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WorksheetsCHRIST NATION GROUP OF SCHOOLS :PMI/PSI TRAINING ASSESSMENT
Total questions: 79
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which tool can be used for facilitating direct instruction?
Interactive White Board (IWB) or Interactive Projector
Document Camera
Student Response System (Clickers)
Classroom Sound System
Which type of presentation can be used for facilitating direct instruction?
Notebook or PDF presentation
Video game interface
Animated movie trailer
Social media post
What method can be used to gather responses from students during direct instruction?
Student Polling
Silent Reading
Homework Submission
Group Project
Who can be considered as part of the social group in facilitating direct instruction?
Teacher
Student
Parent
Administrator
According to the slide 'Flipped Classroom in Class', how long should the direct instruction be?
30 minutes
20 minutes
10 minutes
1 hour
Fill in the blank: In the 'Flipped Classroom in Class' model, you know that all the students got the instruction, but you cannot be sure students will watch a ______ at home.
video
book
presentation
worksheet
Fill in the blank: The goal of direct instruction that involves giving basic knowledge/information to students is ________.
Deliver
Confuse
Ignore
Complicate
Fill in the blank: The goal of direct instruction that involves demonstrating the Problem Solving Process (Metacognitive Modeling) is ________.
Model
Memorize
Ignore
Summarize
Fill in the blank: The goal of direct instruction that involves presenting new concepts is ________.
Introduce
Summarize
Evaluate
Ignore
Fill in the blank: The goal of direct instruction that involves building on prior knowledge is ________.
Expand
Ignore
Reduce
Limit
Fill in the blank: The goal of direct instruction that involves offering understanding on challenging concepts is ________.
Provide insight
Increase confusion
Limit participation
Discourage questions
According to Direct Instruction Strategy #1, what is the recommended maximum amount of time you should spend talking about a new topic?
2 minutes
5 to 7 minutes, and no more than ten minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
Direct Instruction Strategy #1 suggests that after talking for more than ten minutes, most students won't be ______ you.
hearing
seeing
writing
calling
According to Direct Instruction Strategy #2, what percentage of class time should students be working together?
25%
50%
75%
100%
According to Direct Instruction Strategy #2, your talk time should be averaging no more than _____?
25%
50%
75%
90%
According to Direct Instruction Strategy #2, you should be addressing students for about 25% of the class time.
True
False
According to Direct Instruction Strategy #3, what should you bring in when relevant to the topic? (Fill in the blank)
your own life experiences
a textbook from another subject
irrelevant jokes
random facts unrelated to the lesson
According to Direct Instruction Strategy #3, what kind of applications should you share with students? (Fill in the blank)
any applications that you think will resonate with students
only applications that are difficult to understand
applications that are unrelated to the lesson
applications that are outdated
According to Direct Instruction Strategy #3, should you just read slides or speak about them and how you relate to them?
speak about them and how you relate to them
just read the slides without any explanation
skip the slides entirely
only show images without talking
According to Direct Instruction Strategy #3, why should you keep your speaking short? (Fill in the blank)
students want to talk to each other more than listen to you
it helps you remember your lesson plan
it makes the class quieter
it saves time for grading assignments
According to Direct Instruction Strategy #4, why should students be focused on what the teacher is saying?
Because they know it will be brief and they need to understand it to answer a question in a few minutes.
Because the teacher will give them free time afterwards.
Because the teacher will repeat the information several times.
Because the students are expected to memorize everything word for word.
According to Direct Instruction Strategy #4, what should students note during the lesson?
Students should be noting anything beyond the slides that the teacher explains and that they consider useful.
Students should only copy the slides word for word.
Students should not take any notes during the lesson.
Students should only write down what is on the board.
According to Direct Instruction Strategy #4, teachers should print the slides for the students.
True
False
Fill in the blank: Every student doesn't have to learn the topic from your ______ instruction.
direct
written
recorded
group
Many students will learn the topic from each other according to Direct Instruction Strategy #5.
True
False
According to Direct Instruction Strategy #5, should you keep talking until everyone 'gets it'?
Yes
No
According to Direct Instruction Strategy #5, if what fraction of the class understands the topic, that will work out?
1/3
1/2
1/4
2/3
Which of the following is a strategy for facilitating social constructivism?
Round Tables
Individual Lectures
Silent Reading
Solo Projects
Which of the following is a method used in facilitating social constructivism?
Group Problem Solving
Memorization Drills
Independent Study
Lecture Only
Fill in the blank: A __________ setting is important for facilitating social constructivism.
heterogeneous
isolated
competitive
homogeneous
Which teaching method involves students teaching each other as a way to facilitate social constructivism?
Peer Teaching
Teacher Lecture
Online Modules
Homework Assignments
Fill in the blank: In social constructivism, teachers are responsible for ______ problems to solve.
providing
ignoring
avoiding
complicating
Fill in the blank: Facilitating problem solving by setting ______ expectations is a teacher action in social constructivism.
group
individual
low
unrealistic
Fill in the blank: Being part of the social group (teaching by ______ around) is a teacher action in social constructivism.
wandering
sitting
writing
listening
Fill in the blank: Encouraging students to work ______ is a teacher action in social constructivism.
together
alone
silently
individually
Fill in the blank: Maintaining strong ______ management is a teacher action in social constructivism.
classroom
financial
resource
project
What is one of the student actions in Social Constructivism that involves collaboration?
Working alone
Working in groups
Ignoring others
Memorizing facts
Fill in the blank: In Social Constructivism, students are encouraged to build on prior knowledge and construct new, ______ knowledge together.
meaningful
random
isolated
irrelevant
Which student action in Social Constructivism focuses on the process rather than just the solution?
