UNLV 701 RESEARCH OF DIFFERENTIATION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH UPDATED
SOLUTIONS.
Differentiation is (Tomlinson, 2005) - Correct Answer -responsive teaching rather than one
size fits all teaching.
What does it mean when (Tomlinson, 2005) says Differentiation is "responsive teaching
rather than one size fits all teaching" - Correct Answer -This means that teachers proactively
plan varied approaches to what students need to learn, how they will learn it, and/or how they
will show what they have learned in order to increase the likelihood that each student will
learn as much as he or she can, as efficiently as possible (Tomlinson, 2003).
On the concept map, Differentiation - Correct Answer -is a teacher's response to learners'
needs.
How can a teacher respond to learners' needs? - Correct Answer -Effective Differentiated
Instruction. 1) Respectful tasks. 2.) Quality curriculum. 3.)Teaching up. 4.)Flexibile
grouping. 5.)Continual assessment. 6.) Building ccommunity. (Mnemonic: Religious Quaint
Toads Feared Cool Babies).
Teachers can differentiate through - Correct Answer -1.)Content. 2. Process. 3.)Product. 4.
Affect. 5.) Learning Environment. (mnemonic : CP PALE)
According to students', Differentiation determines their - Correct Answer -Readiness,
Interest, Learnig profile.
Examples of Using Instructional Strategies - Correct Answer -RAFTS, Graphic Organizer,
Scaffolded Reading, Cubing, Think-ticTac-Toe, Learning Contracts, Tiering ,
Learning/Intrest Centers, Independent Studies, Intelligence Preferences, Orbitals, Comple
Instruction, 4MAT, Web Quests & Web Inquiry, ETC.
Amabile, T. (1983). The social psychology of creativity. New York: Springer-Verlag. -
Correct Answer -"By helping students discover and pursue their interests and passions, we
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,can maximize their engagement with learning, their productivity, and their individual talents.
"
Banks, J. (1994). Multiethnic education: Theory and practice. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. -
Correct Answer -"Particular Instructional materials, curriculum, staff attitudes and beliefs,
policies, teaching styles, assessment procedures, and other facets of schools may be more
advantageous to members of some gender or cultural groups and disadvantageous to others.
As a result teachers may misalign learning opportunities."
Berliner, D. (1984). Research and teacher effectiveness. Making our schools more
effective:Proceedings of three state conferences. San Francisco: Far West Laboratory. -
Correct Answer -"Student achievement is not likely to improve when teachers ask students to
practice what they already know. Student achievement is also likely to be negatively
impacted when teachers ask students to complete tasks that cause the students ongoing
frustration. "
Bransford, J. D., A. L. Brown, et al., Eds. (2000). "How people learn: Brain, mind,
experience, and school." Washington, DC: National Academy Press. - Correct Answer -
"When students encounter tasks at moderate levels of difficulty they are more likely to
sustain their efforts to learn even in the face of difficulty than when tasks are too difficult or
under-challenging."
Bruner, J. (1961). "The act of discovery." Harvard Educational Review, 31, 21-32. - Correct
Answer -"When interest is tapped, learning is more likely to be rewarding and students are
more likely to become autonomous learners. "
Byrnes, J. (1996). "Cognitive development and learning in instructional contexts." Boston:
Allyn and Bacon. - Correct Answer -"Instruction must always be in advance of a child's
current level of mastery for growth to occur."
Collins, M. and T. Amabile (1999). Motivation and creativity. In R.J. Sternberg, "Handbook
of Creativity." New York: Cambridge University Press, 297-312. - Correct Answer -"By
helping students discover and pursue their passions, we can maximize their engagement with
learning, their productivity, and their individual talents. High levels of intrinsic interest set up
conditions for creative production. One approach is to allow students to choose their own
topics for projects. "
Csikszentmihalyi, M. and I. Csikszentmihalyi, Eds. (1988). "Optimal experience:
Psychological studies of flow in consciousness." New York: Cambridge University Press. -
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, Correct Answer -"Theory of flow: a state of total absorption that comes from being lost in an
activity that is so satisfying that the participant loses track of time, weariness, and everything
else but the activity itself. Flow requires that the participant be interested in the activity in
which he or she is engaged."
