Visitor - Teachers - Quiz 05: Strategies

Miss Robinson uses a KWL chart to activate her her students’ prior knowledge about insects and to get them to become active participants in the lesson. This instructional unit is often referred to as _____________________.

Mr. Langley’s included the use of a Venn Diagram is his lesson about mammals. He valued this ________________ because it showed relationships between each animal.

Mrs. Nguyen decides to use a cooperative-learning reading technique that gives students the opportunity to specialize in one aspect of a topic, master the topic, and teach the material to group members. She knows that asking students to work together in a ____________ builds comprehension, encourages cooperation, and improves communication and problem-solving skills.

Miss Lamar is the new instructional strategist at Newberry Jr.-Sr. High School. In the first meeting with her new teachers she states that before beginning a new lesson that requires reading, teachers are expected to __________________________.

According to the NEA Research Spotlight on Academic Ability Grouping, detractors of ability grouping state that the lower learning groups are disproportionately ____________________.

Mr. Tacker’s lesson includes simulation. He knows that instructional simulations can be very effective in stimulating student understanding. However, one limitation is ___________________.

Which of the following terms is LEAST likely to be included in a description of “cooperative learning”?

Mr. Rodriguez planned to write on the board, Will A Jolly Man Make A Jolly Visitor? He would use this _____________ tool to help his history students remember the order of the first seven U.S. presidents.

According to the National Education Association, supporters cite the ability of teachers to __________________ as a strength of ability grouping.

Miss Patel gives students a simplified version of a lesson and then gradually increases the complexity and difficulty over time. This is an example of ____________________.