Teaching and Learning Principles Flashcards
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Which learning theory emphasizes that learners construct knowledge through interaction with their environment rather than passively receiving information?
Answer: Constructivism
Constructivism holds that learners actively build knowledge through experiences and interactions with their environment.
A school librarian notices that students retain more information when they teach concepts to peers. This aligns with which educational principle?
Answer: The Protégé Effect
The Protégé Effect describes how teaching others deepens the teacher's own understanding and retention.
When a librarian designs instruction using Bloom's Taxonomy, which level requires students to break information into components and examine relationships?
Answer: Analyze
Analysis in Bloom's Taxonomy involves breaking material into parts and understanding how they relate to one another.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) recommends providing multiple means of representation primarily to address which learner variability?
Answer: Perceptual and comprehension differences
Multiple means of representation address how learners perceive and process information, accommodating perceptual and comprehension differences.
A librarian wants to assess whether students can locate, evaluate, and synthesize sources independently. Which assessment type is most appropriate?
Answer: Performance-based assessment
Performance-based assessments require students to demonstrate skills through authentic tasks, making them ideal for evaluating research processes.
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), a concept developed by Vygotsky, refers to the distance between:
Answer: What a learner can do independently and what they can do with guidance
Vygotsky's ZPD describes the gap between independent capability and potential with skilled assistance, which informs scaffolding strategies.
Which instructional strategy involves presenting students with a real-world problem before providing direct instruction, encouraging inquiry-driven learning?
Answer: Problem-based learning
Problem-based learning positions students as active investigators who learn content in the context of solving authentic, complex problems.