Deck 5: Teacher-Centered Instructional Strategies

Question 1

Using the ______________ teaching strategy, the teacher starts with a known principle and moves to the unknown concepts or examples.

A) inductive
B) deductive
C) discussion
D) inquiry

Answer 1

deductive

Question 2

Using the ______________ teaching strategy, the teacher would not tell students at the start what specifically they are studying, nor would a definition of what is being studied be offered by the teacher.

A) inductive
B) deductive
C) discussion
D) inquiry

Answer 2

inductive

Question 3

Which of the following would be considered the most direct approach to presentation?

A) Discussion
B) Demonstrations
C) Student recitation
D) Lecture

Answer 3

Lecture

Question 4

Direct instruction is based on ______________ learning principles.

A) humanistic
B) behavioral
C) historical
D) technological

Question 5

Direct instructional approaches can be best described as:

A) student-centered instruction.
B) technological instruction.
C) teacher-centered instruction.
D) the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model.

Question 6

In which of the following instructional models do students work together to gather, process, and learn the target information or skills?

A) Direct instructional approaches
B) Inductive instructional approaches
C) Independent instructional approaches
D) Social instructional approaches

Question 7

Which of the following instructional models moves slowly from teacher-as-model, to joint responsibility between teacher and student, to students practicing independently?

A) The Gradual Release of Responsibility Model
B) Inductive instructional approaches
C) Independent instructional approaches
D) Social instruction approaches

Question 8

To determine if the students have obtained the necessary prerequisite knowledge or skills for the lesson is the purpose:

A) conducting daily review.
B) presenting new material.
C) conducting guided practice.
D) conducting independent practices.

Question 9

To supervise the students' initial practice of a skill and to provide the reinforcement necessary to progress new learning from the short-term memory into long-term memory is the purpose of:

A) conducting daily review.
B) presenting new material.
C) conducting guided practice.
D) conducting independent practices.

Question 10

If a teacher wants to introduce a new skill or concept in a relatively short amount of time, which instructional approach would be most effective?

A) The Gradual Release of Responsibility Model
B) Direct instruction
C) Independent instructional approaches
D) Social instruction approaches

Question 11

Which of the following is not an aspect of explicit instruction?

A) Gain students' attention
B) New material is presented directly by the teacher
C) Teachers reinforce correct concepts and provide feedback to students on their progress
D) Limit the amount of time which students spend actively engaged in learning course content

Question 12

Which of the following is not an example of activating students' prior knowledge?

A) Using a K-W-L chart
B) Reviewing key concepts from the previous day's lesson
C) Teaching new vocabulary
D) Making connections to students' learning in other subjects

Question 13

The teaching strategy that allows students to see the teacher as an active learner and a model, and also allows for students to observe real things is:

A) induction.
B) deduction.
C) demonstrations.
D) discussions.

Question 14

The type of question that tends to have only one correct or best answer is:

A) divergent questions.
B) convergent questions.
C) focusing questions.
D) probing questions.

Question 15

Questions that are intended to seek clarification and to guide students to more complete answers are referred to as:

A) prompting questions.
B) closed-ended questions.
C) focusing questions.
D) probing questions.

Question 16

The teaching strategy which refers to the teacher orally questioning students about content that had previously been covered, and is also used as a means to diagnose student progress is:

A) recitations.
B) lecture.
C) practice and drills.
D) reviews.

Question 17

Which type of question is typically open-ended with many different yet appropriate answers?

A) Divergent questions
B) Convergent questions
C) Seeking questions
D) Prompting questions

Question 18

Which level of questioning provides students opportunities to use knowledge and engage in critical and creative thinking?

A) Recall-level
B) Knowledge-level
C) Higher-level
D) Lower-level

Question 19

All of the following are main purposes of a recitation except:

A) to assure that all students know whether a given answer is right or wrong.
B) to give the teacher an opportunity to introduce new content.
C) to ensure that all students are aware of the more complete, appropriate, and correct response to each question.
D) to help students connect new knowledge to prior learning and experiences in order to move new knowledge to long-term memory.

Question 20

All of the following are examples of good teaching practice regarding homework except:

A) teaching homework skills such as effective note-taking, establishing an at-home study spot, and careful reading.
B) using homework to address previously covered material, material covered the day the homework is assigned, and material to be covered the next day in class.
C) clearly communicating the class homework policy to students early in the course of the year.
D) assigning extra homework to students who misbehave in class.

Question 21

Direct instructional approaches can also be referred to as student-centered approaches.

Question 22

A teacher's use of cues and prompts to lead students to increasingly complex thinking processes is an example of guided instruction.

Question 23

The Gradual Release of Responsibility Model is based in part from Vygotsky's theory of the zone of proximal development.

Question 24

Direct instruction is especially effective during the first stages of learning new material.

Question 25

Direct instruction is an effective way to promote social learning outcomes.

Question 26

An independent worksheet completed at the beginning of a lesson is an example of guided practice.

Question 27

A demonstration is similar to the lecture in its direct communication of information from students to teacher.

Question 28

Teachers should thoroughly plan and prepare lectures and know the content like an expert.

Question 29

Ask the question before calling on a particular student for the answer.

Question 30

Recitations involve a series of short answer questions.

Question 31

An effective approach during seatwork is to sit at your desk and have students come up to see you when they have a question.

Question 32

Teachers should take the time in class to teach homework skills.

Question 33

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Deductive strategies

Question 34

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Inductive strategies

Question 35

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Direct teaching strategies

Question 36

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Divergent questions

Question 37

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Gradual Release of Responsibility Model

Question 38

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Probing questions

Question 39

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Recitation

Question 40

Provide a definition for each of these terms:

-Seatwork

Question 41

What is the difference between deductive and inductive instructional strategies?

Question 42

Identify the stages in the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model of instruction.

Question 43

Provide an example of a situation where direct instruction would be more appropriate than indirect instruction.

Question 44

Describe several guidelines for conducting effective presentations.

Question 45

Identify teacher actions during seatwork that will improve student engagement and learning.

Question 46

What is the difference between focusing questions and probing questions?

Question 47

Explain the difference between social instructional approaches and independent instructional approaches. Also provide an example to illustrate where each approach is appropriate.

Question 48

Explain why it is possible and often appropriate for a teacher to incorporate several different instructional approaches throughout a unit.

Question 49

Explain the process for effectively preparing students for the knowledge base in a lesson with new material.

Question 50

What are the merits and possible disadvantages for using direct instructional approaches such as lectures, demonstrations, practice, and reviews?

Question 51

Identify and discuss several guidelines for effective questioning.

Question 52

Identify and discuss several guidelines for selecting and using homework.