MAT Classroom & Instructional Technology 3

Question 1

A school adopts a 1:1 device program. Which challenge should teachers MOST proactively address to ensure equitable learning?

Accepted Answer

The digital divide in home internet access

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Substitution

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Redefinition

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

To organize course content, assignments, grades, and communication in one platform

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Social cognitive theory (modeling and self-regulation)

Answer

Bandura's social cognitive theory emphasizes observational learning and self-regulation, both of which are fostered by modeling metacognitive thinking aloud.

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