Quiz on Differentiated Instruction

What is the main goal of differentiated instruction?

• To make teacher's lives easier

• To provide only one way of learning for all students

• To focus on a single learning style for all students

• To tailor lessons to meet each student's individual interests, needs, and strengths

What are the four main areas across which instruction can be differentiated?

• Math, science, history, and art

• Content, process, product, and environment

• Reading, writing, speaking, and listening

• Visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile

Why is differentiated instruction beneficial?

• It makes learning more difficult for students

• It limits students' choices about how they learn

• It helps educators connect with different learning styles

• It only benefits students with disabilities

What is the mindset required for differentiating instruction, according to Larry Ferlazzo?

• Recognizing and responding to students' different gifts and challenges

• Following a preplanned list of strategies

• Ignoring students' differences

• Treating everyone equally

What is the first step for teachers to implement differentiated instruction?

• Utilizing a variety of personalized learning methods and student assessments

• Setting baselines for individual students

• Providing multiple texts and types of learning materials

• Offering students options to choose from in assignments or lesson plans

What does differentiated instruction thrive in?

• A classroom environment where students are working toward shared goals with a growth mindset

• A classroom environment where students are not working toward shared goals

• A competitive and individualistic classroom environment

• A classroom environment where students are not responsive to differentiation

What does Lisa Westman suggest teachers address in their instructional planning for differentiation?

• What do my students need? How do I know? What will I do to meet their needs? How do I know if what I'm doing is not working?

• What do my students need? How do I know? What will I do to meet their needs? How do I know if what I'm doing is working?

• What do my students need? How do I know? What will I do to meet their needs? How do I know if what I'm doing is irrelevant?

• What do my students need? How do I know? What will I do to meet their needs? How do I know if what I'm doing is unnecessary?

According to Carol Ann Tomlinson, why do teachers differentiate instruction?

• To treat all students equally

• To make differentiation more complicated

• To honor the reality of the students they teach

• To ignore the different learning styles of students

What does differentiated instruction enable teachers to do?

• Teach all students in the same way

• Personalize learning for students

• Ignore the unique needs of students

• Make learning more difficult for students

What does differentiated instruction require teachers to be responsive to?

• Administrator needs

• Parent needs

• Teacher needs

• Student needs