Mixed Deck — All CPI Topics Flashcards

When an instructor uses a 'muddiest point' card at the end of class, the primary goal is to:

Answer: Gather formative data on what students found most confusing to guide future instruction

The muddiest point technique is a formative assessment strategy that identifies areas of student confusion, allowing the instructor to address gaps in subsequent sessions.

When designing hybrid courses, the 'HyFlex' model differs from traditional hybrid by:

Answer: Giving students the choice to attend in person, join synchronously online, or engage asynchronously

HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) allows students to choose their participation mode for each class session, maximizing accessibility and student autonomy.

An instructor notices some students lose focus midway through a 90-minute lecture. The MOST effective response is to:

Answer: Use a mid-session activity or brain break

Inserting brief activities or brain breaks re-engages attention and improves retention during long instructional periods.

A student's GPA has dropped significantly after they changed their major to engineering. The advisor reviews the student's performance history and notices strong grades in lab-based science courses. The MOST constructive advising approach is to:

Answer: Use the academic history as evidence to build on strengths while co-diagnosing sources of current difficulty

Strength-based advising uses past academic evidence to build the student's confidence and identify assets, while collaboratively exploring what has changed in the new environment.

In the ADDIE model, which phase involves creating storyboards, prototypes, and sample instructional materials?

Answer: Development

The Development phase is where actual instructional materials, content, and prototypes are built based on the Design phase's blueprints.

Which of the following best describes 'intrusive advising' as a retention strategy?

Answer: Proactively contacting at-risk students before they withdraw

Intrusive advising involves proactively reaching out to struggling students rather than waiting for them to seek help.

Which research design integrates both quantitative and qualitative data collection?

Answer: Mixed-methods research

Mixed-methods research combines numerical data and narrative data to provide a more comprehensive understanding of a phenomenon.

What is the key distinction between 'asynchronous' and 'synchronous' online instruction?

Answer: Synchronous instruction occurs in real time; asynchronous allows participation at any time

Synchronous instruction happens at a scheduled time with all participants present simultaneously, while asynchronous instruction lets students engage on their own schedule within set windows.

A student is struggling academically because they are working 35 hours per week off-campus. An advisor's MOST constructive long-term intervention is to:

Answer: Help the student explore financial aid, on-campus employment, and course load adjustments

A holistic approach that addresses financial pressures through available institutional resources—while adjusting academic load—is more sustainable than simply demanding the student stop working.

Which assessment practice MOST effectively reduces implicit bias in grading written work?

Answer: Using anonymous (blind) grading with a detailed rubric

Blind grading combined with explicit rubric criteria minimizes the influence of instructor assumptions about individual students.

A learning management system's gradebook shows that 60% of students scored below 70% on an online quiz. This data most appropriately triggers which instructor action?

Answer: Reviewing quiz items for ambiguity and re-teaching the underlying concepts

Low class-wide performance signals a need to examine both item quality and instructional effectiveness before assigning blame to students.

Why use peer teaching in class?

Answer: To promote collaboration and comprehension

Peer teaching allows students to explain concepts to one another, which reinforces their own understanding and helps their peers grasp the material. This collaborative approach fosters active learning, develops communication skills, and can make complex topics more accessible by presenting them from a different perspective.

Which of the following is the most equitable approach to establishing classroom discussion norms?

Answer: Co-creating community agreements with students at the start of the semester

Co-creating norms with students increases ownership, ensures diverse perspectives shape expectations, and builds a more inclusive and accountable learning community.

What does 'cognitive load theory' suggest instructors should do when designing online multimedia lessons?

Answer: Segment content into small chunks and align audio with relevant visuals

Segmenting content and aligning narration with visuals reduces extraneous cognitive load and supports deeper processing of new information.

When embedding third-party videos into an LMS course, an instructor's FIRST copyright consideration should be:

Answer: Whether use is permitted under fair use doctrine or a Creative Commons license

Fair use analysis and license terms determine whether third-party video content may be legally used in a course.

What role does strategic planning play in the accreditation cycle?

Answer: It provides the institutional vision and goals against which program review findings are aligned and prioritized

Strategic planning connects program review outcomes to institutional mission and priorities, ensuring that improvement efforts are purposeful and resource-aligned.

A course syllabus written entirely in highly technical academic jargon may unintentionally disadvantage which group of students most?

Answer: First-generation college students unfamiliar with academic register

First-generation students often have less exposure to academic language conventions, making dense jargon a barrier to understanding expectations and course navigation.

When an instructor has a financial interest in a textbook they require for their course, the ethical obligation is to:

Answer: Disclose the conflict of interest to students and the institution and consider alternatives

Transparent disclosure of financial conflicts of interest is required by professional ethics, and instructors should explore whether alternative resources are equally appropriate.

Which practice BEST demonstrates effective 'teaching presence' in an asynchronous online course?

Answer: Regularly posting announcements, responding substantively in discussions, and providing timely graded feedback

Teaching presence requires consistent, meaningful instructor engagement—through announcements, discussion facilitation, and timely feedback—to guide and support learner progress.

Which instructional design feature MOST directly addresses the andragogical principle that adults are problem-centered learners?

Answer: Structuring units around real-world problems and application scenarios

Organizing instruction around authentic problems and application scenarios directly addresses Knowles's orientation-to-learning assumption that adults prefer problem-centered approaches.