Comp 1: Social Science Instruction

Question 1

Formal Assessments

Answer 1

A usually post-instruction assessment with the purpose of assessing student knowledge, retention, and application. Often involves the use of a standardized rubric or scoring guide based on several criteria.

Question 2

Climate Map

Answer 2

Depicts changes in temperature based on region

Question 3

Physical Map

Answer 3

A map that depicts the major land formations and bodies of water

Question 4

Summative Assessments

Answer 4

a) Occurs at the end of instruction b) Provides a summary of accomplishments c) End of chapter, midterms, final exam

Question 5

Formative Assessments

Answer 5

Assessments for learning. Usually mid-instruction assessment with the purpose of assessing student progress and informing the teacher so instruction can be altered as needed.

Question 6

Kinesthetic Learning/Tactile Learning

Answer 6

Learning primarily by touching things or doing an activity

Question 7

Project-Based Learning (PBL) Activity

Answer 7

Activity in which students create a solution or investigation in response to a problem

Question 8

Informal Assessments

Answer 8

More flexible than formal assessments and can be adjusted to fit the situation and particular needs of the students being tested.

Question 9

Topographic Map

Answer 9

Depicts changes in elevation using contour lines, such as mountains and valleys

Question 10

Political Map

Answer 10

Depicts the boundaries of countries and the locations of major cities

Question 11

Auditory Methods

Answer 11

Lessons using materials for students to listen to

Question 12

Learning Style

Answer 12

An individual’s preferred or optimal method of acquiring new information

Question 13

Economic Map/Resource Map

Answer 13

Depicts the distribution of resources

Question 14

Thematic Map

Answer 14

Depicts a particular special topic in an area

Question 15

Auditory Learning

Answer 15

Learning primarily by hearing things

Question 16

K-W-L Chart

Answer 16

A graphic used throughout a unit that shows what students know (K), want to know (W), and learned (L)

Question 17

Concrete Stage

Answer 17

Stage of learning in which students best understand concepts when framed in a context that they understand

Question 18

Tactile Methods

Answer 18

Lessons using materials for students to touch and handle

Question 19

Visual Methods

Answer 19

Lessons using materials for students to view

Question 20

Visual Learning

Answer 20

Learning primarily by seeing things

Question 21

Chronology

Answer 21

Organizing historical events by when they occurred and determining accurate dates

Question 22

Secondary Source

Answer 22

Secondary SourceThese resources are used to interpret the primary sources in order to determine their validity. They are written about the primary sources.

Question 23

Biography

Answer 23

A non-fiction text that an author writes about a different person’s life

Question 24

Confirmation Bias

Answer 24

When a person seeks to confirm what he already knows, without consideration to evidence which might be contrary

Question 25

Negativity Bias

Answer 25

When the focus of a piece focuses only, or predominantly, on the negative aspects without regard to positive aspects

Question 26

Autobiography

Answer 26

A non-fiction text that an author writes about their own life

Question 27

Primary Source

Answer 27

The “first hand” eye-witness accounts of an event

Question 28

Bias

Answer 28

Prejudiced feelings, outlook, or learnings for or against a particular person, race, ethnicity, age, or group, often without taking others’ opinions into consideration

Question 29

Credibility

Answer 29

An evaluation of whether information is true or trustworthy

Question 30

Framing Bias

Answer 30

When an author presents, or frames, an issue that affects the way the reader perceives it