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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. 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...






2. Bandura - Moslow - Vygotsky






3. Organization of information through visual representations: concept maps - graphic organizers - webs - advanced organizer - schematic - Venn diagram.






4. 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-






5. No more than 22 seconds






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






7. Prior knowledge went away and nothing goes forward.






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






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






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






11. Content as it relates to student interests and real life.






12. 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






13. Changes in the mental structures that contain information and procedures for operating on information. Examples of Teaching Strategies: Audio-visual aide - experiments - hands-on-activities - concept maps - mnemonics - reports - and homework.






14. Knowing basic facts and information






15. Piaget - Gagna - Bruner - Ausubel - Erikson - Vygoslsky.






16. 1.) Anticipatory Set - 2.) The Objective and It's Purpose - 3.) Input - 4.) Modeling - 5.) Check for Understanding - 6.) Guided Practice - 7.) Independent Practice (HW) - 8.) Closure

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






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






19. Crossword puzzles - word searches - cryptograms - anagrams






20. 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?






21. Objectives must be organized and planned. Statement that describes what the student will be able to do upon completion of the instructional experience. Example: the student will be able to name all 50 states. Must be able to measure it!






22. Transition is CRITICAL: Planning - Preparing - Presenting. 1.) Plan objectives and relate to relevancy and interest needs of students - 2.) Prepare the lesson sequence and allot approximate times for the lesson segments - 3.) Organize lesson: a) atte

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23. Changes in school achievement as well as changes in attitude and motivation. Example of Teaching Strategies: group work - role play - cooperative learning - demonstration - learning centers - and discussion.






24. Analysis: Critical thinking; identifying reasons and motives; making inferences based on specific data; analyzing conclusions to see if supported by evidence. Example: What influenced the writings of OR Why was DC chosen as the capital?






25. 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.






26. Most crime occurs between 4 pm and 7 pm. About one-fourth of the children in the U.S. live in poverty (< $18 -000). More than one-half of all students in the U.S. are being raised by a single parent.






27. Comprehension: Demonstrating understanding of the materials; transforming - reorganizing - interpreting. Example: Explain in your own words OR What is the main idea of...






28. The brain thinks and processes in wholes (deductive reasoning) - so it is important for a student to understand the whole first - then once there is understanding - the teacher is able to move to specifics and details (inductive reasoning).






29. 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






30. 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






31. Reading Strategy: Who are the CHARACTERS - What is the AIM of the story - what PROBLEM happens - how is the problem SOLVED?






32. Statements - sometimes inferential in nature - that describe a relationship between two or more concepts. A law or principle is a generalization that is accepted as truth. Must be able to transfer information to other things- application.






33. Pavlov - Watson - Thorndike - and Skinner






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






35. Knowledge: Recognizing and recalling information. About 90 percent of learning doesn't get passed knowledge. Example: What is the capital of...






36. 15 minutes






37. 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






38. 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 -






39. 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






40. Practice makes perfect is a fundamental learning tool. Base the curriculum on the different stages [7 total] students are on. Use senses to mix up learning. You will vary your instructional routine many times!






41. PREVIEW - QUESTION - READ - REFLECT - RECITE - REVIEW: Teach them how to look for the main points.






42. In any type of problem solving - the student is actively involved in deriving a solution to a problem/dilemma posed by the teacher. Problem solving can take many forms in a classroom situation: geographical mapping - experiments - scavenger hunts - t






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






44. Locomotor skills - from the low-level simple manipulation of materials to the higher level of communication of ideas - and finally to the highest level of creative performance (music and art).






45. 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






46. 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.






47. External catalyst that encourages behaviors (rewards and punishments). Begin with this and then move toward intrinsic. Examples: praise - grades - food - tokens - attention getters (how you open your lesson)






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






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

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50. To select - to judge - to assess - to compare - to appraise - to distinguish - to evaluate - to decide - to determine