Effective Lesson Planning and Assessment

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According to Slavin (2021), an instructional or behavioral objective is important because it:

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States the skills or concepts students are expected to know at the end of instruction.

Answer explanation

•An instructional objective, sometimes called a behavioral objective, is a statement of skills or concepts that students are expected to know at the end of some period of instruction.” Slavin, R.E. (2021)

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True or False: A lesson plan should include a clear objective that identifies what students are expected to learn.

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True

Answer explanation

•A lesson plan consists of an objective, a plan for presenting information, a plan for giving students practice (if appropriate), a plan for assessing student understanding, and, if necessary, a plan for reteaching students (or whole classes) if their understanding is inadequate.” Slavin, E.R. (2021)

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A lesson plan consists of an __________, a plan for __________________________, a plan for giving students practice, a plan for assessing student understanding, and a plan for __________________ if their understanding is inadequate.

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objective, presenting information, reteaching students

Answer explanation

"A lesson plan consists of an objective, a plan for presenting information, a plan for giving students practice (if appropriate), a plan for assessing student understanding, and, if necessary, a plan for reteaching students (or whole classes) if their understanding is inadequate.” Slavin, E.R. (2021)

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True or False: The primary importance of Bloom’s taxonomy is to remind teachers that students should develop multiple levels of skills.

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True

Answer explanation

•“The primary importance of Bloom’s taxonomy is in its reminder that we want students to have many levels of skills.” Slavin, E.R. (2021)

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What tool can teachers use to ensure that their objectives address multiple levels of learning?

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A behavior-content matrix

Answer explanation

• “One way to be sure that your objectives cover many levels is to write a behavior content matrix.” Slavin, E.R. (2021)

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Evaluation or assessment consists of all the means used in schools to formally measure

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student performance

Answer explanation

“Evaluation or assessment, consists of all the means used in schools to formally measure student performance.” Slavin, E.R.

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True or False:
Students should be informed about the results of their efforts.

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True

Answer explanation

•“Students need to know the results of their efforts.” Slavin, E.R. (2021)

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Formative, or diagnostic, tests are given to discover __________________________ in learning and to make __________________________ in the pace or content of instruction.

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strengths and weaknesses, midcourse corrections

Answer explanation

"Formative, or diagnostic, tests are given to discover strengths and weaknesses in learning and to make midcourse corrections in pace or content of instruction." Slavin, E.R. (2021)

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True or False:
Frequent quizzes given and scored immediately after lessons can serve as formative evaluations by providing feedback to help both teachers and students improve learning.

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True

Answer explanation

"Frequent quizzes that are given and scored immediately after specific lessons might serve as formative evaluations, providing feedback to help both teachers and students improve students’ learning." Slavin, E.R. (2021)

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Why should teachers use multiple assessment opportunities for summative evaluation?

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Because grades based on only one test may not accurately reflect student learning.

Answer explanation

"For summative use multiple assessment opportunities. No student should receive a grade based on only one test, because too much can go wrong with only one assessment." Slavin, E.R. (2021)