Essential Elements of Instruction

How many elements are included in Essential Elements of Instruction's framework?

• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8

Answer explanation

There are 8 elements in the framework.

Which answer best reflects the correct order of elements in the EEI framework?

• Objective; Anticipatory Set; Input; Closure

• Modeling; Check for Understanding, Objective, Closure

• Objective; Anticipatory Set; Input; Check for Understanding

• Input; Check for Understanding; Modeling; Guided Practice

Answer explanation

The correct order for the 8 elements of EII are:

1) Anticipatory Set

2) Objective & Purpose

3) Input or Active Participation

4) Modeling

5) Check for understanding

6) Guided practice

7) Independent practice

8) Closure

Patty is developing her lesson on how sounds are made. She has decided to begin by having students listen to a variety of sounds and find out what they know about sounds. She will then introduce the objective of the lesson. According to EEI, what should Patty plan to do next?

• Model how sounds are made

• Give students an opportunity to explore different things that make sounds

• Ask questions to check for understanding

• Give the students worksheets to practice independently

Answer explanation

The next step in EEI is to provide students with a way to actively participate and engage with the topic. In this case, letting students explore with different things that make sounds.

In a lesson on food webs, after students are asked to work with group members to create a food web they are familiar with. This is an example of:

• Closure

• Independent Practice

• Anticipatory Set

• Modeling

Answer explanation

According to the EEI framework, independent practice is when students demonstrate their understanding of the learning by working through an activity or exercise.

Henry creates a slide that lists what the students should be able to know and do after the lesson. Which element of EEI is this an example of?

• Objective and Purpose

• Closure

• Anticipatory Set

• None of the above

Answer explanation

EEI states that students should be told what/how/why they are going to learn in the lesson. This is the objective and purpose.

After the students explore different food chains, Mr. Frye displays a completed full chain and models placing the organism in the correct level based on what they eat. He quickly checks for understanding and then asks students to help him complete a food chain. This is an example of:

• Guided Practice

• Modeling

• Checking for Understanding

• Independent Practice

Answer explanation

In guided practice, students practice the content alongside the teacher who uses the information to check for understanding.

What is generally the final step in an EEI lesson?

• Objective & Purpose

• Closure

• Check for understanding

• Independent Practice

Answer explanation

The lesson typically ends on closure, which cues students to the fact that they have arrived at the end of the lesson.

Independent Practice can involve all options below but:

• Homework

• An exit ticket

• A teacher-led demonstration

• None of these are examples of independent practice

Answer explanation

Independent practice allows students to demonstrate their learning. This can take place as homework, as an exit ticket that asks students to practice their learning, or another type of assessment. A teacher-led demonstration is not independent practice.

What is the a purpose of the Anticipatory Set element?

• To elicit prior knowledge or experiences

• To test students

• To introduce the objectives

• To model what is to come in the lesson

Answer explanation

The anticipatory set allows teachers to engage student in the learning and elicit prior knowledge that students can connect to.

Which type of instructional strategy is the Essential Elements of Instruction framework?

• Teacher - Centered

• Student - Centered

• Both

• Neither

Answer explanation

EEI includes components of both teacher-led and student-led instructional strategies.