Quiz numero dos

Question 1

Who plays a role in students learning?

Answer 1

Student
Teacher
Parent
Community

Question 2

What are the three R’s?

Answer 2

reading
writing
arithmetic

Question 3

What core subjects does the government want to focus on?

Answer 3

Literacy and numeracy

Question 4

What can be differentiated?

Answer 4

Assessments
assignments
delivery of content

Question 5

What is LDC?

Answer 5

Locally developed curriculum

• curriculum that is responsive to the needs of children or the community
• educators come up with it not the government

Question 6

Who influences curriculum?

Answer 6

Society
government
communities
professional associations

Question 7

What is the purpose of curriculum?

Answer 7

to give everyone going through the school system the tools to become functioning members of society

Question 8

What core subject is inquiry based?

Answer 8

Science

Question 9

What are the three learning modalities?

Answer 9

Auditory
visual
kinesthetic

Question 10

What are some adolescent problems?

Answer 10

transitioning from elementary to middle school
peer pressure, understanding their growing bodies
expanding social worlds
engaging in at risk behaviours
understanding parental/adult expectations

Question 11

What is TAG, what do they do?

Answer 11

Teacher advisory groups
Advisory groups are organizations of teachers and students into small groups which permit instruction and advising to be personalized. Their function is to promote students’ educational, personal, and social development.

Question 12

What are some TAG subjects that are discussed?

Answer 12

Study skills
Friendships
Substance abuse
understanding diversity
family relationships
social justice
development
communication

Question 13

Learner centered vs. subject centered

Answer 13

Learner centered:

• emphasis on learner rather than on subject
• priority on learners individual needs, well being, self esteem, and attitudes
• stimulates individualization or small groups
• focusses on personal and social problems young adolescents might face
• seeks students input on content to be studied and instructional methods
• emphasizes independence and self determination

Subject centered

• places major emphasis on subject rather than learner
• focuses on cognitive development and acquisition of knowledge
• places emphasis on textbooks and other sources of knowledge
• focuses on the group and group welfare
• stresses large groups, lectures, and questioning
• focuses on main ideas and methods of inquiry
• uses textbooks and curriculum guides as the sole sources of knowledge
• emphasizes group welfare and obedience

Question 14

What are complementary courses?

Answer 14

Courses that are not core subjects.
Music
Art
Phys ed.

Question 15

What must be taken into consideration in order to create a successful curriculum?

Answer 15

Physical needs of 10-to-15 year olds that affect their self esteem and sense of identity
Psycho-social needs: unique cultural and diverse learning requirements
Cognitive needs: thinking abilities, attention spans and interests

Question 16

What are forms of authentic assessment?

Answer 16

• “big ideas” rather than micro-facts or specialized skills
• in-depth because they lead to other problems and questions
• feasible and can be done easily and safely
• include interactions between the teacher and student and among other students
• provide multiple ways students can demonstrate that they met the criteria
• allow for individual learning styles
• involve cooperation, self and peer evaluation
• may involve an audience
• identifies strengths and weaknesses
• minimizes needless and unfair comparisons

Question 17

What is informational literacy?

Answer 17

the ability to collect, analyze, synthesize and use information from a number of sources as a basis for critical thinking and decision making

Question 18

Why are complementary courses considered not as important?

Answer 18

Because students are not regularly tested or graded in these skills, therefore they are considered less important

Question 19

what are standards used for?

Answer 19

to provide a content-rich, well-developed curriculum