MAT Classroom & Instructional Technology 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A school adopts a 1:1 device program. Which challenge should teachers MOST proactively address to ensure equitable learning?
- The digital divide in home internet access (Correct answer)
- Students preferring older textbooks
- Excessive storage space on devices
- Printer availability in classrooms
Correct answer: The digital divide in home internet access
Even when devices are provided at school, lack of home internet access creates inequitable learning opportunities outside the classroom.
Question 2: Which SAMR level best describes a teacher who replaces paper multiple-choice tests with an identical digital quiz that provides no new functionality?
- Substitution (Correct answer)
- Augmentation
- Modification
- Redefinition
Correct answer: Substitution
Substitution in the SAMR model means technology directly replaces a traditional tool with no functional change.
Question 3: A teacher wants to assess student understanding of a science concept by having them create a short narrated screencast. At which SAMR level does this activity operate?
- Redefinition (Correct answer)
- Substitution
- Augmentation
- Modification
Correct answer: Redefinition
Creating a narrated screencast is a task that was previously inconceivable without technology, placing it at the Redefinition level of SAMR.
Question 4: What is the primary purpose of a learning management system (LMS) such as Canvas or Schoology in a K–12 setting?
- To organize course content, assignments, grades, and communication in one platform (Correct answer)
- To replace the teacher with automated instruction
- To provide hardware support for student devices
- To generate standardized test scores
Correct answer: To organize course content, assignments, grades, and communication in one platform
An LMS centralizes course materials, assignments, assessments, and teacher-student communication within a single digital environment.
Question 5: When a teacher uses think-alouds recorded as podcasts to model metacognitive strategies, which learning theory most directly supports this approach?
- Social cognitive theory (modeling and self-regulation) (Correct answer)
- Behaviorism (stimulus-response conditioning)
- Maturationism (natural developmental readiness)
- Classical conditioning (involuntary reflex training)
Correct answer: Social cognitive theory (modeling and self-regulation)
Bandura's social cognitive theory emphasizes observational learning and self-regulation, both of which are fostered by modeling metacognitive thinking aloud.
Question 6: A teacher notices that some students with visual impairments cannot access an infographic posted online. Which accessibility feature would MOST directly help these students?
- Alternative text (alt text) describing the image (Correct answer)
- A larger font size on the webpage
- A printable PDF version of the infographic
- A color-coded legend added to the image
Correct answer: Alternative text (alt text) describing the image
Alt text allows screen readers to describe image content to users who are visually impaired, making the infographic accessible.
Question 7: Which of the following best describes synchronous online instruction?
- Students and teacher interact in real time via video conferencing (Correct answer)
- Students complete assignments on their own schedule
- Teachers post recorded lectures for students to watch anytime
- Students submit work through an online portal at any time
Correct answer: Students and teacher interact in real time via video conferencing
Synchronous instruction requires all participants to be present and engaged at the same time, typically through live video or chat platforms.
MAT Classroom & Instructional Technology 3
A school adopts a 1:1 device program.
Which challenge should teachers MOST proactively address to ensure equitable learning?