NCC Planning

The national curriculum standards

• have been in existence in the United States since 1960

• have been developed only for math, science, and tech education

• represent a mandated national standard curriculum defining what students should know and be able to do

• represent the best thinking panels of experts about the essential elements of basic core subject students should acquire

Which of the following is an effective strategy to use in a lesson closing?

• asking students to summarize what they learned

• testing students on what they learned

• building background knowledge

• differentiation

Which of the following best illustrates differentiated content?

• some students, for the biography unit, choose to read about Martin Luther King, Jr. and others about Cesar Chevez

• some students work on the multiplication facts just taught by doing flashcards with a partner and some by playing a computer game/tutorial

• some students develop a skit showing what they've learned about recycling and others write an essay

• some students turn in their work a few days past the due date for full credit

Which of the following is NOT an example of a student-centered instructional activity?

• demonstration

• buzz session

• sociodrama

• symposium

If you want your students to learn how to read a centigrade thermometer, from the following the best strategy would be to.....

• formally lecture to the students about how to read a centigrade thermometer

• show students a brief video film clip on how to read a centigrade thermometer

• have cooperative learning groups discuss how to read a centigrade thermometer

• demonstrate to the students or show a video film clip on who to read a centigrade thermometer and follow by having students practice reading a centigrade thermometer

About the learning center: which one of the following is a FALSE statement?

• A choice of two or more activities at the center is recommended.

• The learning center is a useful place to isolate a student as punishment for the student misbehavior.

• The purpose and instructions for the center should be clearly posted and easily understood by the student user.

• The learning center should be designed around a relevant theme, one that integrates student learning with activities that cross subject boundaries.

Remembering Italy on a map because of its shape that resembles a boot is an example of

• Vee mapping

• a mnemonic

• Ven ndiagramming

• thinking process mapping

A question that causes students to compare and to contrast is a question

• requiring convergent thinking only

• at the lowest level of mental operation

• at the highest level of mental operation

• at the intermediate level of mental operation

Questions that cause students to apply a principle to a new situation call for

• convergent thinking only

• a low level of mental operation

• a relatively high level of mental operation

• an intermediate level of mental operation

The classification of questions is closely related to the taxonomy used to classify

• learning styles

• instructional media

• instructional strategies

• objectives in the cognitive domain