Instruction Flashcards
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Which instructional decision best addresses a student who finishes work early and is bored?
Answer: Providing enrichment or extension activities
Enrichment activities challenge advanced learners and keep them engaged.
A teacher aligns lessons, activities, and assessments to the same learning goal. This is called:
Answer: Instructional alignment
Instructional alignment ensures objectives, instruction, and assessment all target the same goal.
Which questioning technique increases participation from all students rather than a few?
Answer: Using random call or every-pupil-response strategies
Random call and every-pupil-response techniques hold all students accountable for thinking.
A teacher reteaches a concept using a different approach after a quiz shows confusion. This reflects:
Answer: Responsive, data-informed instruction
Adjusting instruction based on assessment data is the essence of responsive teaching.
Which is the best use of technology to support instruction?
Answer: Using interactive simulations to deepen a science concept
Technology is most effective when it deepens understanding of the targeted content.
A teacher posts the day's objective and reviews it at the lesson's end. This practice supports:
Answer: Clarifying purpose and self-monitoring
Sharing and revisiting objectives helps students understand purpose and monitor their progress.
Which strategy best develops students' metacognition?
Answer: Having students reflect on how they solved a problem
Reflecting on one's own problem-solving process builds metacognitive awareness.