A general term for computer programs designed specifically to deliver instruction or assist with the delivery of instruction on a topic.
What is instructional software?
100
These software functions provide exercises in which students work example items and receive feedback.
What is Drill and Practice?
100
Automatic recall of lower order prerequisite skill.
What is automaticity?
100
Teachers using drill and practice to teach new skills would be considered a...
What would be considered a misuse?
100
Your students could do this instead of worksheets or homework exercises.
What is drill and practice?
200
These are the five teaching functions a software package could serve.
What is drill-and-practice, tutorial, simulation, instructional game, or problem-solving program.
200
The most basic drill and practice function.
What is the flash card activity.
200
Immediate feedback helps with these two things.
What is debugging and retention?
200
Drill and Practice is often closely associated with _____ teaching methods.
What is traditional?
200
These three things make it more productive for students to do drill and practice than doing exercises on paper.
What is motivation, immediate feedback, and self-pacing?
300
One of the most widely known programing languages for instruction.
What is Logo?
300
Good drill and practice software contain all of these characteristics.
What is control over the presentation rate, answer judging, and appropriate feedback?
300
These are 3 areas that can apply to drill and practice systems.
What is math, typing skills, english/foreign language vocabulary, geography, preparation for high stakes testing, musical keys and notations?
300
Drill and practice tends to isolate skills instead of doing this.
What is integrating skills?
300
Drill and practice exercises can help students prepare for this.
What is tests?
400
Many of the newer software programs capitalize on its popularity.
What are video games?
400
Effective feedback should be these two things.
What is simple and quick?
400
This is often a criticism of drill and practice.
What is "Drill and Kill"?
400
Many critics consider this to be a characteristic of drill and practice.
What is outmoded?
400
Teachers should limit drill and practice exercises to this many minutes per day.
What is 10 to 15 minutes?
500
As constructivist methods became more popular in the 80s and 90s, the use of drill-and-practice and tutorial instruction decreased and the use of these increased.
What is simulation and problem solving?
500
This is the function of a drill and practice system.
What is practice? Not instruction.
500
By using drill and practice, students transfer new information into this location.
What is long-term memory?
500
Despite criticisms drill and practice is/isn't useful today.
is
500
This is what a teacher should do if not all students need a specific drill and practice.