Assessing Educational Resources and Strategies

The video provides an overview of the English EOC and STAR preparation workbooks, detailing their structure, including diagnostic and post-tests, and a three-step instructional approach. It explains the skill lessons, student activities, and the teacher's edition, which offers sample responses and rationales. The video also discusses how schools use these workbooks for year-long instruction, test preparation, and intervention, highlighting their benefits in improving student performance.

What is the primary purpose of the STAR preparation and practice interactive workbooks?

• To prepare students for the STAR test

• To offer general knowledge

• To provide entertainment

• To teach advanced mathematics

How are the two sides of the workbook organized?

• They are in different languages

• They are upside down with respect to each other

• They are identical

• They are unrelated

What is the first step in the three-step approach to instruction and practice?

• Focused remediation

• Monitoring practice

• Identifying individual needs

• Taking the final test

What do the diagnostic and post-tests assess?

• Only writing skills

• Only reading skills

• The same TEKS

• Different subjects

What is included in each skill lesson to help students connect the lesson to their experience?

• A group discussion

• A final exam

• A check-in activity

• A video tutorial

What is the purpose of the 'Think About Your Thinking' activity?

• To memorize facts

• To reflect on strategies and reasoning

• To solve math problems

• To write an essay

What does the teacher's edition provide to help teachers give feedback?

• Sample student responses

• A list of questions

• A video guide

• A grading rubric

How are the reading STAR practice selections ordered?

• By increasing text complexity

• By author name

• By publication date

• By genre

What do margin activities in the reading selections help students do?

• Solve puzzles

• Write essays

• Apply reading skills

• Draw pictures

How do schools commonly use the workbooks?

• As a STAR supplement or primary resource

• As a summer activity

• For sports training

• For art classes