Teaching Methods Vocab

an analysis developed by Benjamin Bloom, that is used as a basis for understanding and teaching various levels of thought by dividing thinking skills into six levels

• Bloom's Taxonomy

• Student-Centered Methods

• Teacher-Centered Methods

• Instructional Methods

questions designed to require more than a few words as an answer

• open-ended questions

• multiple choice

• sit still time

• pacing

a pause between asking a question and accepting an answer, designed to allow students to mentally process the question and to formulate their replies

• wait time

• pacing

• open-ended questions

• closure

the rate at which a teacher presents components of a lesson or the lessons throughout the day

• pacing

• wait time

• closure

• open-ended questions

a summarizing process that helps students draw conclusions based on what they have learned

• closure

• wait time

• pacing

• Instructional methods

teaching strategies in which the teacher's role is to present the information and to direct the learning process of students

• teacher-centered learning

• student-centered learning

• peer-centered learning

• bait and switch

teaching strategies in which the teacher acts as a facilitator or guide, but students are actively involved in directing and achieving their own learning

• teacher-centered learning

• student-centered learning

• Socratic method

• digital learning

a discussion format in which a group of people present and discuss a topic and answer questions

• teacher-centered learning

• panel discussions

• moderator

• simulations

in a panel discussion, the person responsible for the introduction, summary, and relaying questions to the panel

• panel discussion

• moderator

• teacher-centered learning

• student in charge

learning activities that put students in a situation that feels real even though the situation is not. Students function within that environment

• simulations

• panel discussions

• project-based learning

• expert groups