Teaching Strategies Quiz 1

What is an important factor for the effectiveness of small group work?

• Large desk for all students to work at

• Having even numbers in each group

• Giving students cooperative learning strategies

• Having groups of similar academic ability

What is the purpose of 'chunking' when planning a lesson?

• To identify prerequisite knowledge

• To sequence concepts into small steps

• To plan for multiple tasks in a lesson

• To improve student self-esteem

What is the last important step when scaffolding in teaching?

• Take down the scaffolding so students can complete independently

• Map the components of the task

• Provide support at a detailed level

• Provide a template for students to write on

The order of chunking is;

• Identify prerequisite knowledge

• Identify the most basic steps

• Identify the series of next steps

• Design the next steps

• Design practice tasks

Feedback must be;

• Timely, Specific, Understandable, Individual

• Timely, Specific, Short, Actionable

• Timely, Written, Understandable, Actionable

• Timely, Specific, Understandable, Actionable

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Examples

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(b) Non-examples

• Commenting on at least as many strengths as weaknesses

• Going over the test or assignemnt when no opportunity for improvement

• Give feedback on important learning targets

• Writing to students who dont read well

• Using the same comments for all students

• Giving feedback specific to individual performance

How confident do you feel about trialling your chosen strategy for the rest of term (1 - not confident 5 - confident)

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