Teaching and Learning Principles Flashcards

A librarian is designing a lesson for students with learning disabilities. According to IDEA, the librarian must ensure the lesson is accessible through:

Answer: Accommodations and modifications outlined in students' IEPs

IDEA requires that students with disabilities receive instruction aligned with their Individualized Education Programs, which specify appropriate accommodations and modifications.

In inquiry-based learning, which phase involves students generating their own research questions to explore?

Answer: Questioning/Wondering

The questioning or wondering phase is where students develop their own inquiry questions, which drive the investigation throughout the research process.

A librarian notices that students from lower-income backgrounds have less exposure to academic vocabulary, affecting their database searches. This gap is best addressed by:

Answer: Explicitly teaching academic and domain-specific vocabulary within research instruction

Explicit vocabulary instruction within authentic contexts helps close academic language gaps without reducing the rigor of information literacy expectations.

Which concept describes the tendency for students to accept the first source they find as authoritative without questioning its credibility?

Answer: Satisficing

Satisficing describes the behavior of accepting a 'good enough' result rather than pursuing the best available source, a common issue in student research.

A middle school librarian integrates the Guided Inquiry Design (GID) framework. Which phase is unique to GID compared to other research models?

Answer: Immerse

Immerse is a phase unique to GID where students broadly explore a topic to build background knowledge and develop genuine curiosity before forming a research question.

When a librarian uses anchor charts displayed throughout the library to reinforce research steps, this strategy primarily supports which type of learner?

Answer: Visual learners

Anchor charts are visual references that support learners who benefit from seeing information represented spatially and graphically.

A librarian evaluating the effectiveness of a year-long information literacy program should use which type of assessment to measure overall student growth?

Answer: Summative assessment comparing pre- and post-program performance

Summative assessment at the program's end, especially when compared to baseline data, measures the cumulative impact of instruction on student learning.