Deck 6: Science Education for Students With Diverse Perspectives

Question 1

order to accommodate the learning strengths of all students in a class, each lesson the teacher prepares should

A) Include some visual material.
B) Include some auditory material.
C) Include some material students can feel.
D) Include some material students can manipulate.
E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Answer 1

E

Question 2

What is the primary characteristic of field independent students?

A) They get confused easily.
B) They can't seem to learn the material that is presented.
C) They can't seem to separate the unimportant information from information that is important.
D) They seem to be able to recognize the important information in a problem.
E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following activities would best accommodate the learning preferences of a visual learner?

A) Reading a passage from a textbook out loud
B) Drawing a diagram of magnetic fields
C) Writing a jingle about the law of levers
D) Adding vinegar to a solution of baking soda and watching the results
E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What is the primary characteristic of the external locus of control as exhibited by students in science?

A) They are very agitated.
B) They talk a lot.
C) Hey are uncooperative with their teammates.
D) They respond to the teacher's questions only with very short answers.
E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 5

W Why is it important to foster field independence in science teaching?

A) So the students will learn science better
B) So the students can make careful observations
C) So the students can identify and control variables
D) So the students can do scientific experiments
E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following activities would best accommodate the learning preferences of a kinesthetic learner?

A) Singing a song about dinosaurs
B) Researching the actual lengths of certain dinosaurs and then measuring these lengths on adding machine tape unrolled down the hall
C) Researching the habits of certain dinosaurs and then play-acting their supposed movements
D) Finding drawings of certain dinosaurs and then making outline diagrams of them
E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following activities would best accommodate the learning preferences of an auditory learner?

A) Listening to the teacher explain a concept
B) Finding the locations of aluminum mines in Montana
C) Playing a video game about the human digestive system
D) Finding out how fast they can pedal a bicycle
E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 8

W How would a teacher include the interpersonal intelligence in a lesson on the social behavior of bees?

A) Have students draw the paths bees take between their beehive and a rich source of flower pollen.
B) Have students use reference materials and the Internet to do a research project on the social behavior of bees.
C) Have students calculate the number of different paths bees use when flying between their beehive and a rich source of flower pollen.
D) Have groups of students prepare PowerPoint presentations on the social behavior of bees and present them to the class.
E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 9

What is a learning modality?

A) A way in which people learn
B) A style of learning
C) An underlying means of thinking
D) An orientation for approaching teaching
E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 10

Why is it important for teachers to include accommodations for several learning perspectives in each lesson?

A) So students can learn the material
B) So students won't get bored
C) So students won't have to think as hard
D) So students can do more hands-on activities
E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 11

The theory of multiple intelligences suggests that

A) Students have different ways of thinking about scientific situations.
B) Some students are more intelligent than others.
C) Some students are able to learn science better than others.
D) Some students get more involved in their science work than others.
E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 12

W How would a teacher include the spatial intelligence in a lesson on the history of the earth?

A) Have students research the characteristics of the major periods of the earth's history and write a report.
B) Have students research theories concerning the origin of life on earth and present their findings to the class.
C) Have students read the chapter in the textbook that deals with the earth's history and then answer the questions presented at the end of the chapter.
D) Have students draw a timeline of the earth's history to scale.
E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 13

Students who blame their poor grades on their own lack of studying are said to have

A) An external locus of control.
B) An internal locus of control.
C) A neutral locus of control.
D) No locus of control.

Question 14

How would a teacher include the naturalistic intelligence in a lesson on sound?

A) Have students analyze the calls made by different birds to infer the kinds of bird that makes each call.
B) Have students draw diagrams of sound waves.
C) Have students strike a tuning fork so it rings and then gently touch the tines of the tuning fork to the surface of water in a container to see what happens to the water.
D) Have students list some similarities and differences of violins, violas, cellos, and double bases.
E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 15

is it important for science teachers to foster the internal locus of control?

A) So students will stop complaining
B) So students can perform experiments
C) So students can write hypotheses
D) So students can clarify their thinking
E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 16

W What happens when teachers teach in their dominant learning styles?

A) The teacher is happy.
B) The students are happy.
C) Some students learn better than others.
D) Nobody learns the material.

Question 17

Which of the following is a strategy that will help students with a predominantly external locus of control move toward a more internal locus of control?

A) Mark answers right or wrong.
B) Encourage students to ask questions.
C) Ask primarily closed (short answer) questions of students.
D) Insist all students summarize their class activities every day by writing in their journals.