Question 1

Depending on the program selected, electronic media can be used in all phases of the learning cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a behavior desired from students involved in a lesson's expansion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ask related questions that encourage future investigation. 
B)  Apply newly learned definitions and skills. 
C)  Take a written test on what they have learned. 
D)  Draw reasonable conclusions from new evidence. 
A)  Ask related questions that encourage future investigation. 
B)  Apply newly learned definitions and skills. 
C)  Take a written test on what they have learned. 
D)  Draw reasonable conclusions from new evidence.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a teacher behavior consistent with the development phase?

Accepted Answer

A)  Help students to link previous experience to the social studies being studied. 
B)  Focus mainly on creating interest in the topic being studied. 
C)  Lead students step by step to define a new social studies concept. 
D)  Explain how to work step by step to learn a new skill. 
A)  Help students to link previous experience to the social studies being studied. 
B)  Focus mainly on creating interest in the topic being studied. 
C)  Lead students step by step to define a new social studies concept. 
D)  Explain how to work step by step to learn a new skill.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a teacher behavior consistent with the exploratory introduction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Generate curiosity. 
B)  Provide definitions and answers. 
C)  Ask probing questions to redirect students' investigation. 
D)  Observe and listen to students' interactions. 
A)  Generate curiosity. 
B)  Provide definitions and answers. 
C)  Ask probing questions to redirect students' investigation. 
D)  Observe and listen to students' interactions.

Question 5

The expansion phase seeks to stabilize learning and assure that it is stored in the long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Designing a lesson as a learning cycle adapts instructional procedures to help students:

Accepted Answer

A)  create a freestanding item of knowledge. 
B)  construct new knowledge and restructure existing knowledge. 
C)  apply their knowledge in situations similar to the one in which it was learned. 
D)  recall previous knowledge. 
A)  create a freestanding item of knowledge. 
B)  construct new knowledge and restructure existing knowledge. 
C)  apply their knowledge in situations similar to the one in which it was learned. 
D)  recall previous knowledge.

Question 7

Because social studies content is based on how people live, it is possible that students can learn about a social studies topic in another time period or place about which they have no or very little knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When using the learning cycle, teachers do not provide guided practice through step-by-step procedures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The exploratory introduction may ask the student to address only a part of the new social studies idea to be studied in the lesson or unit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

As a result of the exploratory introduction, the teacher might discover that:

Accepted Answer

A)  students have many misconceptions to modify before the generalization can be learned. 
B)  students will need more structure in your assignments to teach the generalization. 
C)  students will need more concrete materials or examples than anticipated if they are to learn the generalization. 
D)  students will need all of the above. 
E)  students will need none of the above. 
A)  students have many misconceptions to modify before the generalization can be learned. 
B)  students will need more structure in your assignments to teach the generalization. 
C)  students will need more concrete materials or examples than anticipated if they are to learn the generalization. 
D)  students will need all of the above. 
E)  students will need none of the above.

Question 11

The expansion phase of the lesson has students work independently to produce a product illustrating their learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Teachers who use the learning cycle design for their lessons and units have no reason to use multiple-choice or true-false test questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the development phase of the learning cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  It explains social studies through a variety of teaching methods. 
B)  It has students seek more information so they can better explain ideas. 
C)  It summarizes or provides a closure on the learning of new ideas. 
D)  It accepts all students' ideas without questioning their accuracy. 
A)  It explains social studies through a variety of teaching methods. 
B)  It has students seek more information so they can better explain ideas. 
C)  It summarizes or provides a closure on the learning of new ideas. 
D)  It accepts all students' ideas without questioning their accuracy.

Question 14

Which of the following questions is NOT one that a teacher would ask when planning the development phase of the learning cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  How should the social studies idea, skill, or attitude be practiced, modeled, or demonstrated? 
B)  What activities can be provided to help special learners or to provide additional practice for those who may need it? 
C)  What other social studies concepts or generalizations are related to our topic of study? 
D)  What strategies or techniques can be used to assess the level of all students' understanding of the social studies idea, skill, or attitude? 
A)  How should the social studies idea, skill, or attitude be practiced, modeled, or demonstrated? 
B)  What activities can be provided to help special learners or to provide additional practice for those who may need it? 
C)  What other social studies concepts or generalizations are related to our topic of study? 
D)  What strategies or techniques can be used to assess the level of all students' understanding of the social studies idea, skill, or attitude?

