ABCTE PTK Effective Instructional Delivery Final Paper
Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: The second highest level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as design, compose,
invent, hypothesize, develop, construct, produce, plan, create, organize
Answer: Synthesis
Question 2: A middle level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as compare, analyze, classify,
distinguish, categorize, differentiate, infer, survey, select, prioritize
Answer: Analysis
Question 3: A middle level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as organize, generalize,
prepare, produce, choose, apply, solve, draw, show, paint
Answer: Application
Question 4: a lower level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as match, restate, paraphrase,
give examples, express, illustrate, explain, defend, distinguish, summarize, interpret, interrelate
Answer: comprehension
Question 5: The lowest level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as select, list, name, define,
describe, memorize, label, identify, recite, state, recognize
Answer: knowledge
Question 6: Curricular standards communicate what?
Answer: what, when, and how to teach
Question 7: what lesson plans are designed to meet or achieve
Answer: standards
Question 8: the most important educational document
Answer: the lesson plan
Question 9: what does curriculum contain?
Answer: objectives, sample lessons, assessments, procedures, materials/equipment needed, activities, samples
of student work
Question 10: what the student is supposed to learn
Answer: objective
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,Question 11: methods of determining effectiveness of the lessons
Answer: assessments
Question 12: What was the purpose of No Child Left Behind and the Every Student Succeeds Act?
Answer: to create a standardized curriculum for each subject area
Question 13: what is curriculum?
Answer: what the students are supposed to learn as a result of a specific educational sequence of events
Question 14: anchor papers
Answer: the reference for all other work; what is expected by students
Question 15: Who can help translate curriculum?
Answer: administrators and content specialists
Question 16: order the steps of instruction: re-design, teach, repeat, review, give assessment, write
assessment, identify time limit of unit, evaluate instruction, review for assessment
Answer: 1. identify time limit of unit
2. write assessment
3. teach
4. review for assessment
5. give assessment
6. evaluate instruction
7. re-design
8. repeat
Question 17: Objectives should be specific enough that they can be used as ____________ questions
Answer: Exam
Question 18: Lesson Objectives: what the students will ___________________ by the end of the
lesson
Answer: accomplish
Question 19: Agenda Items: what the class will ___________ to meet the lesson objectives
Answer: do
Question 20: Pacing of material is dependant upon 3 things
Answer: 1. nature of students
2. nature of material
3. goals of the teacher
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,Question 21: periodic measuring devices that indicate student growth and also verify successful
lessons
Answer: assessments
Question 22: should you schedule assessments based on the calendar date or the progress of the
class?
Answer: based on progress of the class
Question 23: Who do you need to know before you begin planning lessons?
Answer: your students
Question 24: who can help you get to know your students?
Answer: prior teachers, counselors, administrators, other colleagues
Question 25: How much repetition is enough?
Answer: as much as possible until mastery is acheived
Question 26: What should inform your instruction?
Answer: assessments
Question 27: Name three important things to consider when choosing a seating arrangement
Answer: 1. visibility of students
2. movement by the teacher
3. space for isolation
4. students should always be in front of the teacher
5. utilize a second teacher's desk in the room
6. considers the distance between students
Question 28: what is fostered when students are seated close together or in groups?
Answer: interaction between students
Question 29: when should you prepare class rules and their consequences?
Answer: BEFORE school begins
Question 30: Name some ways to create a positive learning environment
Answer: 1. greet students at the door
2. display examples of student work
3. make the classroom feel open, welcoming, and caring
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, Question 31: Definition= The learning and practice of teaching
Answer: Pedagogy
Question 32: Lessons are intended for the _________________ of the audience, not for the
____________________ of the teacher
Answer: benefit
convenience
Question 33: What are the steps of the Learning Cycle based on Piaget's learning theory?
Answer: 1. exploration
2. concept introduction
3. concept application
Question 34: In Piaget's learning cycle, exploration is what?
Answer: the beginning of instruction
addresses the concrete level of thinking- lower order thinking skills teacher's job is to replace misconceptions
with correct knowledge
Question 35: When beginning a lesson, you should provide
Answer: a context for the material
Question 36: In Piaget's learning cycle, concept introduction is
Answer: the teaching stage
the guided discovery stage- students are constructing meaning based on the teacher's lessons
Question 37: where students apply what they have learned to new situations students formulate a
new idea or understanding should lead directly into the exploration stage of the next curricular
concept
Answer: In Piaget's learning cycle, concept application is
Question 38: what are some ways to identify what the students already know?
Answer: 1. offer a pre-test on the material
2. group discussion
3. student interviews
4. classroom participation
Question 39: how can you provide context for learning new concepts?
