Differentiated Instruction Flashcards
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Which of the following classroom arrangements best supports differentiated instruction?
Answer: Flexible seating that can be reconfigured for varied groupings
Flexible seating allows the physical environment to support different instructional formats, group sizes, and individual work as the teacher differentiates.
A teacher provides graphic organizers to some students while others take freeform notes during a lecture. This is differentiating by:
Answer: Process
Providing different tools for how students make sense of information during learning is differentiating by process, not the content being taught.
Which of the following is a risk of tracking students into permanent ability-based classes, as opposed to flexible grouping within a class?
Answer: Lower-track students may miss access to rigorous curriculum
Research shows that permanent ability tracking often limits access to rigorous content for lower-track students, reinforcing inequity rather than addressing it.
What is the primary purpose of using 'anchor activities' in a differentiated classroom?
Answer: To keep students productively engaged while the teacher works with other groups
Anchor activities are meaningful, ongoing tasks students return to independently, allowing the teacher to facilitate small-group instruction without disruption.
A teacher asks students to rate their confidence on each upcoming lesson skill before instruction. This formative technique is best described as a:
Answer: Self-assessment readiness check
A self-assessment readiness check prompts students to reflect on their own confidence or prior knowledge, giving the teacher and student data to guide differentiation.
Which practice MOST undermines the principles of differentiated instruction?
Answer: Assigning all students identical homework regardless of readiness
Assigning identical homework without regard to readiness contradicts the DI principle of meeting students where they are and adjusting tasks to their needs.
A teacher creates three versions of a text on photosynthesis — one with complex vocabulary, one at grade level, and one with simplified language and visuals. This strategy is best called:
Answer: Tiered texts
Tiered texts present the same core content at varying levels of complexity, allowing all students to access the same concept at an appropriate readiness level.