 12

Which of the following strategies involve a teacher modeling a learning-related process by talking through the steps of a task to reach a specific conclusion?

A) Problem-based learning
B) Peer tutoring
C) Scaffolding
D) Cooperative learning

Question 13

Students who can successfully demonstrate competence in using learning strategies have a higher chance of:

A) receiving more adaptations to their curriculum.
B) learning in a more self-regulated and in an independent manner.
C) being peer tutors.
D) studying a more functionally based curriculum.

Question 14

Where might one find the explicit curriculum?

A) Teacher lesson plans
B) School documents
C) State standards and school district curriculum guidelines
D) Educational research

Question 15

Why is goal planning an important skill to teach?

A) It helps the student clarify behaviorally what is required of them to achieve their goal.
B) It identifies what the student wants to do.
C) Because researchers say it is.
D) It determines the reward system that the teacher will use.

Question 16

Student-directed learning is an important component of effective instruction because:

A) Teacher's methods aren't always guaranteed to work.
B) Students must become independent learners and take responsibility for their own learning.
C) It is a requirement of high stakes assessment protocols.
D) It shows teachers are paying attention to empirically-based research.

Question 17

Shortening assignments, changing assessment criteria, and providing extra time are examples of:

A) assignment adaptations.
B) alternative technology.
C) homework adjustments.
D) testing adaptations.

Question 18

A reward system is a subskill of:

A) problem-based learning.
B) teacher-directed learning.
C) cooperative learning.
D) self-management.

Question 19

Which of the following is characterized by dividing the physical classroom arrangement into sections, separating course content and class work into distinct lessons, and assigning students to separate groups?

A) One teaching and one assisting
B) Station teaching
C) Parallel teaching
D) Alternative leading

Question 20

Which of the following is not a component of problem-based learning?

A) Exploration of topics
B) Choosing a topic
C) Cooperative learning
D) Self- management

Question 21

Describe three main purposes of IEPs.

Question 22

Why is it important to incorporate technology in the inclusive classroom?

Question 23

Which strategy analyzes the curriculum and generates instructional units and lesson plans to promote academic engagement?

A) Content enhancement
B) Academic skills remediation
C) Tutorial instruction
D) Academic content mastery

Question 24

Teachers, especially special education teachers, should be able to interpret the functionality of grade-level standards. Discuss.

Question 25

What is student-directed learning and how does it encourage students to become independent learners?

Question 26

What should teachers focus on in providing the success of students with disabilities in terms of access to the general curriculum?

A) Instructional planning
B) Learning strategies
C) Classroom adaptations
D) Cooperative learning

Question 27

Using at least two examples, explain why peer-mediated strategies may be helpful to students with disabilities.

Question 28

Choose the teacher-directed instruction that engages teachers in the instructional method.

A) Social constructivist
B) Direct Instruction
C) Whole Language
D) Language for learning

Question 29

Which of the following actions show that a teacher is utilizing culturally responsive instruction?

A) Teacher is knowledgeable about several cultures.
B) Teacher utilizes a wide range of teaching materials.
C) Teacher uses a variety of instructional techniques that cater to cultural learning needs, preferences, and communication styles of students.
D) Teaching explicitly outlines all assignments.

Question 30

Functional academics, daily, and community living skills, and transition-related skills are definitive components of:

A) vocational training.
B) life skills curriculum.
C) apprenticeship.
D) an IEP.