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






2. Bandura - Moslow - Vygotsky






3. 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).






4. 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.






5. 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






6. 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).






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






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. 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






15. 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?






16. 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






17. 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.






18. 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






19. 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)






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Knowing basic facts and information






28. 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






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






30. 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.






31. No more than 22 seconds






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






33. 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






34. 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)






35. 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.






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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!






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






41. Every 50 Minutes






42. 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






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






44. 20 minutes per 50 minute period






45. 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-






46. 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) -






47. 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.






48. 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






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






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







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