Instructional Strategies

Ms.​ O'Dell teaches​ ninth-grade English. She is planning a unit about using figurative language. She begins by asking herself what her students should be able to know and do with figurative language by the time they complete the unit. What type of approach is Ms.​ O'Dell using?

• Backward Design
• Learner-directed instruction
• Teacher-directed instruction
• Authentic application

Effective teachers vary their instructional strategies. Mrs. Haugen divides students into groups and gives each group a segment of the historical timeline for the unit​ they've been studying. She gives each group a poster board and markers. Next she instructs each group to make a poster that shows historical events that occurred during their segment of history. What type of instructional strategies does Mrs. Haugen use in this​ scenario?

• Traditional
• Student-directed
• Authentic
• Teacher-directed

Which of the following is NOT an effective way that teachers adhere to planning and carrying out instructions?

• Begin by determining what they want students to know and be able to do.
• Use variety of of instructional strategies, often given with single lesson.
• Help students make sense of, remember, and apply classroom subject matter.
• Focus on skills that are most likely to enhance student's short term memory in and out of school.

Which of the following teachers did not successfully write a useful learning objective for a​ lesson?

• Ms.​ Condor's objective states that students will be able to quote the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution by the end of the lesson.
• Mr.​ Webb's objective states that he will present two methods for conducting an Internet search on the topic of erosion.
• Ms.​ Benaglio's objective states that by the end of the​ lesson, students should be able to write a thesis statement that meets the standards established in the text.
• Mr.​ Granger's objective states that students will be able to sort their rock samples into their appropriate categories by the end of the lesson.

Mr. Franco teaches government at the high school level. He is in the process of planning a lesson about the legislative process. After conducting a task​ analysis, he came to several conclusions. Considering the function of a task​ analysis, which one of the following conclusions is not based on the task​ analysis?

• The best way to teach about the complexities of the legislative process is to teach basic information about the legislature first.
• He should teach the complex concepts by breaking them down into several simpler nuggets of information and teaching each one separately.
  
• The best way for students to learn about the legislative process is to read the text and conduct online research.
• Students need to practice the steps involved in a legislative bill becoming law in order to understand the complex process.

Which of the following best describes the "remember" portion of Bloom's Taxonomy?

• Recognizing or recalling information learned at earlier time.
• Constructing meaning from instructional materials and messages.
• Using knowledge in a familiar or new situation.
• Making judgments about information using certain criteria or standards.

Which one of the following is the best example ​of expository instruction​?

• A debate between two groups of studentslong dash—​"artists" and ​"critics"long dash—who discuss the role of social commentary through art
• A project in which students take photos of public art installations in their city and create a map for a walking tour of historic sculptures
• An essay assignment in which students must imagine themselves as a controversial artist defending his or her work
• A multimedia art history website with photos of famous artwork as well as video commentaries accompanied by comprehensive timelines

Which one of the following​ teachers does not adhere to the general instructional purposes and guidelines for homework​ assignments?

• Ms. Rollands always discusses homework in class the very next day while it is fresh in​ students' minds.
• Mr. Higgs gives a mixture of required and nonrequired homework assignments.
• Ms. Parson weights homework as a large part of​ students' final grades.
• Mr. Sammons tries to come up with creative homework that has a​ "fun" element to it.

A teacher might ask any of the following questions during a social studies unit about Central America. Which one is the best example of ​a ​higher-level question​?

• "What Native American cultural group did​ Hernán Cortés encounter as he traveled across the Yucatan​ peninsula?"
• "What two oceans could you see if you were to travel to Central​ America?"
• "What is the capital of​ Nicaragua?"
• ​"What might happen if Panama decided to close the Panama​ Canal?"

Which of the following is NOT a Teacher-Directed Instructional Strategy?

• Presenting new material through lectures and textbooks.
• Stimulating and guiding class discussions.
• Promoting Mastery.
• None of the above.