Engaged Learning Quiz

What does it mean to be engaged in learning?

• An active process in which knowledge and understanding are acquired through participation, inquiry, involvement, and direct experience

• The degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion that students show when they are learning or being taught

• Engagement happens when students dive deep into learning activities, when they are mentally and emotionally absorbed by the study materials, and often when interacting with peers

• A passive process where students listen to lectures without participating

What are some characteristics of adolescent learners that influence the way they are supported and taught?

• Seeking guidance from trusted adults, moving towards independence, searching for identity and acceptance, needing energy release and physical movement

• Preferring to work alone, avoiding interaction with peers, lacking curiosity and interest in learning

• Being self-sufficient, avoiding asking questions, not seeking approval from others

• Preferring to be passive learners, avoiding participation in classroom activities

What is a key element in creating a safe learning environment for students?

• A strict environment where students are afraid to express themselves

• An environment that promotes exclusion and discourages diversity

• A competitive environment where students are judged and criticized for their mistakes

• A trusting educational environment in which students feel comfortable participating, asking questions, taking risks, and receiving constructive feedback

What is the purpose of jigsaw learning as a cooperative strategy?

• Does not require students to take ownership of material or teach it to others

• Limits students' interaction and communication with each other

• Encourages individual competition and discourages teamwork

• Promotes a team effort of collaboration and discussion, gives practice of life skills such as organization, time management, and clear communication of information to others

How does the teacher in the video describe the jigsaw activity and its benefits?

• Each team becomes an expert on a topic, students switch around to explain what they learned, includes movement, students feel like experts, promotes deeper understanding

• Each team has a leader, no interaction with other teams, no movement, students feel isolated, does not promote deeper understanding

• Each team works individually, no switching of students, no movement, students feel unimportant, does not promote deeper understanding

• Each team competes against the others, students stay in the same groups, no movement involved, students feel overwhelmed, does not promote deeper understanding