Managing Parts of a Lesson
What do anticipatory sets do?
They point out what the activity is intended to develop, a mental readiness or sets for the lesson.
What are transitions?
Movements from one activity to another.
When a teacher demonstrates a concept for a student that teacher is _______________________.
Modeling
Define what are questions in the classroom setting.
Questions are defined as instructional cues or stimuli that convey to students the content elements to be learned and directions for what they are to do and how they are to do it.
Define feedback.
Feedback can be defined as information provided to students/individuals that causes an improvement in learning as a result.
What is set induction?
Is the initial activity at the beginning of the lesson that is used to induce students to a state of wanting to learn.
What is the appropriate thinking time teachers should give students before answering a question?
3 to 5 seconds
Define modeling in the academic environment.
A strategy where a teacher explicitly shows the student how to complete an activity or assignment before students begin.
What are the reasons teachers might ask questions to students during a lesson?
to engage students' interest
to monitor assignment completion
to review or summarize
to introduce new topics
to assess comprehension
to redirect student's behavior
What are some ways feedback can be effective?
It must be descriptive in nature.
Addresses a learning target.
Occurs during the learning segment.
Prompts students toward the correct answer.
Focus on both what the learner is doing well in addition to what needs to be improved.
What do the letters ABCD (method) stand for when writing an objective?
A- Audience
B- Behavior
C- Conditions of performance
D- Degree of accuracy (quantitative/qualitative)
Yes or No
Can teachers use random selection (popsicle sticks with students' names) to check for understanding?
Yes
True or False
Teacher modeling does not help students understand the concepts and expectations.
False
Name the 5 types of questions.
Convergent Questions
Divergent Questions
Focusing Questions
Prompting Questions
Probing Questions
Mention the feedback categories.
Positive or Negative
General or Specific
Individual or Class/Group
Evaluative or Corrective
Congruent or Incongruent
What is pacing a lesson?
Is the speed at which a lesson proceeds.
Why is a "hook" important in a lesson?
A "hook" is important in a lesson because it gets students' attention and gets them excited about the lesson.
Mention the 4 types of modeling.
Task and Performance
Metacognitive
Scaffolding Method
Student-Centered
Define convergent questions.
Questions that have one correct or a best answer.
What is the difference between general and specific feedback?
General feedback acknowledges the performance but conveys no specific feedback (Great job!). Specific feedback conveys specific information to the learner on performance (Hazel you are correct, the next step is to multiply both numbers).
True or False
Effective lesson is neither too slow nor too fast.
True
What is the purpose of a lesson closure?
The purpose of a lesson closure is to review key points from a lesson.
What is scaffolding?
Is a term that is used to describe instructional techniques, use to assist a learner as they go through the learning process.
Define divergent questions.
Open-ended questions that have many appropriate answers.
Define evaluative feedback.
Evaluative feedback is the value judgment on how poorly a task was performed (That's a good job, Sophia!) (You did not do well enough, Kevin).