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Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many Principles of Instruction does Rosenshine describe in his 2010 paper?

a)

17

b)

9

c)

10

d)

5

2.

Why should the teacher present new material in small steps?

a)

Helps make tasks more manageable for students.

b)

We shouldn't. We should teach everything in one go.

c)

The brain can comprehend new information very quickly.

d)

Reduces cognitive load.

3.

Why is a daily review important?

a)

It reminds students to complete work outside of the classroom. 

b)

Allows students to re-activate recently acquired knowledge.

c)

It maintains interest in a subject. 

d)

It keeps the mind fresh. 

4.

Why is it important for the teacher to provide models?

a)

Models can help teachers provide a good explanation. 

b)

To help visual learners.

c)

Students can work immediately on the new information.

d)

So that students have support to help them to learn how to solve problems.

5.

Identify one strategy Rosenshine recommends to help obtain high success rates?

a)

High use of praised-based feedback. 

b)

Published ranking of student achievement.

c)

Completing lots of worksheets. 

d)

Growth mindset.

6.

Which of the following would not be considered scaffolding to support student learning of difficult tasks?

a)

Modelling.

b)

Checklist.

c)

Solutions.

d)

Writing frame.

7.

What is the purpose of guided student practice?

a)

To minimise 'teacher talk'.

b)

So that students have some time manipulating new material in order to store it into their long-term memory.

c)

So students are kept busy. 

d)

To encourage independence. 

8.

Why is it important to check for understanding?

a)

Helps the teacher rank ability levels. 

b)

Provides feedback to teachers about which part of the material might need to be revisited or re-taught.

c)

Reduces cognitive load at the beginning of the lesson.

d)

To assess students oracy skills. 

9.

Identify two strategies you could implement in the classroom to review weekly and monthly learned material?

a)

Asking students for some straightforward factual recall.

b)

Ask a high-prior attaining student to summarise key points for the whole class. 

c)

Low stakes multiple choice questionnaire. 

d)

Using questions such as 'have you understood...' at the beginning of each lesson. 

10.

How many strands does Tom Sherrington use to demonstrate connections between individual principles?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

10

d)

6