Question 15

When planning lessons teachers need to incorporate clear examples of social studies ideas for students to study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the exploratory introduction there is minimal guidance or expectations on the part of the teacher.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

During the development phase teachers may explain ideas through the use of analogies or reenactments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The expansion phase may be short or may involve out-of-school activities, or homework.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Because of their refined skills from watching television, students automatically obtain accurate facts and information from film and video presentations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Depending on the program selected, electronic media can be used in all phases of the learning cycle.

Which of the following is NOT a behavior desired from students involved in a lesson's expansion?

Which of the following is NOT a teacher behavior consistent with the development phase?

Which of the following is NOT a teacher behavior consistent with the exploratory introduction?

The expansion phase seeks to stabilize learning and assure that it is stored in the long-term memory.

Designing a lesson as a learning cycle adapts instructional procedures to help students:

Because social studies content is based on how people live, it is possible that students can learn about a social studies topic in another time period or place about which they have no or very little knowledge.

When using the learning cycle, teachers do not provide guided practice through step-by-step procedures.

The exploratory introduction may ask the student to address only a part of the new social studies idea to be studied in the lesson or unit.

As a result of the exploratory introduction, the teacher might discover that:

The expansion phase of the lesson has students work independently to produce a product illustrating their learning.

Teachers who use the learning cycle design for their lessons and units have no reason to use multiple-choice or true-false test questions.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the development phase of the learning cycle?

Which of the following questions is NOT one that a teacher would ask when planning the development phase of the learning cycle?

When planning lessons teachers need to incorporate clear examples of social studies ideas for students to study.

In the exploratory introduction there is minimal guidance or expectations on the part of the teacher.

During the development phase teachers may explain ideas through the use of analogies or reenactments.

The expansion phase may be short or may involve out-of-school activities, or homework.

Because of their refined skills from watching television, students automatically obtain accurate facts and information from film and video presentations.

What Is Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies

How Are Social Studies Inquiry Skills Learned

How Are Social Studies Concepts and Generalizations Developed

How Do Students Develop Leadership in Democratic and Global Societies

What Is Social Studies Contribution to Global Education

How Do Teachers Use and Manage Social Studies Instructional Strategies Effectively

How Are Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies Unites Constructed

Helping Students Relate to Individuals and Communities

How Can I Involve All Students in Meaningful Social Studies

Helping Students Interpret History

How Do I Engage Students in Interpreting the Earth and Its People Through Geography

How Do I Assist Students in Making Economic Decisions

How Do I Teacher Students to Learn Through Multiple Assessment and Evaluation

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Exam 2: How Do Students Engage in Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies

Depending on the program selected, electronic media can be used in all phases of the learning cycle.

Which of the following is NOT a behavior desired from students involved in a lesson's expansion?

Which of the following is NOT a teacher behavior consistent with the development phase?

Which of the following is NOT a teacher behavior consistent with the exploratory introduction?

The expansion phase seeks to stabilize learning and assure that it is stored in the long-term memory.

Designing a lesson as a learning cycle adapts instructional procedures to help students:

Because social studies content is based on how people live, it is possible that students can learn about a social studies topic in another time period or place about which they have no or very little knowledge.

When using the learning cycle, teachers do not provide guided practice through step-by-step procedures.

The exploratory introduction may ask the student to address only a part of the new social studies idea to be studied in the lesson or unit.

As a result of the exploratory introduction, the teacher might discover that:

The expansion phase of the lesson has students work independently to produce a product illustrating their learning.

Teachers who use the learning cycle design for their lessons and units have no reason to use multiple-choice or true-false test questions.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the development phase of the learning cycle?

Which of the following questions is NOT one that a teacher would ask when planning the development phase of the learning cycle?

When planning lessons teachers need to incorporate clear examples of social studies ideas for students to study.

In the exploratory introduction there is minimal guidance or expectations on the part of the teacher.

During the development phase teachers may explain ideas through the use of analogies or reenactments.

The expansion phase may be short or may involve out-of-school activities, or homework.

Because of their refined skills from watching television, students automatically obtain accurate facts and information from film and video presentations.

What Is Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies

How Are Social Studies Inquiry Skills Learned

How Are Social Studies Concepts and Generalizations Developed

How Do Students Develop Leadership in Democratic and Global Societies

What Is Social Studies Contribution to Global Education

How Do Teachers Use and Manage Social Studies Instructional Strategies Effectively

How Are Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies Unites Constructed

Helping Students Relate to Individuals and Communities

How Can I Involve All Students in Meaningful Social Studies

Helping Students Interpret History

How Do I Engage Students in Interpreting the Earth and Its People Through Geography

How Do I Assist Students in Making Economic Decisions

How Do I Teacher Students to Learn Through Multiple Assessment and Evaluation

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