Focusing on problem solving process
Memorizing final answers
Ignoring group discussions
Copying solutions from others
Peer teaching is a student action promoted in Social Constructivism.
True
False
List two activities mentioned under 'Working in groups' as student actions in Social Constructivism.
Formative Assessment questions, Class work, Labs (any two)
Solo project work, Individual reading, Homework only
Watching movies, Playing video games, Solo assignments
Personal reflection, Silent reading, Individual tests
Fill in the blank: According to the goals of Social Constructivism, students ______ knowledge and understanding together that would take much longer alone.
construct
memorize
ignore
forget
Fill in the blank: According to the goals of Social Constructivism, students solve ______ that would be too challenging when working in isolation.
increasingly complex problems
simple arithmetic problems
routine daily tasks
memorization exercises
Fill in the blank: According to the goals of Social Constructivism, students learn in their ______.
Zone of Proximal Development
Comfort Zone
Learning Plateau
Cognitive Dissonance
Fill in the blank: According to the goals of Social Constructivism, students reach higher levels of ______ and mastery.
rigor
confusion
isolation
passivity
Fill in the blank: According to the goals of Social Constructivism, students ______.
achieve
compete
isolate
ignore
According to Social Constructivism Strategy #1, what should be provided to students to help them work together and help each other?
Encouragement
Discipline
Isolation
Competition
According to Social Constructivism Strategy #1, who benefits when students work together and help each other?
Both the tutor and the tutee
Only the tutor
Only the tutee
Neither the tutor nor the tutee
What is chain reaction tutoring as described in Social Constructivism Strategy #1?
You taught some of the kids, and they teach the rest.
All students learn independently without any peer interaction.
The teacher teaches every student individually.
Students only learn through textbooks without discussion.
According to Social Constructivism Strategy #2, what should teachers do to appropriately challenge students?
Assign random classwork and homework problems
Assign classwork and homework problems based on formative assessment
Avoid giving homework
Only give easy tasks
According to Social Constructivism Strategy #3, what does classroom noise indicate as long as it is constructive?
Disruption
The sound of learning
Lack of control
Boredom
According to Social Constructivism Strategy #3, teachers should _______ to confirm students are on task.
wander around
sit at their desk
ignore the class
wait for students to ask questions
What does scaffold learning in universal design involve? Fill in the blank: Scaffold learning involves starting with ______ level concepts and questions and building on them to get to higher level thinking and advanced problems.
lower
higher
random
complex
According to Social Constructivism Strategy #5, what should a teacher do if some groups are struggling and others are bored?
Keep the groups the same
Move students to keep group arrangements heterogeneous
Disband all groups
Ignore the situation
Fill in the blank: Social Constructivism Strategy #5 suggests that teachers should rotate group members at their _________.
discretion
request
expense
leisure
According to Social Constructivism Strategy #5, teachers should encourage members of a group that is having difficulty to learn from another group.
True
False
Frequent Formative Assessment provides: ________ for students.
Active engagement
Passive observation
Irrelevant feedback
Delayed response
Frequent Formative Assessment provides: Evidence of where students are in the ________ progression.
learning
teaching
testing
grading
Frequent Formative Assessment provides: Feedback that ________ forward.
feeds
leads
moves
pushes
Frequent Formative Assessment provides: Feedback that helps students identify their own ________ & weaknesses during a lesson.
strengths
grades
mistakes
assignments
Frequent Formative Assessment provides: Feedback that is ________.
ungraded
graded
delayed
irrelevant
According to the slide 'Why use polling?', one benefit of polling is that it allows people to ________ individually.
Participate
Compete
Disagree
Interrupt
According to the slide 'Why use polling?', polling allows people to answer ________.
anonymously
publicly
incorrectly
loudly
According to the slide 'Why use polling?', polling helps people constantly evaluate what he/she ________ and can do.
knows
likes
wants
hears
According to the slide 'Why use polling?', polling helps people focus and remain ________.
engaged
distracted
isolated
confused
Struggling and then winning releases dopamine, resulting in pleasure and memory retention.
True
False
According to the slide 'Why use polling?', polling allows teachers to get feedback from the entire class at once.
True
False
According to the slide 'Why use polling?', polling allows teachers to shift the class to student-centered participation.
True
False
According to the slide 'Why use polling?', polling allows teachers to gather real-time data that informs their teaching.
True
False
According to the slide 'Why use polling?', what is the result of using polling in the classroom? Fill in the blank: The teacher can ask increasingly difficult questions, at the fastest possible pace, so that students remain challenged, but can work with peers to _______.
win
compete
struggle
disagree
Based on student answers, what can the teacher do?
Reteach
Review
Move on
All of the above
According to F.A. Strategy Number #3, what is one benefit of polling for students?
It lets them participate anonymously
It is always graded
It should be answered dishonestly
It does not provide feedback
According to F.A. Strategy Number #3, polling questions will not be _____
graded
timed
repeated
shared
According to F.A. Strategy Number #3, how should polling questions be answered?
Quickly
Honestly
Randomly
By guessing
According to F.A. Strategy Number #3, polling will provide feedback to whom?
Only the teacher
Only the student
Both student and teacher
No one
According to F.A. Strategy Number #1, what should be established for student polling?
A daily routine
A weekly meeting
A monthly survey
No routine needed
If you're using hardware responders, where should you keep them to ensure accessibility?
At the front of the room for students to take as they enter, or on each group of desks with enough responders for each group.
Locked in a cabinet at the back of the room.
Only in the teacher's desk drawer.
In the school office for students to request.
A question that reviews a skill needed for the next topic is called:
A review question
A summary question
A prediction question
A reflection question
A question that will lead to the next topic is called:
A transition question
A summary question
A conclusion question
A review question
