Educational Concepts and Teaching Strategies Quiz

What is a characteristic of a critical thinker?

• Organizes thoughts to articulate them

• Ignores evidence

• Believes all opinions are right

• Makes judgments without evidence

What is creative thinking?

• A way to memorize facts

• A method to follow strict rules

• A way of looking at problems from a fresh perspective

• A process of converging ideas

What does divergent thinking involve?

• Following a set path

• Exploring many possible solutions

• Finding one correct answer

• Ignoring creative ideas

What is the focus of convergent thinking?

• Exploring unorthodox solutions

• Encouraging creativity

• Finding the 'correct' answer

• Generating multiple solutions

What should lesson plans always include?

• How the lesson will be evaluated

• A list of textbooks

• A field trip

• A guest speaker

What is an instructional objective?

• A vague idea of what students might learn

• A clear statement of what students will achieve

• A schedule of activities

• A list of resources

What is the first level of Bloom's Taxonomy?

• Knowledge

• Application

• Analysis

• Evaluation

What is differentiation in education?

• Giving more work to advanced students

• Using multiple instructional approaches

• Teaching all students the same way

• Ignoring individual needs

What is the purpose of the anticipatory set in direct instruction?

• To assess students' prior knowledge

• To get students' attention

• To provide independent practice

• To summarize the lesson

What is cooperative learning?

• Students working individually

• Students competing against each other

• Learners placed in diverse groups

• Teachers lecturing to the class