Instruction Flashcards
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Which instructional practice best supports English language learners during content instruction?
Answer: Using visuals, gestures, and sentence frames
Visuals, gestures, and sentence frames make content comprehensible for English language learners.
A teacher checks understanding by having all students show answers on whiteboards. This is an example of:
Answer: Formative assessment
Whiteboard responses give immediate feedback on understanding, a hallmark of formative assessment.
Which is the best example of an instructional objective written in measurable terms?
Answer: Students will solve five two-digit addition problems with 80% accuracy
A measurable objective specifies an observable behavior and criterion for success.
What is the primary benefit of cooperative learning groups?
Answer: Promoting peer interaction and shared problem-solving
Cooperative learning builds social skills and lets students learn through peer interaction.
A teacher breaks a complex task into smaller, sequential steps. This technique is known as:
Answer: Chunking
Chunking divides complex material into manageable segments to reduce cognitive load.
Which feedback is most likely to improve student learning?
Answer: Specific feedback on what to improve and how
Specific, actionable feedback tells students exactly how to advance their learning.
A teacher models a think-aloud while solving a word problem. The main purpose is to:
Answer: Make the thinking process visible to students
Think-alouds reveal the cognitive steps experts use, helping students internalize the process.