Question 1

The concept from behaviourism that figures prominently in cooperative learning is:

Accepted Answer

A) intrinsic reinforcement. 
B) continuous reinforcement. 
C) group contingency. 
D) conditioned response. 
A) intrinsic reinforcement. 
B) continuous reinforcement. 
C) group contingency. 
D) conditioned response.

Question 2

Mr.Nolan is going to teach a unit on Shakespeare to his English literature class.He realizes that his students will need to identify themes and main ideas, elaborate on what they read, and summarize each play.Which type of task analysis is Mr.Nolan conducting?

Accepted Answer

A) preliminary cognitive analysis 
B) subject matter analysis 
C) behavioural analysis 
D) information processing analysis 
A) preliminary cognitive analysis 
B) subject matter analysis 
C) behavioural analysis 
D) information processing analysis

Question 3

These teachers are using peer tutoring in their class.Which one is most likely to be effective?

Accepted Answer

A) Ms.Harper provides a framework for tutoring sessions. 
B) Ms.Klein has tutors deign all of their own learning objectives. 
C) Mr.Smith allows high-achieving students to be tutors. 
D) Mr.Ross hires trained professionals to tutor the students in his class. 
A) Ms.Harper provides a framework for tutoring sessions. 
B) Ms.Klein has tutors deign all of their own learning objectives. 
C) Mr.Smith allows high-achieving students to be tutors. 
D) Mr.Ross hires trained professionals to tutor the students in his class.

Question 4

Which one of the following is an advantage of instructional objectives?

Accepted Answer

A) Students who are given instructional objectives tend to study more. 
B) Students learn more about subject matter not included in the objectives. 
C) Teachers have a better idea of how to assess student achievement. 
D) Teachers do not have to provide as much direct teaching; the objectives virtually "teach themselves." 
A) Students who are given instructional objectives tend to study more. 
B) Students learn more about subject matter not included in the objectives. 
C) Teachers have a better idea of how to assess student achievement. 
D) Teachers do not have to provide as much direct teaching; the objectives virtually "teach themselves."

Question 5

Why have some behaviourists criticized classroom lectures as an approach to instruction?

Accepted Answer

A) Shaping does not occur in the proper sequence. 
B) Students are unlikely to generalize to similar stimuli. 
C) Students have no opportunity to make a response. 
D) Students cannot easily discriminate among similar stimuli. 
A) Shaping does not occur in the proper sequence. 
B) Students are unlikely to generalize to similar stimuli. 
C) Students have no opportunity to make a response. 
D) Students cannot easily discriminate among similar stimuli.

Question 6

Three of the following are principles of operant conditioning found in programmed instruction.Which one is not necessarily present?

Accepted Answer

A) Active responding. 
B) Intermittent Responding. 
C) Immediate Reinforcement. 
D) Shaping. 
A) Active responding. 
B) Intermittent Responding. 
C) Immediate Reinforcement. 
D) Shaping.

Question 7

An instructional objective that requires students to recite a definition exactly as it has been presented is at the ________ level in Bloom's taxonomy.

Accepted Answer

A) synthesis 
B) knowledge 
C) comprehension 
D) analysis 
A) synthesis 
B) knowledge 
C) comprehension 
D) analysis

Question 8

Which one of the following instructional objectives focuses on students' higher-level thinking skills?

Accepted Answer

A) "Students will describe the laws of momentum and inertia." 
B) "Students will use the laws of momentum and inertia to explain how objects move." 
C) "Students will take accurate readings from an experiment designed to measure momentum." 
D) "Students will learn formulas that involve momentum and inertia." 
A) "Students will describe the laws of momentum and inertia." 
B) "Students will use the laws of momentum and inertia to explain how objects move." 
C) "Students will take accurate readings from an experiment designed to measure momentum." 
D) "Students will learn formulas that involve momentum and inertia."

Question 9

Canadian research ( Reid, 2002) that examined teacher perceptions of CBI in the classroom found that:

Accepted Answer

A) teachers are worried that CBI will negatively affect socialization in the real world. 
B) teachers are not enthusiastic about CBI. 
C) teachers have no knowledge of CBI. 
D) teachers were actually overly qualified to use CBI. 
A) teachers are worried that CBI will negatively affect socialization in the real world. 
B) teachers are not enthusiastic about CBI. 
C) teachers have no knowledge of CBI. 
D) teachers were actually overly qualified to use CBI.

