Characteristics of Effective Instruction
Human Development
Student Diversity
Learning Theories
Instructional Planning
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The acronym representing the 5 key characteristics of effective instruction.
What is START.
100
The pattern of biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional processes that begins at conception and continues through the life span.
What is DEVELOPMENT.
100
Education that values diversity and includes the perspectives of a variety of cultural groups on a regular basis.
What is MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION.
100
A relatively permanent influence on behavior, knowledge, and thinking skills that comes about through experience.
What is LEARNING.
100
This involves developing a systematic, organized strategy for lessons and is critically important to be a competent teacher.
What is INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING.
200
This characteristic of effective instruction requires that students be directly involved and invested in the discovery of their own knowledge.
What is STUDENT CENTERED CLASSROOMS.
200
The 4 periods of development.
What is INFANCY, EARLY CHILDHOOD, MIDDLE AND LATE CHILDHOOD, AND ADOLESCENCE.
200
This, as it related to multicultural education, involves giving students the opportunity to learn about the experiences, struggles, and visions of different ethnic and cultural groups.
What is EMPOWERMENT.
200
The view that behavior should be explained by experiences that can be directly observed, not by mental processes. Classical and operant conditioning are an example of this.
What is BEHAVIORISM.
200
These are statements tat propose changes in students' behavior to reach a desired performance level.
What is a BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVE.
300
This characteristic of effective instruction requires that teachers consider learner differences and meet all students' educational needs.
What is TEACHING FOR UNDERSTANDING.
300
These are the 2 major developmental debates/issues in educational psychology.
What are the NATURE VS. NURTURE DEBATE AND DISCONTINUITY VS. CONTINUITY DEBATE.
300
A public law that requires that students with disabilities be provided a free education in the least restrictive environment.
What is PL 94-142.
300
The natural science that aims to apply principles of operant conditioning to change behavior as it relates to social validity.
What is APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS.
300
This is a teacher-centered approach to instruction that has the most evidence base.
What is DIRECT INSTRUCTION.
400
Teachers and students use this process as part of instruction. It provides feedback to adjust ongoing teaching and learning to improve students’ achievement of core content.
What is ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING.
400
This is the age in which myelination involving focusing attention is almost complete.
What is 10.
400
This aspect of schooling for those with disabilities is the most important.
What is the QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION.
400
The central components of this theory include memory and thinking.
What is INFORMATION PROCESSING.
400
Problem based learning is an example of this type of instructional strategy.
What is STUDENT CENTERED.
500
This characteristic requires planning for and responding to variances among learners creates the best learning experience possible. It includes processes to determine effectiveness of instruction, use of data to guide instructional decision-making, and ensure access to success with the Iowa Core for all students.
What is TEACHING FOR LEARNER DIFFERENCES.
500
This theorists believed that cognitive development involved processes including: schemas, assimilation, accommodation, organization, and equilibration.
What is PIAGET.
500
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What is BOTH NATURE AND NURTURE
500
This theory assumes that children have situated cognition.
What is SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVIST.
500
This is the type of instruction that teachers most commonly plan for.
What is BOTH TEACHER-CENTERED AND STUDENT-CENTERED.
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