EDR 345 Quiz 5 Exam Questions With
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Tiered Activities - answer✔activities are based upon pre-assessment of student understanding of
a topic; tasks are matched with individual students based upon learning needs; activities are
structured at differing levels of complexity
Learning Contract - answer✔Agreement between teacher and student that establishes criteria for
assignment and sets positive and negative consequences based on quality of work
Tri-mind Tasks - answer✔Based on the work of Robert Sternberg who proposes three
intelligences: analytical, practical and creative; teacher develops tasks of each kind for students
to achieve course goals, regardless of task choice
Compacting - answer✔encourages pre-assessment, so that students do not have to continue to
work on what they already know; begins with a focus on student readiness and ends with an
emphasis on student interest
jigsaw - answer✔Utilize "expert groups" for learning about a topic and sharing the material
learned with others
Entry Points - answer✔Howard Gardner asserts that teachers can help students learn better by
accommodating their individual intelligences; differentiation provided by offering several
multiple intelligence-based options to begin learning about a topic. 8 intelligences
Orbital Study - answer✔a three to six week independent study of a topic that revolves or "orbits"
around a facet of the curriculum; student selected ideas are mostly investigated at home
Complex Instruction - answer✔heterogeneous small-group work; students assigned roles within
their groups so that all learners' contributions are utilized and valued
Agenda - answer✔a personalized or class list of tasks for students; have seen these worded in
language arts classes as "Must Do" and "May Do" lists
Instructional Strategies - answer✔deliver content, process or product
o They invite teachers to respond to students differences in readiness, interest, or learning profile
Stations - answer✔Definition: different spots in the classroom where students work on various
tasks simultaneously.
Used for every age and all subjects
Differentiation instruction; they allow students to work with different tasks and invite flexible
grouping
Good balance of teacher choice and student choice
Centers - answer✔Distinct
Learning centers: a classroom area that contains a collection of activities or materials designed to
teach, provide practice on, or extend a student's knowledge, skill, or understanding.
Interest centers: designed to motivate students' exploration of topics in which they have a
particular interest
Focus on important and clearly identified learning goals
Use materials and activities that address a wide range of reading levels, profiles, and student
interests
Use a record-keeping system to monitor what students do at the center and the quality level of
their hard work
Use formative assessment to guide development of tasks at the center
Knowledge (Bloom's taxonomy) - answer✔Recalling facts and information; memorizing key
points or principles
*Actions: tell, describe, find, state
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