Question 10

A teacher has this instructional objective: "Students should know single-digit addition and subtraction facts to a level of automaticity." With this objective in mind, the teacher should focus instruction and assessment on:

Accepted Answer

A) having students apply these number facts to practical, real life applications. 
B) increasing speed, perhaps by using drill-and-practice and timed tests of these number facts. 
C) developing students' higher-level thinking skills using these number facts. 
D) promoting a meaningful understanding of general rules regarding addition and subtraction. 
A) having students apply these number facts to practical, real life applications. 
B) increasing speed, perhaps by using drill-and-practice and timed tests of these number facts. 
C) developing students' higher-level thinking skills using these number facts. 
D) promoting a meaningful understanding of general rules regarding addition and subtraction.

Question 11

From the standpoint of criteria described in the textbook, which one of the following objectives should be most useful?

Accepted Answer

A) "Students will complete the first ten chapters of their textbook by the end of the semester." 
B) "The teacher will demonstrate the correct way to use a Bunsen burner." 
C) "Students will study effective government practices." 
D) "Students will write poetry using meter and rhyme." 
A) "Students will complete the first ten chapters of their textbook by the end of the semester." 
B) "The teacher will demonstrate the correct way to use a Bunsen burner." 
C) "Students will study effective government practices." 
D) "Students will write poetry using meter and rhyme."

The concept from behaviourism that figures prominently in cooperative learning is:

Mr.Nolan is going to teach a unit on Shakespeare to his English literature class.He realizes that his students will need to identify themes and main ideas, elaborate on what they read, and summarize each play.Which type of task analysis is Mr.Nolan conducting?

These teachers are using peer tutoring in their class.Which one is most likely to be effective?

Which one of the following is an advantage of instructional objectives?

Why have some behaviourists criticized classroom lectures as an approach to instruction?

Three of the following are principles of operant conditioning found in programmed instruction.Which one is not necessarily present?

An instructional objective that requires students to recite a definition exactly as it has been presented is at the ________ level in Bloom's taxonomy.

Which one of the following instructional objectives focuses on students' higher-level thinking skills?

Canadian research ( Reid, 2002) that examined teacher perceptions of CBI in the classroom found that:

A teacher has this instructional objective: "Students should know single-digit addition and subtraction facts to a level of automaticity." With this objective in mind, the teacher should focus instruction and assessment on:

From the standpoint of criteria described in the textbook, which one of the following objectives should be most useful?

Educational Psychology and Teacher Decision Making

Cognitive and Linguistic Development

Personal, Social, and Moral Development

Individual and Group Differences

Learning and Behaviour Processes

Learning and Cognitive Processes

Knowledge Construction

Social Cognitive Views of Learning

Motivation, Affect, and Cognition

Creating and Maintaining a Productive Classroom Environment

Instructional Assessment

Describing Relationships with Correlation Coefficients

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Exam 10: Instructional Strategies

The concept from behaviourism that figures prominently in cooperative learning is:

Mr.Nolan is going to teach a unit on Shakespeare to his English literature class.He realizes that his students will need to identify themes and main ideas, elaborate on what they read, and summarize each play.Which type of task analysis is Mr.Nolan conducting?

These teachers are using peer tutoring in their class.Which one is most likely to be effective?

Which one of the following is an advantage of instructional objectives?

Why have some behaviourists criticized classroom lectures as an approach to instruction?

Three of the following are principles of operant conditioning found in programmed instruction.Which one is not necessarily present?

An instructional objective that requires students to recite a definition exactly as it has been presented is at the ________ level in Bloom's taxonomy.

Which one of the following instructional objectives focuses on students' higher-level thinking skills?

Canadian research ( Reid, 2002) that examined teacher perceptions of CBI in the classroom found that:

A teacher has this instructional objective: "Students should know single-digit addition and subtraction facts to a level of automaticity." With this objective in mind, the teacher should focus instruction and assessment on:

From the standpoint of criteria described in the textbook, which one of the following objectives should be most useful?

Educational Psychology and Teacher Decision Making

Cognitive and Linguistic Development

Personal, Social, and Moral Development

Individual and Group Differences

Learning and Behaviour Processes

Learning and Cognitive Processes

Knowledge Construction

Social Cognitive Views of Learning

Motivation, Affect, and Cognition

Creating and Maintaining a Productive Classroom Environment

Instructional Assessment

Describing Relationships with Correlation Coefficients

Filters