ABCTE PTK- Effective Instructional Delivery Questions and Answers Graded A

Indirect Instruction student-centered and interactive; teachers facilitate small-group & cooperative learning Indirect instruction aids with teaching... abstraction, concepts, patterns, inquiry, problemsolving and discovery learning Direct Instruction teacher-centered; teachers give explicit, structured instruction using lesson plans Direct instruction aids with teaching... facts, rules, & sequences; breaking down textbook or workbook material; lower Bloom's Taxonomy; & gaining student interest What essential cognitive process do many students fail to do before beginning activities, and why is this step important? Planning; Planning is important because students use working memory to rehearse information in short-term memory and prompt the move into long-term memory for retention Deductive Learning 1. Overall concept or rule presented. 2. Students work with examples to apply concept or rule. (rule -- examples)Inductive Learning 1. Students study examples of content. 2. Students make generalizations, leading to an understanding of the rule (examples -- rule) Deductive Reasoning top-down, general-to-specific process; beginning from a general theory -- narrowing down to a more specific hypothesis -- testing -- drawing specific conclusions; moving from generalizing (or rule) to specific examples or activities Inductive Reasoning bottom-up, specific-to-general process; beginning from accumulating specific info -- identifying principles -- drawing conclusions or general principles; moving from specific examples to generalizing (or a rule) How can teachers structure class logically? 1. Present problems, then solutions. 2. Frame topics as stories. 3. Chronologically recount processes & events 3. Show interconnected ideas' relationships to overarching themes. 4. Share outlines. 5. Transition between topics using mini summaries, connections or verbal signals What are some methods to aid in student comprehension & emphasize importance? 1. Repeat key concepts & ideas. 2. Compare & Contrast