Educ 104 Midterm Quiz

The word "method" comes from the Greek word

• Metodos

• Mehodos

• Methodos

• Methodo

This refers to the art or skill of performance. It is the individual strategy done by the teacher and students to make learning more effective.

• Skill

• Technique

• Method

• Principle

This model is teacher-centered and frequently entails lengthy lecture sessions or one-way presentations.

• Demonstrator

• Facilitator

• Delegator

• Authority

This style is best suited for curricula that require lab activities, such as chemistry and biology, or subjects that warrant peer feedback, like debate and creative writing.

• Facilitator

• Delegator

• Demonstrator

• Hybrid

It follows an integrated approach to teaching that blends the teacher’s personality and interests with students’ needs and curriculum-appropriate methods.

• Facilitator

• Authority

• Demonstrator

• Hybrid

Critics of the “sage on the stage” lecture style point to the “TABULARASA” theory, which assumes a student’s mind is essentially empty and needs to be filled by the “expert” teacher.

• Passive vs Active

• Knowledge vs Information

• Empty Vessel

• Interactive Classrooms

Contemporary teaching styles tend to be group-focused and inquiry-driven. These teaching methods embrace subsets of alternative teaching styles, including modeling, coaching, and test preparation through rubrics scaffolding.

• Empty Vessel

• Constructivists

• Knowledge vs Information

• Interactive Classrooms

Laptops and tablets, video conferencing, and podcasts in classrooms play a vital role in today’s teaching styles. With technology in mind, it is imperative that teachers assess their students’ knowledge while they are learning.

• Classroom Management

• Empty Vessel

• Interactive Classrooms

• Constructivists

It implies a complete understanding, or full comprehension, of a particular subject.

• Information

• Wisdom

• Philosophy

• Knowledge

Who is the proponent of "Learning by Doing"?

• John Piaget

• John Locke

• John Dewey

• John Travolta