Differentiated Instruction Flashcards
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A teacher allows students to demonstrate mastery by choosing between a written essay, an oral presentation, or a visual poster. This differentiates by:
Answer: Product
Offering students choices in how they demonstrate their learning at the end of a unit is differentiating by product.
Which approach best describes scaffolding as used in differentiated instruction?
Answer: Providing temporary support structures to help students access challenging content
Scaffolding provides targeted, temporary support that allows students to access content just beyond their current independent ability, gradually releasing responsibility.
A teacher groups students by interest in different historical events to research and present findings on the causes of World War I. This is differentiating by:
Answer: Interest
Grouping students by their interest in different subtopics of the same concept is a key way to differentiate by interest, increasing engagement and motivation.
Which term describes the practice of compacting curriculum for students who already demonstrate mastery of upcoming content?
Answer: Curriculum compacting
Curriculum compacting eliminates instructional time on content students have already mastered, freeing time for enrichment or acceleration.
According to differentiated instruction principles, what should guide a teacher's daily instructional decisions?
Answer: Ongoing assessment data about student understanding
Differentiated instruction requires teachers to continuously use assessment data to adjust instruction, grouping, and tasks to meet individual learner needs.
A student with an IEP requires reduced length assignments while still demonstrating the same essential learning standards. This is an example of a(n):
Answer: Accommodation
Reducing the length of an assignment without changing the standard is an accommodation, which alters how students access or demonstrate learning without lowering expectations.
Which of the following best describes the 'zone of proximal development' as it relates to differentiated instruction?
Answer: The gap between what a student can do alone and what they can do with guidance
Vygotsky's zone of proximal development is the range where a student can succeed with appropriate support, which is where differentiated instruction aims to target learning.