Checkpoints

Question 1

Planning is critical to successful ______ of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

Answer 1

Alignment

Question 2

When designing instruction, teachers should focus on the desired instructional ______.

Answer 2

Objectives

Question 3

Good assessment reflects what is ______.

Answer 3

Taught

Question 4

T/F: When planning lessons, teachers should rely solely on their textbooks.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

T/F: Worksheets and drills are the hallmarks of effective instruction.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

The NGSSS establish the core ______ of the curricula to be taught in Florida.

Answer 6

Content

Question 7

Florida law specifies that the standards must be relevant, ______, and logically sequential.

Answer 7

Rigorous

Question 8

The standards are divided into smaller units called ______.

Answer 8

Benchmarks

Question 9

______ is the state of Florida’s official source for standards information and course descriptions.

Answer 9

CPALMS

Question 10

The circumstances in which the action of an instructional objective will take place are called the ______.

Answer 10

Conditions

Question 11

“The student will catch the ball” is an action that falls in the ______ domain of instructional objectives.

Answer 11

Psychomotor

Question 12

The process of identifying the prerequisite skills and prior knowledge that students must have in order to achieve an instructional objective is called ______.

Answer 12

Task analysis

Question 13

T/F: The cognitive domain is the category for learning that involves thinking capabilities.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

T/F: The action in an instructional objective must be observable.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Content complexity refers to the level of cognitive demand associated with ______ and curriculum.

Answer 15

Standards

Question 16

In reading, determining the author’s purpose is level ______ complexity.

Answer 16

3

Question 17

In social studies, conducting a study of local natural resources is level ______ complexity.

Answer 17

4

Question 18

In math, solving a simple linear equation is level ______ complexity.

Answer 18

2

Question 19

One purpose of the focus component of the lesson cycle model is to gain students’ ______.

Answer 19

Attention

Question 20

Checking for understanding is ______ throughout the lesson.

Answer 20

Ongoing

Question 21

During guided practice, the teacher ______ and scaffolds students’ learning as they apply the new knowledge or skills.

Answer 21

Monitors

Question 22

T/F: Giving examples and nonexamples is an appropriate teacher action during the explanation component of the lesson cycle model.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

T/F: During guided practice, students work alone, without teacher assistance.

Answer 23

False

Question 24

The 5E model is designed to help students ______ their own understandings of concepts.

Answer 24

Construct

Question 25

One purpose of the engage component of the 5E model is to gain students' ______.

Answer 25

Attention

Question 26

During the explore component of a 5E lesson, the teacher's role is as a ______.

Answer 26

Facilitator

Question 27

T/F: During the explain component of a 5E lesson, the teacher is doing most of the explaining.

Answer 27

False

Question 28

T/F: The 5E model is most consistent with a behaviorist point of view.

Answer 28

False

Question 29

Positive interdependence means everyone's success ______ on the success of everyone else.

Answer 29

Depends

Question 30

Cooperative learning group activities are ______.

Answer 30

Learner-centered

Question 31

In jigsawing, group members become ______ on an assigned topic.

Answer 31

Experts

Question 32

T/F: Cooperative learning produces higher levels of student achievement.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

T/F: Students in cooperative learning groups should be similar with respect to their academic abilities.

Answer 33

False

Question 34

Developmentally appropriate practice refers to a framework that takes into account the ______ patterns of physical, social, and cognitive development of students.

Answer 34

Typical

Question 35

Development occurs in a relatively ______ sequence.

Answer 35

Predictable

Question 36

Students learn best when they are part of a nurturing ______.

Answer 36

Community

Question 37

T/F: A teacher should never give a student a task above the students' current level of mastery.

Answer 37

False

Question 38

T/F: Play is inappropriate in early-childhood classrooms and should be reserved for the playground.

Answer 38

False

Question 39

Assuming imaginary roles is ______ play.

Answer 39

Symbolic

Question 40

A child works alone on a puzzle. This type of play is ______ play.

Answer 40

Solitary

Question 41

Two children work together on a puzzle. This type of play is ______ play.

Answer 41

Cooperative

Question 42

T/F: Play has an important role in early-childhood classrooms.

Answer 42

True

Question 43

T/F: Making a fort with blocks is symbolic play.

Answer 43

True

Question 44

Before about age 6, children's eyesight tends to be ______.

Answer 44

Farsighted

Question 45

In the period from ages 8 to 10, the adolescent growth spurt begins in ______.

Answer 45

Girls

Question 46

In the period from ages 11 to 13, the adolescent growth spurt begins in ______.

