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Effective Teaching

Subject : teaching
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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. Prior knowledge interferes with new learning






2. 1.) Help teachers plan WHAT they are going to teach (not HOW they are going to teach). 2.) Help teachers create test questions that align with what has been taught (as indicated by the objective). Plan/organize- what. objectives must match test quest






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






4. A puzzle with a hidden meaning






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






6. No more than 22 seconds






7. 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






8. 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.






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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!






15. 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






16. 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).






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






18. Knowing how to do something in steps- teaches mind structure and organization.






19. The oldest most widely used form of curriculum broken into 3 categories: Common Content - Special Content - and Elective Content.






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






21. 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.






22. Cause and Effect Organization - Sequence Chart - Main-Idea Organizers - Network Diagrams - Magic Square - Dichotomous Key.






23. To translate - to prepare - to interpret - to distinguish - to conclude to predict - to estimate - to differentiate - to recognize - to explain - to summarize - to demonstrate - to paraphrase - to indicate - to make predictions






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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)






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






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






32. 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)






33. Patterns and connections that CHANGE with experiences. When triggered - the connections that have been constructed by the brain reassemble into the patterns that make up memory. With experiences - dendrites grow and make connections with other neuron






34. 1.) Ability to observe objectively (making an inference. Filled with adjectives or do you cut to the chase? Do not involve adjectives) - 2.) ability to communicate clearly (giving directions you must be specific) - 3.) ability to infer/make assumptio






35. The brain processes incoming sensory data through its different regions. The brain thinks in WHOLES - not pieces. It stores in pieces however - all in different places. We retrieve in pieces- deductive process- whole to part. Example: the brain does






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






37. Crossword puzzles - word searches - cryptograms - anagrams






38. Bandura - Moslow - Vygotsky






39. 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.






40. Every 50 Minutes






41. You want all children to have mastery of the content. IF they do not do well the first time - reteach the material in a different way. 1.) Teach 2.) Test/Assess 3.) Reteach 4.) Retesting (using correctives). Be sure that you alter your teaching to th






42. 15 minutes






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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!






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






48. 20 minutes per 50 minute period






49. Pavlov - Watson - Thorndike - and Skinner






50. 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