Gamification-Coaching
Engagement
Multi-Sensory Learners
Retention Strategies
Instructional Strategies & SDI
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This online quiz platform allows students to compete against each other in real-time, using game-like mechanics.

What is Kahoot

100

This instructional strategy involves breaking students into small groups to discuss a topic, solve a problem, or complete a task together, promoting peer interaction and collaboration.

What is Cooperative Learning?

100

What is the overall benefit of using the interactive whiteboard for learning?

What is It promotes active learning by involving students in the process of solving problems and engaging with the material directly. 

100

What is the strategy that encourages students to actively engage with the material by teaching it to others, improving retention?

What is Peer Teaching or Teaching Others. 

100

This strategy involves encouraging students to use graphic organizers to visually map out ideas and information, helping with reading comprehension and writing organization.

What is a graphic organizer?

200

This platform lets professors create team-based challenges where students collaborate and answer questions to earn points.

What is Quizlet live

200

This teaching strategy uses real-world examples and case studies to make content more relevant to students, thereby increasing their interest and engagement.

What is Active Learning?

200

Which two sensory modalities are most engaged during role-playing simulations?

What is Auditory (through discussion) and kinesthetic (through physical engagement). 

200
  • Definition: A strategy where students learn by teaching others in a simplified, clear manner.
  • Strategy: Ask students to study a concept and then explain it as if teaching it to a child, using simple language and examples. This helps identify knowledge gaps and reinforces learning.

What is The Feynman Technique 

200

This type of instructional strategy involves breaking down reading material into smaller sections, followed by group discussions to ensure understanding, especially useful in enhancing comprehension.

What is chunking and peer discussion?

300
  • Modeling: Show instructors how to step back and let students lead discussions, share insights, and direct problem-solving.
  • Feedback: Provide constructive feedback that focuses on student engagement rather than content delivery.
  • Reflection: Encourage instructors to regularly reflect on their teaching practice and student engagement levels.

What are Techniques for Coaching: 

300

This technique involves using interactive technology (e.g., polls, quizzes) to gather student responses in real-time, making lessons more dynamic and participatory.

What is Polling (or Interactive Quizzes)?

300

In sensory stations, what is the first step in setting up the learning activity?

What is Set up stations around the room, each catering to a different sensory modality (e.g., visual aids, audio resources, hands-on activities). 

300
  • Definition: Regular low-stakes assessments that track student progress and reinforce learning.
  • Strategy: Incorporate frequent quizzes, polls, or short writing prompts throughout the course. Use platforms like Kahoot or Poll Everywhere to quickly gauge understanding and allow students to assess their own retention.

What is Frequent Formative Assessments 

300

This strategy helps students strengthen their vocabulary by providing opportunities to encounter new words in context, such as in stories, articles, or lectures.

What is contextual vocabulary learning?

400
  • Encourage group work, peer feedback, and collaborative problem-solving.
  • Techniques: Think-pair-share, group projects, and collaborative writing.
  • Benefits: Increases engagement, fosters teamwork, and allows for deeper understanding of content through shared perspectives.

What is Collaborative Learning: 

400

traditional lecture content is learned outside of class (via videos or readings), and in-class time is spent on interactive activities and discussions.

What is Flipped Classroom

400

Why are sensory stations effective for diverse learners?

What is They engage different senses, allowing students to learn through various modalities and reinforcing material through multiple types of stimuli.

400

This technique encourages students to explain concepts in their own words as if teaching someone else, helping to clarify their understanding.

What is Self-Explanation? 

400

This strategy involves providing students with templates or examples to help them structure their essays and research papers.

What is a writing scaffold?

500

This collaborative platform allows students to create and share interactive boards, post responses, and visually organize their learning content.

What is Padlet?

500

This strategy uses gamification to engage students, allowing them to earn points, level up, and compete in activities that reinforce learning concepts.

What is Gamification?

500

What is an effective way to incorporate both auditory and visual learning into an interactive debate?

What is By encouraging students to use spoken arguments along with visual presentations like slides or posters to support their points. 

500

This memory device, often used by students, connects new information with an existing framework by creating a memorable word or phrase, like "ROYGBIV" for the colors of the rainbow.

What is a mnemonic? 

500

This strategy involves teaching students how to break down complex questions and identify keywords or phrases to guide their responses more effectively.

What is question analysis?