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1990). "Flow: The psychology of optimal experience." New York:
Harper and Row. - Correct Answer -"Conditions for flow are clarity about purposes and the
participant's sense that the task is within his or her capacity to act. Flow encourages the
participant to seek out new challenges to grow. Interests foster skills needed to develop talent.
Flow is the strongest predictor of student engagement and of how far he or she progresses in
a content area. "
Delpit, L. (1995). "Other people's children: Cultural conflict in the classroom." New York:
The New Press - Correct Answer -"""Instructional materials, curriculum, staff attitudes and
beliefs, policies, teaching styles, assessment procedures, and other facets of schools may be
more advantageous to members of some economic or cultural groups and disadvantageous to
others. As a result teachers may misalign learning opportunities if they use the same materials
and procedures with all students. This can undermine the academic success of students for
whom the materials and procedures are not a match. """
Fisher, C., Berliner, D. et al. (1980). "Teaching behaviors, academic learning time, and
student achievement: An overview. "In C. Denham and A. Lieberman, Time to learn.
Washington, DC: National Institutes of Education: 7-32. - Correct Answer -"There is a
relationship between student achievement and a teacher's ability to diagnose the student's
skill level and prescribe appropriate tasks. When students work at a high success rate, they
feel better about themselves and the subject they are studying, and they learn more. "
Gardner, H. (1983). "Frames of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences." New York:
Basic Books. - Correct Answer -"Human intelligence manifests itself in many spheres.
Teaching should attend to an individual's intelligence preferences to enhance achievement. "
Gilligan, C. (1982). "In different voice: Psychological theory and women's development."
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University. - Correct Answer -"A person's gender may influence
how he or she looks at and interacts with the world. When a person is socialized to act one
way, and the classroom promotes a different way of interacting, a mismatch occurs and
learning may be hampered. "
Grigorenko, E. (1997). "Are cognitive styles still in style?" American Psychologist, 52, 700-
712. - Correct Answer -"While learning preferences vary over time and place, they are
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EXAM QUESTIONS WITH UPDATED
SOLUTIONS.
Differentiation is (Tomlinson, 2005) - Correct Answer -responsive teaching rather than one
size fits all teaching.
What does it mean when (Tomlinson, 2005) says Differentiation is "responsive teaching
rather than one size fits all teaching" - Correct Answer -This means that teachers proactively
plan varied approaches to what students need to learn, how they will learn it, and/or how they
will show what they have learned in order to increase the likelihood that each student will
learn as much as he or she can, as efficiently as possible (Tomlinson, 2003).
On the concept map, Differentiation - Correct Answer -is a teacher's response to learners'
needs.
How can a teacher respond to learners' needs? - Correct Answer -Effective Differentiated
Instruction. 1) Respectful tasks. 2.) Quality curriculum. 3.)Teaching up. 4.)Flexibile
grouping. 5.)Continual assessment. 6.) Building ccommunity. (Mnemonic: Religious Quaint
Toads Feared Cool Babies).
Teachers can differentiate through - Correct Answer -1.)Content. 2. Process. 3.)Product. 4.
Affect. 5.) Learning Environment. (mnemonic : CP PALE)
According to students', Differentiation determines their - Correct Answer -Readiness,
Interest, Learnig profile.
Examples of Using Instructional Strategies - Correct Answer -RAFTS, Graphic Organizer,
Scaffolded Reading, Cubing, Think-ticTac-Toe, Learning Contracts, Tiering ,
Learning/Intrest Centers, Independent Studies, Intelligence Preferences, Orbitals, Comple
Instruction, 4MAT, Web Quests & Web Inquiry, ETC.
Amabile, T. (1983). The social psychology of creativity. New York: Springer-Verlag. -
Correct Answer -"By helping students discover and pursue their interests and passions, we
1
,can maximize their engagement with learning, their productivity, and their individual talents.
"
Banks, J. (1994). Multiethnic education: Theory and practice. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. -
Correct Answer -"Particular Instructional materials, curriculum, staff attitudes and beliefs,
policies, teaching styles, assessment procedures, and other facets of schools may be more
advantageous to members of some gender or cultural groups and disadvantageous to others.
