Deck 7: Critical Teaching Skills for Planning Practice and Monitoring Student Progress

Question 1

Teachers monitor student learning to find out:

A) whether they have taught effectively.
B) what they should do next.
C) whether students have learned.
D) All of the above are correct.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate check for understanding?

A) asking students to identify a correct response
B) asking students to demonstrate part of the skill
C) asking students to produce a correct response
D) asking students to demonstrate the whole skill

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A check for understanding is used to check student understanding of parts of what is being taught or being presented; for example, each step of how to add two-digit numbers

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Supervised practice is used to determine whether or not students understand the whole of what is being taught or being presented; for example, all steps of how to add two-digit numbers.

Question 5

Fluency occurs when students use their knowledge/skills to solve new problems, situations, or examples and require a thorough understanding of the information.

Question 6

Checks for understanding replace supervised practice in large-group lessons.

Question 7

Mrs.Rutledge is teaching a lesson with the objective that students will correctly multiply fractions with like denominators, showing their work .Which of the following could she ask her students to do as supervised practice?

A) Multiply the numerators of fractions (where fractions have like denominators).
B) Solve multiplication of fractions problems (where fractions have like denominators).
C) Write down the steps for how to multiply fractions.
D) Define the term like denominators.

Question 8

When practice activities move from close monitoring by the teacher to activities that are less closely monitored, the assumption is that students are accurate, but not fluent, on the new information.

Question 9

Extended practice is the same as supervised practice.

Question 10

Positive feedback and praise are the only acceptable types of feedback during the initial portion of a lesson.

Question 11

Extended practice should be monitored directly and closely.

Question 12

Ms.Dion is teaching a lesson on producing descriptive words to a group of four students.Which of the following would be the most effective check for understanding ?

A) calling on a student to say a new example of a descriptive word
B) students read sentences and answer yes if the sentence includes descriptive words
C) students each say a new example of a descriptive word
D) students write a paragraph that includes descriptive words

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a correct example of supervised practice?

A) Students role-play a social skill.
B) Students complete math worksheets.
C) Students conduct interviews of family members.
D) Students create four-slide PowerPoints.

Question 14

Mr.Lennon is teaching his students to write paragraphs.Asking students which of the following would NOT be an effective check for understanding strategy?

A) to point to the topic sentence in this paragraph
B) to write a paragraph with a topic sentence and supporting details
C) to write a topic sentence for these supporting details
D) to write a supporting detail sentence for this topic sentence

Question 15

Teachers should ensure that homework involves tasks that can be completed successfully by students.

Question 16

Supervised practice is individual practice of the skills/knowledge as defined in the lesson objective and must match the instruction provided.

Question 17

Which of the following is descriptive of supervised practice?

A) It may begin with supports from people and/or materials/technology.
B) It is meant to help students generalize the new information.
C) It provides less continuous and direct support than extended practice.
D) It's used when students have shown they're accurate with the new information.

Question 18

Mr.Gonzales is teaching a lesson on converting degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius.Which of the following should he NOT use for supervised practice?

A) partners working together to solve three complete problems
B) the whole group working together to solve problems
C) individual students solving problems without feedback
D) individual students solving problems with feedback

Question 19

Checks for understanding provide teachers with an excellent opportunity to evaluate whether students are learning the content being taught.

Question 20

Lesson objectives and the lesson evaluation do not necessarily have to be aligned.

Question 21

Explain this statement: "When teachers write the lesson objective, they also plan the summative evaluation."

Question 22

Your students need to practice their multiplication facts but are bored with flash cards and worksheets.Describe three strategies you could try for making practice more motivating and engaging for them.

Question 23

You are planning supervised practice for your lesson on multiplying fractions.One of your students is struggling with this skill.How could you help him?

A) Increase the number of problems you assign him.
B) Decrease the number of problems you assign him.
C) Let him work with a partner initially.
D) Sit with him during supervised practice.

Question 24

When planning for effective seatwork, all of the following are guidelines to follow except one.Which one is it?

A) Be sure students know the purpose of the seatwork practice.
B) Pick a different student each time to sit with to provide people support.
C) Check for understanding of the directions before students begin work.
D) Use peers to help monitor for accuracy.

Question 25

Why is it important to determine what students know about a topic prior to teaching it?

Question 26

The lesson objective is that students will distinguish between facts and opinions in stories.Which of the following would be the best summative evaluation for the lesson?

A) Write definitions of "fact" and "opinion."
B) List two facts and two opinions that you have about air travel.
C) Judge the accuracy of each opinion stated by the main character.
D) Circle the facts and underline the opinions on this page.

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of extended practice?

A) It helps students deepen their understanding of the content.
B) It helps students generalize the new information.
C) It helps students relearn the difficult portions of the lesson.
D) It helps students develop high levels of accuracy and fluency.

Question 28

Explain the importance of performance feedback and how to use it correctly.

Question 29

Assigning brief homework problems

A) Yes
B) No

Question 30

Asking students say answer to neighbor

A) Yes
B) No

Question 31

Mr.Brown has a class of 30.  He needs to monitor learning using checks for understanding.Some of the following strategies would work as checks for understanding, some would not.  Mark them as follows:
YES = it would work as a check for understanding       NO = it would NOT work as a check for understanding.
Asking for choral response from class

A) Yes
B) No

Question 32

What are the planning decisions teachers must make as they develop effective practice for their students? Describe and give examples of each decision.

Question 33

You are planning the extended practice portion of a lesson on column division.Which of the following is a correct example of extended practice?

A) Students work on additional problems with a partner during class time.
B) Students work individually on additional problems at home.
C) Students play a game that emphasizes the content taught.
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 34

What are the two types of practice commonly used in lessons?

Question 35

Teachers need to monitor their students' learning before instruction, during instruction, and after instruction.Describe the type of monitoring used at each stage and give examples of the tools teachers can use at each stage.

Question 36

Asking several students to solve problems on the board

A) Yes
B) No

Question 37

Asking students to hold up response cards

A) Yes
B) No

Question 38

Asking for signaled responses from class

A) Yes
B) No