Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Assure Model - CORRECT ANSWER - a six step instructional model that provides a
systematic process for creating learning experiences.
Classroom Continuum - CORRECT ANSWER - the transition from a traditional to a digital
classroom in a four-phase process: 1) dabbling, 2) doing old things in old ways, 3) doing old
things in new ways, and 4) doing new things in new ways
Copyright - CORRECT ANSWER - Regulations that describe the manner in which an original
work can be used and copied. Copyright laws regulate the manner in which authors or artists can
be reimbursed for their creative work.
Digital Student - CORRECT ANSWER - learn in classrooms where the technology is a
seamless component of learning that extends learning beyond the physical classroom walls.
Digital Teacher - CORRECT ANSWER - instruction includes presentations that are media
rich and interactive.
Fair Use - CORRECT ANSWER - provides copyright exception for teachers and students,
small portions of copyrighted works may be used in teaching, if properly cited etc.
Instructional Materials - CORRECT ANSWER - the specific items used within a lesson that
influence student learning.
Instructional Technology - CORRECT ANSWER - the integration of teacher and student use
and knowledge of tools and techniques to improve student learning.
Literacies - CORRECT ANSWER - eight key areas that students need to improve learning and
achieve successful careers; general literacy, text literacy, computer literacy, distance learning
literacy, cyberlearning literacy, visual literacy, audio literacy, video literacy, and media literacy.
,Media - CORRECT ANSWER - means of communication; anything that carries information
between a source and receiver.
Media Formats - CORRECT ANSWER - the physical forms in which message are
incorporated and displayed (slides, DVD, CD, etc.).
NETS-S - CORRECT ANSWER - National Education Technology Standards for Students; six
critical skills students need to achieve success in school and in future careers.
NETS-T - CORRECT ANSWER - National Education Technology Standards for Teachers;
provide five basic guidelines for becoming a digital teacher.
Technology Gap - CORRECT ANSWER - the gap between people with access to digital and
information technology and individuals with limited or no access. Also known as the Digital
Divide.
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER - a theory that equates learning with changes in
observable behavior; with this theory, there is no speculating about mental events that may
mediate learning.
Cognitivism - CORRECT ANSWER - a theory according to which mental processes mediate
learning and learning entails the construction or reshaping of mental schemata.
Constructivism - CORRECT ANSWER - a theory that considers the engagement of students
in meaningful experiences as the essence of learning.
Information - CORRECT ANSWER - knowledge, facts, news, comments, and content as
presented in memos, lectures, textbooks, or websites.
, Information Processing - CORRECT ANSWER - approaches used to learn or process
information.
Instruction - CORRECT ANSWER - any intentional effort to stimulate learning by the
deliberate arrangement of experiences to help learners achieve a desirable change in capability.
Learning - CORRECT ANSWER - the development of new knowledge, skills, or attitudes as
an individual interacts with information and the environment.
Media Literacy - CORRECT ANSWER - The ability to interpret and produce a wide variety
of media, including text, audio, visuals, and video, which are often combined to form
multimedia.
Metacognition - CORRECT ANSWER - the ability to oversee one's personal learning and to
understand how to
regulate oneself in the learning process.
Motivation - CORRECT ANSWER - the desire to see a task to completion.
Multiple Intelligences - CORRECT ANSWER - a concept developed by Howard Gardner, the
theory states that not everyone has the same abilities nor do they learn in the same way. There are
nine aspects of intelligence.
Social Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the effects of the social organization
of the classroom on learning.
Text Literacy - CORRECT ANSWER - the ability to use text as a means to gather information
or to communicate.
Authentic Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - evaluation that is usually performance based
and that requires students to demonstrate their learning in a natural context.