Ed Prep II 3rd Nine Weeks Exam Review

Educational standards are...

• sometimes called instructional goals

• developed by teachers and principals

• developed at the national level

• very detailed

Curriculum ____________________.

• is clearly defined in all subject areas

• determines what topics should be taught and to what depth

• is less specific than standards

• requires teachers to follow a prescribed plan

To design a course plan, the teacher needs to consider all of the following EXCEPT _________________.

• class and school schedules

• instructional units

• making sure to include the latest buzz words

• teacher characteristics

The elements of a lesson plan must ______________.

• follow a specific format

• include how the lesson will be assessed for student mastery of objectives

• include all of the elements listed in the text

• include a teacher self-assessment

Instructional objectives __________________.

• include general behaviors of the students

• describe the conditions under which learning will take place

• should be written in terms of what the teacher will do

• are not necessary for all lesson plans

Effective teachers find ideas and inspiration for their lessons from ______________.

• teacher guides that accompany textbooks

• other teachers

• teaching magazines and websites

• all of these are ways teachers get ideas and inspiration for lessons

Teachers can create successful learning activities because of their knowledge of the subject and their experience with a variety of methods.

• True

• False

Application, comprehension, and synthesis are all considered to be higher-order thinking skills.

• True

• False

The effective use of questions is a critical skill in all teaching.

• True

• False