Answer: create "bridges" between the old and the new
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Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: The second highest level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as design, compose,
invent, hypothesize, develop, construct, produce, plan, create, organize
Answer: Synthesis
Question 2: A middle level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as compare, analyze, classify,
distinguish, categorize, differentiate, infer, survey, select, prioritize
Answer: Analysis
Question 3: A middle level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as organize, generalize,
prepare, produce, choose, apply, solve, draw, show, paint
Answer: Application
Question 4: a lower level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as match, restate, paraphrase,
give examples, express, illustrate, explain, defend, distinguish, summarize, interpret, interrelate
Answer: comprehension
Question 5: The lowest level in Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes verbs such as select, list, name, define,
describe, memorize, label, identify, recite, state, recognize
Answer: knowledge
Question 6: Curricular standards communicate what?
Answer: what, when, and how to teach
Question 7: what lesson plans are designed to meet or achieve
Answer: standards
Question 8: the most important educational document
Answer: the lesson plan
Question 9: what does curriculum contain?
Answer: objectives, sample lessons, assessments, procedures, materials/equipment needed, activities, samples
of student work
Question 10: what the student is supposed to learn
Answer: objective
Page 1
,Question 11: methods of determining effectiveness of the lessons
Answer: assessments
Question 12: What was the purpose of No Child Left Behind and the Every Student Succeeds Act?
Answer: to create a standardized curriculum for each subject area
Question 13: what is curriculum?
Answer: what the students are supposed to learn as a result of a specific educational sequence of events
Question 14: anchor papers
Answer: the reference for all other work; what is expected by students
Question 15: Who can help translate curriculum?
Answer: administrators and content specialists
Question 16: order the steps of instruction: re-design, teach, repeat, review, give assessment, write
assessment, identify time limit of unit, evaluate instruction, review for assessment
Answer: 1. identify time limit of unit
2. write assessment
3. teach
4. review for assessment
5. give assessment
6. evaluate instruction
7. re-design
8. repeat
Question 17: Objectives should be specific enough that they can be used as ____________ questions
Answer: Exam
Question 18: Lesson Objectives: what the students will ___________________ by the end of the
lesson
Answer: accomplish
Question 19: Agenda Items: what the class will ___________ to meet the lesson objectives
Answer: do
Question 20: Pacing of material is dependant upon 3 things
Answer: 1. nature of students
2. nature of material
3. goals of the teacher
Page 2
,Question 21: periodic measuring devices that indicate student growth and also verify successful
lessons
Answer: assessments
Question 22: should you schedule assessments based on the calendar date or the progress of the
class?
Answer: based on progress of the class
Question 23: Who do you need to know before you begin planning lessons?
Answer: your students
Question 24: who can help you get to know your students?
Answer: prior teachers, counselors, administrators, other colleagues
Question 25: How much repetition is enough?
Answer: as much as possible until mastery is acheived
Question 26: What should inform your instruction?
Answer: assessments
Question 27: Name three important things to consider when choosing a seating arrangement
Answer: 1. visibility of students
2. movement by the teacher
3. space for isolation
4. students should always be in front of the teacher
5. utilize a second teacher's desk in the room
6. considers the distance between students
Question 28: what is fostered when students are seated close together or in groups?
Answer: interaction between students
Question 29: when should you prepare class rules and their consequences?
Answer: BEFORE school begins
Question 30: Name some ways to create a positive learning environment
Answer: 1. greet students at the door
2. display examples of student work
3. make the classroom feel open, welcoming, and caring
Page 3
, Question 31: Definition= The learning and practice of teaching
Answer: Pedagogy
Question 32: Lessons are intended for the _________________ of the audience, not for the
____________________ of the teacher
Answer: benefit
convenience
Question 33: What are the steps of the Learning Cycle based on Piaget's learning theory?
Answer: 1. exploration
2. concept introduction
3. concept application
Question 34: In Piaget's learning cycle, exploration is what?
Answer: the beginning of instruction
addresses the concrete level of thinking- lower order thinking skills teacher's job is to replace misconceptions
with correct knowledge
Question 35: When beginning a lesson, you should provide
Answer: a context for the material
Question 36: In Piaget's learning cycle, concept introduction is
Answer: the teaching stage
the guided discovery stage- students are constructing meaning based on the teacher's lessons
Question 37: where students apply what they have learned to new situations students formulate a
new idea or understanding should lead directly into the exploration stage of the next curricular
concept
Answer: In Piaget's learning cycle, concept application is
Question 38: what are some ways to identify what the students already know?
Answer: 1. offer a pre-test on the material
2. group discussion
3. student interviews
4. classroom participation
Question 39: how can you provide context for learning new concepts?
Answer: create "bridges" between the old and the new
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