Instructional Methods & Techniques Flashcards
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A teacher uses think-pair-share during a lecture to improve student understanding. This strategy primarily promotes which type of learning?
Answer: Collaborative processing of information
Think-pair-share engages students collaboratively, allowing them to process and articulate ideas with peers before sharing with the class.
Which scaffolding technique involves a teacher gradually removing instructional support as students demonstrate growing competence?
Answer: Fading
Fading is the deliberate withdrawal of scaffolds as learner independence increases, central to Vygotsky's zone of proximal development model.
A teacher designs a lesson where students rotate through stations working on reading, writing, and problem-solving tasks. This approach is best described as:
Answer: Station rotation model
The station rotation model is a blended learning strategy where students cycle through distinct learning stations, each with a different activity or modality.
When a teacher uses Socratic questioning, the primary instructional goal is to:
Answer: Stimulate critical thinking through guided questions
Socratic questioning uses probing, open-ended questions to encourage students to examine assumptions and deepen their reasoning.
Which instructional model follows the sequence: hook, explore, explain, elaborate, evaluate?
Answer: The 5E instructional model
The 5E model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) is a constructivist science teaching framework designed to build conceptual understanding progressively.
A student with a learning disability benefits most when the teacher uses multiple means of representation. This principle is central to which framework?
Answer: Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
UDL calls for providing multiple means of representation, engagement, and expression to make learning accessible to all students.
A teacher assigns students to read a text, annotate it, and then discuss their annotations. This technique is best categorized as:
Answer: Active reading and metacognitive strategy
Annotation during reading promotes metacognition by requiring students to engage actively with text, monitor comprehension, and record thinking.