Deck 5: Critical Teaching Skills for Presenting Information

Question 1

An effective presenter tells students which information is most important to remember.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which of the following statements about demonstrations is NOT true?

A) Showing students parts of a finished product is one type of demonstration.
B) A demonstration is especially useful when teaching content involving how to do something.
C) Demonstrations with think-alouds are best done by students.
D) When a teacher role-plays, he is providing a model of how the expected skill should look.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a category of a visual support?

A) vocabulary builders
B) actions
C) realia
D) graphic organizers

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The two most effective components to include in an explanation are definitions and elaboration .

Question 5

A demonstration can be done before, during, or after the verbal explanation.

Question 6

Visual supports can be used to help students "picture" key information that is presented.

Question 7

Thorough and easy-to-follow explanations have a strong positive effect on learning.

Question 8

The primary function of visual supports is to increase interest in the content taught.

Question 9

Demonstrating and modeling are two different means of relaying information for students.

Question 10

Cultural confusions arise when students' understanding of directions is checked with specific questions.

Question 12

Using a think-aloud strategy during which the teacher models his or her thought process is an important part of demonstrations.

Question 13

Imagine that you are going to teach your class how to create a graphic organizer.(Choose a specific type to teach, such as a Venn diagram or a concept map or web .) Write a description of what you will say and do to demonstrate for the class.Incorporate both types of demonstrations.

Question 14

Using visual supports rather than explanations increases the effectiveness of instruction.

Question 15

Which of the following would NOT be considered a key term/academic term?

A) Classify
B) Gravity
C) Numerator
D) Longitude

Question 16

There are two types of demonstrations: demonstration of a process and demonstration of a product.

Question 17

Include a minimum of three different components when designing an explanation.

Question 18

A vocabulary word is a "technical" word that's specific to a certain subject.

Question 19

Use a quick-teach for teaching simple, concrete words students are somewhat familiar with.

Question 20

Directions are explicit statements regarding what students are expected to do.

Question 21

Define academic language .

Question 22

Mrs.Jones says: "Boys and girls … some important things to remember about reptiles are that they have dry scaly skin, they are cold blooded, they lay leathery eggs on land, and have a backbone and internal skeleton.Mrs.Jones is using _______ as part of her explanation.

A) description
B) definition
C) attributes
D) examples/nonexamples

Question 23

Mini-lessons can be very effective for teaching key terms and vocabulary.A mini-lesson consists of all but one of the following steps.Which one is NOT part of a mini-lesson?

A) show
B) practice
C) explain
D) test

Question 24

Which of the following about the use of visual supports is NOT true?

A) Use graphic organizers to make information more comprehensible
B) Use visual supports such as writings to help build background knowledge
C) Use real objects as props when teaching vocabulary and concepts
D) Use one visual support from each category when teaching principles

Question 25

Describe one way you can respond to skill diversity in your classroom when planning visual supports.

Question 26

Mrs.Rieke is planning for teaching vocabulary in tomorrow's lesson.She has selected important words to teach.Which of the following should she do next?

A) decide on clear definitions of the words
B) decide how to teach the words
C) decide on the objective
D) determine whether the words are essential

Question 27

It is important to teach academic language because

A) it is similar to the everyday language that students speak and will transfer from content area instruction to everyday conversation.
B) knowing both academic terms and academic vocabulary help students better learn and understand complex ideas.
C) it is different from the everyday language that students speak.
D) both b and c

Question 28

When Ms.O'Herron said " Beautifully , quietly , urgently are all adverbs, whereas beautiful , quiet , and urgent are not," she was using _______ as part of her explanation.

A) description
B) definition
C) attributes
D) examples/nonexamples

Question 29

Name and thoroughly explain the four decision steps for preparing to teach key terms and vocabulary.Include examples.

Question 30

When Mr.Burleigh told the class, "To ruminate is to ponder; to think again and again," he was using _____________ as part of his explanation.

A) description
B) definition
C) attributes
D) examples/nonexamples

Question 31

Choosing components to use in an explanation is influenced by all of the following EXCEPT:

A) the difficulty of the content.
B) how familiar the students are with the content.
C) whether you are teaching a concept, fact, or strategy.
D) whether you are going to demonstrate before explaining.

Question 32

Mr.Red explains: "The male Frigate bird is a large black seabird with extremely long, angled wings and a scissor-like tail (often folded in a point).Its bill is long and hooked.The male has a red throat pouch, whereas the female has a white breast and dark head." Mr.Red is using _______ as part of his explanation.

A) description
B) definition
C) attributes
D) examples/nonexamples

Question 33

Ms.Tayken asks a student to do the demonstration of the new skill she's teaching.Why is this NOT a good idea?

Question 34

Which of the following is an important consideration in selecting strategies for teaching key terms and vocabulary words?

A) The use of flashcards is the best way to help students memorize word meanings.
B) Activating background knowledge generally interferes with the learning of new words.
C) Showing words in context rather than in isolation is important.
D) Using a variety of terms to explain the same concept is an effective teaching strategy.

Question 35

Ms.Curtis is teaching a lesson on how to regroup in addition and plans to demonstrate the steps of the computation strategy.Which of the following would be the most effective think-aloud?

A) "Remember to put the 2 in the tens column …"
B) "OK boys and girls … keep in mind that the next step will be …"
C) "Let's see, now I am looking at the number in the hundreds column …"
D) "You need to look carefully at each number and …"

Question 36

Describe three tips to ensure that your directions are clear.

Question 37

Name three components of good explanations and give an example of each.