Chapter 5 Flashcards
Which of the following is not a step in backward design?
identify new vocabulary
According to the National Youth Leadership Council, service should be all of these except
becoming a portfolio of accomplishment
including ongoing monitoring of progress, promoting understanding of diversity, meaningful and personally relevant
Which strategies are effective in all four grade levels (early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school)?
demonstrations, cooperative learning, and think-alouds
A climate of respect is fostered when teachers really listen to what students have to say, also known as
student voice
Pre-reading strategies, the meaning of numbers, and other basic concepts are topics most likely taught at which grade level?
early childhood
Varying instruction based on the needs of students is
differentiation of instruction
Approximately what percentage of adults in America are functionally illiterate?
25%
Infusing the curriculum with reading and writing is often referred to as
reading and writing across the curriculum
Which of the following teaching strategies is most appropriate for middle school instruction?
homework to practice and review concepts
Mr. Hooper divides his seventh-grade social studies class into cooperative learning groups. He then asks each group to research a specific Native American tribe. Each group will then be responsible for teaching the class about their tribe. This is an example of which instructional strategy?
jigsaw
Weekly and unit plans should be designed within the context of
long-range plans
Instruction can generally be defined as
the strategies used to convey the curriculum and achieve the desired end result of student learning
According to the text, in which grade level is there a devastating lack of reading proficiency?
middle and high school
Which statement is true about high expectations?
high expectations don’t necessarily mean the same expectations for all students
As part of their team teaching, Mr. Johns, Mrs. Cooper, and Ms. Lincoln present a unit on Ancient Rome. Each teacher focuses on the contributions of the Romans to their subject matter, as well as participates in activities that relate to the topic. This is an example of
interdisciplinary instruction
