Facilitating Learning - Learner-Centered Cognition

Which of the following potential factors affecting teaching are not related to instructional facilities and learning environments?

• Non-availability of textbooks/reading materials for use

• Shortage of highly qualified teachers

• Proactive moves in the interactive processes

• Availability of smart classes

Some of the Teacher Mai's students have been continually observed to have had problems comprehending her Math lessons, in which she keeps on lecturing. What is the best thing for Teacher Mai to do in order to help her students catch up with the lessons?

• Keep on teaching even if her style does not change.

• Give pop quizzes to her students.

• Encourage student participation during every meeting.

• Give her students low grades.

What is the classroom design of a multilingual classroom?

• It expects not so close rapport among the students and teacher.

• It uses cultural concepts to teach advance academic concept.

• It adds the first language vocabulary from what the child has learnt.

• It requires involvement of local community in the development of curriculum, learning materials and learning teaching process.

Choose the description that best represents diversity from among the following.

• It accepts differences among people.

• It accepts inequality among people.

• It leads to discrimination among people.

• It leads to similarity of people.

Which of the following needs is addressed when teachers encourage active class participation through individual and group activities?

• The need to be accepted, important and appreciated.

• The need to be popular within the group.

• The need to be close to the teacher.

• The need to be happy and satisfied at the expense of others.

Which among the statements below does not characterize effective classroom management?

• It teaches students to depend on others for self-control and self-regulation.

• It redirects misbehavior quickly once it occurs.

• It respects cultural norms and creeds of students.

• trategies are uncomplicated that they can be enforced consistently.

In an inclusive classroom with diverse learners, cooperative learning and peer tutoring.

• Reward Power should not be practiced and students should be segregated based on their abilities.

• Should be used only sometimes since it promotes comparison with classmates.

• Should be actively discouraged and competition should be promoted.

• Should be actively promoted to facilitate peer-acceptance.

Which of the following does not encourage student participation?

• Quiet members are allowed to remain quiet and passive.

• During discussion, feelings and emotions are allowed to be in the open.

• The teacher shows empathic listening towards all her students.

• Directions are given clearly and concisely by the teacher.

The following does not encourage learning facilitation except for this.

• Focus on the left hemisphere of the brain.

• Focus on the cognitive objectives often.

• Involve both hemispheres of the brain.

• Focus on the right hemisphere of the brain.

New teachers like Teacher Jojo Simbulan, Teacher Elaine Rodriguez, and Teacher Dennis Yatco want to learn how to brainstorm effectively with their students. Which of the following must they avoid for their students to generate more ideas?

• Accepting and appreciative attitude

• Openness to other's opinion

• Non-threatening atmosphere.

• Judgmental and narrow-minded outlook