Using and Developing Lesson Plan Quiz

To inquire, gather, process, and apply are Four-Phases of a ____________ plan.

• budgeting

• business

• teaching

• lesson

In reviewing your lesson plan for nutrition you realize that most of your activities are teacher-centered and do not require active learning by students.

Which of the following activities might you incorporate into your lesson to increase student-centered active learning?

• Have students listen to a presentation by a guest speaker and take notes.

• Have students interview an expert and display what they learn in a graphic organizer.

• Have students select and watch a video on nutrition from the resource library.

• Have students watch a webcast of a panel of experts on nutrition.

Name the three components of each stage of the Four-Phase lesson plan.

• Direct instructor focus, learning activity, and reflection.

• Direct student focus, learning activity, and reflection.

• Direct student focus, memorization activity, and reflection.

• Direct student focus, learning activity, and rehearsal.

What are the Four-Phases of a lesson plan?

• Inquire, Gather, Process, Apply

• Research, Initiate, Evaluate, Retrain

• Inquire, Initiate, Evaluate, Integrate

• Inquire, Gather, Apply, Evaluate

Why is reflecting an important stage of the learning process?

• It helps students value their education.

• It gives students time to bond with peers.

• It helps students retrieve and work with information in their short-term memory.

• It helps students store the newly acquired information in their long-term memory.

JROTC learning plans support Cadet learning by communicating the target outcome, performance expectations, learning activities, and assessment activities for each lesson to students. Which of the following describe the most effective way to use learning plans to enhance student learning?

• Review the information provided in the learning plan at the beginning of the lesson. Refer to the learning plan throughout the learning process.

• Compile all of the learning plans for a unit into a packet and hand it out on the first day of class. At the end of the course, have students review the learning plans as a summary of what they learned in the class.

• Post the learning plans on the bulletin board in the JROTC classroom. Explain to students that the current learning plan will be posted throughout the course.

• Store the learning plans in a file cabinet in the JROTC classroom so they are available in case a student asks for one.

Which of the following analogies does not represent the purpose of a lesson plan?

• A lesson plan guides the teaching of a lesson as a recipe guides the creation of a meal.

• A lesson plan guides the teaching of a lesson as a railroad track guides a train.

• A lesson plan guides the teaching of a lesson as sheet music guides a musical performance.

• A lesson plan guides the teaching of a lesson as a map guides a traveler.

What is the definition of the word "inquire"?

• A learning activity designed to motivate and engage learners

• The phase in a lesson plan designed to connect new learning to past experience

• An activity that requires learners to think about and communicate their learning experiences

• One who leads a discussion or guides an activity

You are developing a lesson plan to teach orienteering to your fellow Cadets. You will begin the lesson by having students share experiences with hiking or orienteering. Next, a guest speaker will share his or her adventures with orienteering. Students will then perform research on orienteering, and will watch a video demonstration on orienteering techniques. Finally, students will complete a practice activity on using a compass. As you review your lesson plan with your JROTC instructor, she suggests that you are missing one of the phases in a Four-Phase lesson plan.

Which phase do you determine needs to be added to your lesson plan?

• Inquire

• Gather

• Process

• Apply

What is the definition of the word "gather"?

• A learning activity designed to motivate and engage learners

• The phase in a lesson plan designed to assist learners in gathering new ideas and information

• The phase in a lesson plan designed to provide opportunities for practicing new skills and processing information

• A center of activity, attraction, or attention; a point of concentration; directed attention