PECT Module 1 (Pedagogy) Q&A 2022/2023

Family Systems Theory - Answer - Closed Boundaries, Triangulation, Hierarchy, and Interdependence Closed Boundaries - Answer - Family will talk to you, but they will not share anything private or personal. Hierarchy - Answer - You recognize that in a family, people have different roles. Interdependence - Answer - A typically well-behaved student starts acting out and doesn't want to participate. His sister has been recently diagnosed with leukemia. He is not directly affected by the disease, but the overall family struggle is affecting him. Additive Approach - Answer - the viewpoint that acquisition of a second language is positive and that it does not necessitate forfeiting the first language Direct Instruction - Answer - What kind of instruction should you give ELL students? model the right pronunciation you repeating it back in a sentence. Do not just correct them. - Answer - When correcting ELL students' pronunciation, you should allow them a math interpreter - Answer - How would you accommodate a first-year ELL student on a standardized math exam? Formative Assessment - Answer - Assessment used throughout teaching of a lesson and/or unit to gauge students' understanding and inform and guide teaching. Summative Assessment - Answer - Unit exams after instruction to evaluate a student's mastery of the curriculum objectives, and may result in changing the curriculum. (HOLISTIC) Make sure that kids have an understanding of the content. - Answer - What should you do to keep a test unbiased? Criterion-Referenced Assessment - Answer - Each student is measured against uniform objectives or criteria. Percentages Norm-Referenced Assessment - Answer - A test that compares student's skills with peers of same grade level, thereby helping ascertain whether a student has acquired the skills needed to function successfully at his or her grade level. Percentiles Student did better than 63% of the class, but worse than 37% of the class. - Answer - Student is in the 63rd percentile. What does this mean? Interdisciplinary - Answer - Tying in multiple subjects