Instructional Design and Collaboration Flashcards
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A librarian surveys students after an instruction session to improve future lessons. This is an example of which evaluation type?
Answer: Formative program evaluation
Gathering feedback after instruction to improve future sessions is a form of formative program evaluation, focused on improving the instructional program itself.
Which instructional strategy is MOST effective for teaching students to distinguish between reliable and unreliable online sources?
Answer: Lateral reading and source comparison activities
Lateral reading—checking what other sources say about a source—is a research-validated strategy for evaluating online credibility.
A librarian is asked to present data on the impact of library collaboration to school administrators. Which data type would MOST effectively demonstrate instructional impact?
Answer: Student performance data linked to collaborative units
Connecting student learning outcomes to co-taught library units provides the most compelling evidence of instructional impact for administrators.
In the context of collaborative planning, what is a 'learning intention'?
Answer: A clear statement of what students will learn by the end of a lesson
A learning intention states the specific skill or knowledge students will gain, helping focus both instruction and student effort.
Which approach BEST describes a librarian acting as an instructional partner rather than a support role?
Answer: Jointly planning, delivering, and assessing a research unit with the teacher
An instructional partner shares equal responsibility in all phases—planning, teaching, and assessing—rather than playing a peripheral support role.
A librarian uses pre-assessment data to group students for a database instruction lesson. What is the PRIMARY benefit of this practice?
Answer: It allows instruction to be targeted to actual student skill levels
Pre-assessment data reveals existing skill levels so the librarian can tailor instruction to meet students where they are.
Which of the following BEST describes the role of the librarian in a 'one teach, one observe' co-teaching model?
Answer: One educator teaches while the other gathers observational data on student learning
In this model, one educator leads instruction while the other systematically observes and documents student responses or behaviors for instructional planning.