As a result teachers may misalign learning opportunities."
Berliner, D. (1984). Research and teacher effectiveness. Making our schools more
effective:Proceedings of three state conferences. San Francisco: Far West Laboratory. -
Correct Answer -"Student achievement is not likely to improve when teachers ask students to
practice what they already know. Student achievement is also likely to be negatively
impacted when teachers ask students to complete tasks that cause the students ongoing
frustration. "
Bransford, J. D., A. L. Brown, et al., Eds. (2000). "How people learn: Brain, mind,
experience, and school." Washington, DC: National Academy Press. - Correct Answer -
"When students encounter tasks at moderate levels of difficulty they are more likely to
sustain their efforts to learn even in the face of difficulty than when tasks are too difficult or
under-challenging."
Bruner, J. (1961). "The act of discovery." Harvard Educational Review, 31, 21-32. - Correct
Answer -"When interest is tapped, learning is more likely to be rewarding and students are
more likely to become autonomous learners. "
Byrnes, J. (1996). "Cognitive development and learning in instructional contexts." Boston:
Allyn and Bacon. - Correct Answer -"Instruction must always be in advance of a child's
current level of mastery for growth to occur."
Collins, M. and T. Amabile (1999). Motivation and creativity. In R.J. Sternberg, "Handbook
of Creativity." New York: Cambridge University Press, 297-312. - Correct Answer -"By
helping students discover and pursue their passions, we can maximize their engagement with
learning, their productivity, and their individual talents. High levels of intrinsic interest set up
conditions for creative production. One approach is to allow students to choose their own
topics for projects. "
Csikszentmihalyi, M. and I. Csikszentmihalyi, Eds. (1988). "Optimal experience:
Psychological studies of flow in consciousness." New York: Cambridge University Press. -
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, Correct Answer -"Theory of flow: a state of total absorption that comes from being lost in an
activity that is so satisfying that the participant loses track of time, weariness, and everything
else but the activity itself. Flow requires that the participant be interested in the activity in
which he or she is engaged."
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1990). "Flow: The psychology of optimal experience." New York:
Harper and Row. - Correct Answer -"Conditions for flow are clarity about purposes and the
participant's sense that the task is within his or her capacity to act. Flow encourages the
participant to seek out new challenges to grow. Interests foster skills needed to develop talent.
Flow is the strongest predictor of student engagement and of how far he or she progresses in
a content area. "
Delpit, L. (1995). "Other people's children: Cultural conflict in the classroom." New York:
The New Press - Correct Answer -"""Instructional materials, curriculum, staff attitudes and
beliefs, policies, teaching styles, assessment procedures, and other facets of schools may be
more advantageous to members of some economic or cultural groups and disadvantageous to
others. As a result teachers may misalign learning opportunities if they use the same materials
and procedures with all students. This can undermine the academic success of students for
whom the materials and procedures are not a match. """
Fisher, C., Berliner, D. et al. (1980). "Teaching behaviors, academic learning time, and
student achievement: An overview. "In C. Denham and A. Lieberman, Time to learn.
Washington, DC: National Institutes of Education: 7-32. - Correct Answer -"There is a
relationship between student achievement and a teacher's ability to diagnose the student's
skill level and prescribe appropriate tasks. When students work at a high success rate, they
feel better about themselves and the subject they are studying, and they learn more. "
Gardner, H. (1983). "Frames of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences." New York:
Basic Books. - Correct Answer -"Human intelligence manifests itself in many spheres.
Teaching should attend to an individual's intelligence preferences to enhance achievement. "
Gilligan, C. (1982). "In different voice: Psychological theory and women's development."
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University. - Correct Answer -"A person's gender may influence
how he or she looks at and interacts with the world. When a person is socialized to act one
way, and the classroom promotes a different way of interacting, a mismatch occurs and
learning may be hampered. "
Grigorenko, E. (1997). "Are cognitive styles still in style?" American Psychologist, 52, 700-
712. - Correct Answer -"While learning preferences vary over time and place, they are
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