Standard 8

Question 1

Instructional strategies

Answer 1

Instructional strategies are the different techniques and methods teachers utilize to help students understand the content of a lesson.

Question 2

Levels of understanding

Answer 2

There are different levels of understanding, which means there are different degrees of mastery of a particular concept or skill.

Question 3

Comprehension

Answer 3

Comprehension might be defined as the interpretations, understanding, and meaning students construct as they learn.

Question 4

Levels of support

Answer 4

Levels of support refer to the amount of support a teacher provides to students in a particular lesson. In other words, we are thinking here about the level of teacher-direction in a lesson, or the degree to which students must work independently.

Question 5

Direct instruction

Answer 5

Direct instruction involves the teacher presenting the content to students in some way. Lecture is one common way teachers present content to the students, but there are lots of different possibilities. Demonstrations, videos, textbook readings, worksheets, storytelling, and structured class activities are all examples of direct instruction. The key idea is this: in direct instruction, the teacher is “directing” the learning

Question 6

Inquiry

Answer 6

Inquiry is a more open-ended process of getting students to encounter the content of a lesson by getting the students to ask questions and seek their own answers.

Question 7

Collaborative learning

Answer 7

Collaborative learning involves groups of students working together as they learn. However, true collaborative learning is more than “simply group work” in which the students are lumped together in teams to muddle their way through. At its best, collaborative learning means that each student’s learning is dependent upon the others

Question 8

Transfer of learning

Answer 8

The main goal, no matter the strategy being used, is transfer of learning, which means that students aren’t just learning things for their immediate classroom setting

Question 9

Problem-based learning

Answer 9

Problem-based learning (PBL) involves presenting a problem to students, which they work to solve using knowledge and skills they have acquired. Problem-based learning is often organized around projects, but these can be either individual or group projects.

Question 10

Guided practice

Answer 10

guided practice involves the students following the teacher’s directions for completing work like what they will later do in independent practice.