Self-Evaluation 11-12-13-14 CURRICULUM

The Problem-Based Learning model ______.

• is a teacher-directed model in which the teacher introduces new content in a directive or prescriptive way

• focuses on helping students acquire new knowledge and situate new concepts and their characteristics into existing conceptual frameworks

• creates opportunity for students to hone problem-solving skills for practical purposes

• is a teacher-guided model through which students develop an understanding of a concept by examining examples and nonexamples

Project-Based Learning differs from the Problem-Based Learning teaching model in that ______.

• it seeks to promote student engagement in the learning process

• it structures student learning around a meaningful topic

• it invites student input on the direction of the learning process

• it always centers on a project or task for students to accomplish

Problem-Based Learning should be applied primarily to ______.

• solve authentic problems

• teach academic vocabulary

• teach concepts

• teach metacognitive thinking

The Problem-Based Learning model often cultivates cooperative social skills in that ______.

• it allows students to learn from and with one another

• students must agree on and divide up responsibilities to solve the problem

• students may engage in cross-cultural communication to work together to solve the problem

• all of the above

The Problem-Based Learning model is effective in helping students to ______.

• engage in a competitive, independent learning process

• operate as self-directed learners able to work cooperatively in a group

• complete standardized test-like learning tasks

• follow prescribed learning tasks to solve a problem identified by the teacher

Which of the following are the steps in the Problem-Based Learning model?

• identify the problem, develop a plan for solving a problem, implement the plan, evaluate the implementation of the plan

• lesson introduction, divergent phase, convergent phase, closure, application

• introduction, presentation, guided practice, independent practice

• pose question, make hypotheses, gather data, assess hypotheses, generalize about findings, analyze the process

Which of the following is not a Cooperative Learning model?

• The General Cooperative Learning model

• The Jigsaw model

• The Inductive model

• The Graffiti model

What do all of the Cooperative Learning models have in common?

• Each of the models primarily focus on individual achievement.

• Each of the models simultaneously develop social skills and academic content learning.

• Each of the models assume that social construction of knowledge is not natural and must be mechanically taught.

• Each of the models emphasize content memorization over peer interaction.

Which of the following best reflects positive interdependence in the Cooperative Learning model?

• working together toward a common goal in ways that support the success of all students

• working effectively with the group due to feeling one’s individual efforts count and will be assessed

• developing and practicing active listening, trust-building, conflict resolution, and leadership skills

• engaging cognitively with other group members to develop new ideas, synthesize existing understanding, make decisions, and apply their knowledge in ways that represent the best of group thinking

Which of the following best reflects group processing in the Cooperative Learning model?

• working together toward a common goal in ways that support the success of all students

• working effectively with the group due to feeling one’s individual efforts count and will be assessed

• developing and practicing active listening, trust-building, conflict resolution, and leadership skills

• engaging cognitively with other group members to develop new ideas, synthesize existing understanding, make decisions, and apply their knowledge in ways that represent the best of group thinking