Teaching Strategies

What are teaching strategies?

• Strategies for teacher professional development

• Ways to organize a classroom

• Types of school subjects

• Methods used by teachers to help students learn

Answer explanation

Methods used by teachers to help students learn

What informs the choice of a strategy?

• Teacher's mood

• Weather conditions

• Research and student needs

• Student preferences

Answer explanation

The choice of a strategy is informed by research and student needs, as these factors help determine the most effective approach to teaching and learning.

What are the basic elements of cooperative learning?

• Competition, individual work, teacher-centered instruction, group processing

• Interdependence, individual accountability, promotive interaction, group processing

• Lecture, homework, exams, group projects

• Reading, writing, listening, speaking

Answer explanation

The basic elements of cooperative learning are interdependence, individual accountability, promotive interaction, and group processing.

What is one advantage of cooperative learning?

• Increases competition among students

• Reduces student engagement

• Promotes teamwork and collaboration

• Encourages individualism

Answer explanation

Promotes teamwork and collaboration

What do beliefs about teaching and learning influence?

• The seating arrangement of students

• The weather in the classroom

• The effectiveness of instructional strategies

• The color of the whiteboard

Answer explanation

Beliefs about teaching and learning influence the effectiveness of instructional strategies, not the seating arrangement of students, the weather in the classroom, or the color of the whiteboard.

How does cooperative learning benefit students?

• Increases competition among students

• Reduces student engagement

• Promotes teamwork and collaboration

• Encourages individualism

What role does research play in choosing teaching strategies?

• Teacher's mood

• Weather conditions

• Research and student needs

• Student preferences

How are teaching strategies defined?

• Strategies for teacher professional development

• Ways to organize a classroom

• Types of school subjects

• Methods used by teachers to help students learn