97.Which of the following a disadvantage of lectures?
a.Lectures can overload : 1200592.
97.Which of the following is a disadvantage of lectures?
a.Lectures can overload learners’ working memories.
b.Lectures allow teachers to organize information in understandable ways.
c.Lectures are efficient, since the teacher needs to focus primarily on the content.
d.Lectures are flexible; they work in a variety of content areas.
98. The phase of the lecture-discussion model during which students acquire knowledge of the topic is:
a.introduction and review.
b.presenting information.
c.comprehension monitoring.
d.integration.
99.A teacher arranges data and examples so that patterns can be found and then questions the students in leading them to a description of the patterns. Of the following, the teacher’s approach could best be described as:
a.direct instruction.
b.guided discovery.
c.lecture-discussion.
d.cooperative learning.
100.The second phase of guided discovery is:
a.introduction and review.
b.the convergent phase.
c.the open-ended phase.
d.closure.
101.The phase in the guided discovery model of instruction during which teachers activate student prior knowledge is:
a.introduction and review.
b.the convergent phase.
c.the open-ended phase.
d.closure.
102.Melinda wants to help her students understand the concept of velocity. She provides a large number of Hot Wheels cars and small ramps and scales, stopwatches, and rulers for her students so that they can work to find patterns. Melinda then questions the students as a group, and they come to a description of the patterns that emerged. Of the following, the Melinda’s approach could best be described as:
a. direct instruction.
b. cooperative learning.
c. guided discovery.
d. lecture-discussion.
103.In teaching a current events class you would like to convey some content to your learners but also would like them to have the opportunity to hear others’ opinions on some environmental legislation. Given this scenario, which of the following instructional models would you most likely employ?
a.Cooperative learning
b.Lecture-discussion
c.Direct instruction
d.Guided discovery
104.It is August, and Susan has decided to use cooperative groups in her fourth-grade science class for the upcoming year. Based upon effective cooperative learning practice, which of the following is a valid recommendation for Susan to consider as she plans this instruction?
a.Group children together by ability so higher-achieving students are not brought down by lower-achieving students and lower -achieving students are not pressured by higher-achieving students.
b.Provide the learners a difficult task as the first assignment so that they know they will have to take cooperative learning seriously.
c.Grade all the students individually so that one student’s grade cannot hurt another student who did more of the work.
d.Provide instruction on social cooperation and group skills so that students better understand the role that these skills play in learning.
105.Consider the following goal: Your students have been learning about different mammals. You would like to have different students become experts on a particular system within mammals (e.g., circulatory, respiratory, reproductive, etc.) and share that knowledge with the class. Which cooperative learning model is likely to be most successful in reaching this goal?
a.Reciprocal questioning
b.Scripted cooperation
c.Jigsaw II
d.STAD
106.Which model of cooperative learning requires individual students to become expert in a particular component of the content and then share that content with their group?
a.Reciprocal questioning
b.Scripted cooperation
c.Jigsaw II
d.STAD
107.Jocelyn used a modified direct instruction for a thematic instructional unit on measurement in her fifth-grade class. Instead of assigning homework for independent practice, however, she replaced the homework with a team study, game-like scenario. She followed up with a quiz covering the content. She found her students really enjoyed the instruction. Based upon the scenario, Jocelyn best displayed:
a.guided discovery.
b.STAD.
c.lecture-discussion.
d.Jigsaw II.
97.Which of the following a disadvantage of lectures?
a.Lectures can overload : 1200592
