9 - instructional pedagogy

Question 1

interactive instruction

Answer 1

• communication between the teacher and student or between students
• facilitates group discussion
• encourages to share examples from your own experiences to illustrate that day’s topic
• q/a, debate, one-on-one tutoring

Question 2

guiding principles of gordon

Answer 2

• ownership of problems: behavioural problems are owned by those who they affect
• i-messages: direct, non-confrontational messages which explain the teacher’s needs, feelings

Question 3

expository instruction

Answer 3

• use of an expert to explain a concept or give information to the student
• presentations, textbooks, video
• helps students to stay focused on the topic at hand

Question 4

discovery instruction

Answer 4

• when students discover information for themselves with little to no help from the teacher
• teacher acts as facilitator and resource
• helps students develop their inductive reasoning
• experimentation with little to no help from the teacher
• high level of student involvement in observing, investigating and drawing conclusions

Question 5

differentiated instructions

Answer 5

• diverse learning styles, abilities, preferences, needs
• a teaching method in which teachers adapt their instruction to accommodate a variety of learning needs
• teachers proactively develop a variety of teaching materials
• differentiation in: content, process, product, learning enviornment

Question 6

collaborative instruction

Answer 6

• when students learn from multiple teachers who are working together

Question 7

classroom discipline - dreikurs’ model

Answer 7

• method for addressing behaviour issues
• theory is based on the notion that everyone wants to fit in
• problem behaviour = student’s inability to it in
• keys to effective discipline: consequences and encouragement
• dreikurs’ theory classifies misbehaviour in the classroom into 4 areas:
• 1. attention getting behaviours
• 2. behaviours aimed at gaining power and control
• 3. revenge-based behaviours
• 4. behaviours resulting from feeling of helplessness or inadequacy

Question 8

instructional strategies teachers use in classrooms

Answer 8

• expository instruction
• interactive instruction
• hands-on instruction
• collaborative instruction

Question 9

bloom’s taxonomy

Answer 9

tool for teachers to determine a student’s level of thinking
aim is not only learn basic info but also improve cognitive ability

• creating
• evaluating
• analysing
• applying
• understanding
• remembering

Question 10

effective classroom management

Answer 10

• rules: few rules (5-8)
• learning (physical) environment: ownership
• students’ engagement - school/class climate
• teacher-student relationship

Question 11

types of assessment

Answer 11

informal
formal
paper-pencil
performance

formative
summative
diagnostic
evaluative

Question 12

direct instruction

Answer 12

• teacher gives info or instructions directly to the students
• teach basic skills
• teacher acts as director and controller
• helps students develop their deductive reasoning

Question 13

wong’s theory

Answer 13

• teachers need to establish procedures and routines early in the school year in order to be effective and successful

Question 14

hands-on instruction

Answer 14

• to do something rather than just hearing or reading about it
• worksheet to fill out, constructing a map