Answer 46

Boys

Question 47

T/F: By age 4, most children draw realistic pictures.

Answer 47

False

Question 48

T/F: Adolescence is a time of rapid, but irregular, height and weight gain.

Answer 48

True

Question 49

______ involves fitting new information into existing mental structures.

Answer 49

Assimilation

Question 50

A child who recognizes that objects continue to exist even when the objects are no longer visible has acquired ______.

Answer 50

Object Permanence

Question 51

A kindergarten child who tattles on rule breakers is in Piaget's ______ morality stage.

Answer 51

Heteronomous

Question 52

T/F: Before about age 7, children have difficulty taking the perspective of others.

Answer 52

True

Question 53

T/F: High school teachers should assume that their students have achieved formal operational thinking.

Answer 53

False

Question 54

Bruner viewed learning as a process of ______ meaning by building on prior understandings.

Answer 54

Constructing

Question 55

Up to about age 6, children primarily learn through the ______ mode.

Answer 55

Enactive

Question 56

The ______ mode involves using symbols and words to represent concepts.

Answer 56

Symbolic

Question 57

T/F: Bruner was an advocate of discovery learning.

Answer 57

True

Question 58

T/F: According to Bruner, when introducing concepts, teachers should start with the symbolic representation of the concept.

Answer 58

False

Question 59

The self-talk learners use to monitor and guide themselves as they work through a problem is ______.

Answer 59

Private Speech

Question 60

The zone of proximal development is the gap between a student's independent level of problem-solving ability and the student's ______ level of problem-solving ability that can be achieved with assistance.

Answer 60

Potential

Question 61

Vygotsky described the support and assistance provided for learning and problem solving as ______.

Answer 61

Scaffolding

Question 62

T/F: According to Vygotsky, learning is enhanced by social interaction.

Answer 62

True

Question 63

T/F: Scaffolding should be diminished as learners become self-regulated.

Answer 63

True

Question 64

High-ability students need opportunities to work ______ and also with other high-ability students.

Answer 64

Alone

Question 65

Struggling students need frequent, corrective ______.

Answer 65

Feedback

Question 66

Struggling students are usually ______ thinkers.

Answer 66

Concrete

Question 67

T/F: It is appropriate for students to be given responsibility for their own learning.

Answer 67

True

Question 68

T/F: Whole-group instruction usually works well in mixed-ability classes.

Answer 68

False

Question 69

Boys and girls are ______ capable of academic achievement.

Answer 69

Equally

Question 70

Teachers should encourage students to strive for excellence in ______ subject areas.

Answer 70

All

Question 71

Teachers should consciously endeavor to provide ______ opportunities for boys and girls alike.

Answer 71

Equitable

Question 72

T/F: Gender equity is an important issue in Florida.

Answer 72

True

Question 73

T/F: High school teachers should encourage students to consider careers traditionally associated with their gender roles.

Answer 73

False

Question 74

Generally, learners who prefer to see the big picture before engaging in a learning-activity are ______ learners.

Answer 74

Right-brain dominant

Question 75

Learners who approach problem solving systematically are ______ learners.

Answer 75

Left-brain dominant

Question 76

A brightly lit classroom would appeal to ______ learners.

Answer 76

Left-brain dominant

Question 77

T/F: Impulsive students ponder all the alternatives carefully before responding.

Answer 77

False

Question 78

T/F: Instruction in most public schools in the US has traditionally favored left-brain dominant students.

Answer 78

True

Question 79

Role-playing and simulations are most beneficial for ______ learners.

Answer 79

Kinesthetic

Question 80

Reading directions aloud will help ______ learners the most.

Answer 80

Auditory

Question 81

Students who prefer to learn by seeing or reading something are ______ learners.

Answer 81

Visual

Question 82

T/F: Visual learners prefer group activities.

Answer 82

False

Question 83

T/F: Auditory learners are talkative.

Answer 83

True

Question 84

Teachers who plan social events for students should keep in mind that ______ learners are likely to be passive during the event.

Answer 84

Field-independent

Question 85

Math and science fields are preferred by ______ learners.

Answer 85

Field-independent

Question 86

Group work appeals to ______ learners.

Answer 86

Field-dependent

Question 87

T/F: Field-dependent learners process information holistically.

Answer 87

True

Question 88

T/F: Field-independent learners are very susceptible to peer pressure.

Answer 88

False

Question 89

What is the order of the 5E Model?

Answer 89

Engage, Explore, Explain, Extend, Evaluate