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Effective Teaching

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Being able to apply what we know. Being able to retain information. It is a change in mental processes or observable behavior. Changes in behavior due to experience. The development of understandings and the CHANGE OF BEHAVIOR resulting from experien






2. Teach - Manage - Assess (often neglected). All of these are intertwined






3. Every 50 Minutes






4. Categories - sets - or classes with common characteristics. A concept has 5 characteristics: Name - definition - characteristics - examples - and place in a hierarchy. Piaget: If schema is inaccurate - students will be confused. If this is the case -






5. Each person has a different role. Most effective group collaborative out there - Jobs vary depending on the assignment. Individual and group accountability. Individual grades - peer evaluations - assess at the end of every day! 80% retention






6. WHAT is taught in the classroom. Usually in written form. Example: textbook. Without content knowledge - it's impossible to teach.






7. Knowledge - Comprehension - Application - Analysis - Synthesis - Evaluation... Three Domains of Learning: Cognitive - Affective - Psychomotor

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8. 1.) Objectives - 2.) TEKS - 3.) Attention Getter - 4.) Activities (introduce activities without content) - 5.) Content Delivery (lecture - lecture-discussion - demonstration) - 6.) Closure of Lesson - 7.) Assessment. Activity first - discussion secon






9. Bandura - Moslow - Vygotsky






10. Internal catalyst that comes from within the individual; a natural tendency to seek out and conquer challenges and pursue personal interests. Learning is often the reward. This is student centered. Examples: values (parents now want values taught) -






11. 1. Compare/contrast activities - 2. Summarizing and note taking - 3. Homework and class practice - 4. Non linguistic representation (concept maps - pictures - graphs - kinesthetic activity: vary routine- humans are visual learners) - 5. Cooperative l






12. Questions should be posed by the teacher that guide reflective thought and critical thinking. They should move beyond rote memory answers.The best approach is to: PLAN and WRITE your questions in advance of classroom discussion (so students don't tak






13. To apply - to employ - to relate - to predict - to use






14. Word or phrase formed from rearranging letters. Example: Elvis=lives - horse=?






15. Feelings - attitudes - and values from lower levels of acquisition to the highest level of internalization and action. We want them to value what they learn.






16. 20 seconds






17. Facts: small bits of knowledge- must know facts in order to understand concepts. The goal is to get them to conceptualization.






18. A process that energizes and directs behavioral outcomes. Extrinsic and intrinsic.






19. A puzzle with a hidden meaning






20. Values or behaviors that students learn indirectly over the course of their schooling because of the structure of the educational system and the teaching methods used. Teachers must educate the 'whole student' not just the part of the student that th






21. Enthusiasm - knowledge - organization - clarity teaching - vary instructional routine






22. Evaluation: Judging the worth of an idea - notion - theory - thesis - proposition - information - or opinion. Informed opinion or decision. Example: Which U.S. senator is the most effective?






23. A study of 25 -000 high school students determined that 3 major influences on academic achievement are: Ability (what the kid has) - motivation (teacher and kid) - quality of instruction (teacher-critical to children)






24. Synthesis: Divergent - original thinking - proposal - design or story. Example: What's a good name for OR What would the U.S. be like if the British had won...






25. 15 minutes






26. Teacher creates curriculum and activities for a student who is allowed to progress at his/her own rate. To create this: write content section (length varies from paragraph to 1-2 pages); number of content sections varies - content is followed by comp






27. To define - to distinguish - to recall - to recognize - to develop - to outline - to identify






28. Cooperative learning (ability group ~ 5 members) - learning centers - group work - think-pair-share - jigsaw - panel discussion - symposium (members present their side) - debate - round table.






29. You want prior learning to contribute to recent learning in a positive transfer. Large group teaching makes it impossible. Goal is to have positive transfer.






30. There are 7 stages of development. Children must go through one stage in order to get to the next stage. Degeneration of brain cells is from lack of use - not a product of age. Some teachers teaching the curriculum and students do not learn - because






31. Targets his/her audience and writes it for specific needs of the individual - provides for individual accomplishment and differentiation in students - and requires inordinate amount of time to create.






32. Knowing when or under what conditions to use knowledge and procedures... 'If this - then this...' Logic: order of events.






33. 20 minutes per 50 minute period






34. No more than 22 seconds






35. To distinguish - to discriminate - to analyze - to detect - to recognize - to infer - to categorize - to choose - to select






36. Prior knowledge went away and nothing goes forward.






37. Mental operations from the lowest level of simple recall of information to complex evaluative processes. What they will be able to do in class.






38. Concept Maps - Reading Strategies - Questioning Techniques - Magic Square - Dichotomous Key - Cooperative Learning - Individualized Learning Packet - Puzzles and Information - Problem-solving activities.






39. To create - to propose - to integrate - to plan - to design - to synthesize - to formulate - to perceive - to organize - to prepare - to develop - to compile - to incorporate - to visualize






40. 1.) Objectives - 2.) TEKS - 3.) Attention Getter - 4.) Content Delivery (15 minutes: lecture - lesson-discussion - demonstration) - 5.) Activities 6.) Closure of Lesson - 7.) Assessment. Discussion first - activity second.






41. Prior knowledge interferes with new learning






42. Application: Using information to solve a problem with a single correct answer. Example: Which principle is demonstrated in...






43. Strategy used to help students categorize attributes of a specific concept (e.g. hurricanes - gulf coast region - verbs - etc.) In advance of the lesson - the teacher must determine: the name of the concept - concept definition - conceptual attribute






44. KWL- What do I already KNOW - What do I WANT to know - End of the reading/activity - what have I LEARNED. READS- REVIEW headings and subheadings - EXAMINE boldface words - ASK - 'what do I expect to learn?' - DO it-read - SUMMARIZE in your own words-






45. 1.) Gaining Attention - 2.) Objectives - 3.) Recall of Prior Learning - 4.) Presenting the Stimulus - 5.) Providing Learning Guidance - 6.) Eliciting Performance - 7.) Providing Feedback - 8.) Assessing Performance - 9.) Enhancing Retention and Trans

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46. Pavlov - Watson - Thorndike - and Skinner






47. Changes in overt behavior of the learner. Examples of Teaching Strategies: Computers - games - worksheets - reading - lecture - homework - individualized learning packet.






48. Student's ability to study and comprehend is often contingent upon their ability to take notes. Best Strategies: 1. Outline (full or incomplete)- provided by teacher - 2. 'T' notes created by students - 3. Picture frame notes - 4. Concept maps create






49. Knowing basic facts and information






50. HOW curriculum is implemented in the classroom. Example: problem solving - puzzles - etc.